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For Nashira Baril, her proposed project to redevelop four parcels in a residential area near Nubian Square would mean the next step toward the completion of a dream to bring a birth center into Boston, plus the creation of a permanent home for five other nonprofit organizations.

New EVs aren’t the only driving factor here. Sales figures for used EVs soared in 2024, growing 61.3% year over year in November, while sales of new EVs rose by 13.6% within a similar time frame.

The carnival that has become the NBA All-Star Game is now in the history book. Here are my various thoughts and reflections on the contest.

Angela Johnson, Senior Director of Philanthropy at Year Up United, was recently named Chair of the Board of Directors for Old North Illuminated, a non-profit organization whose primary focus is preserving Boston’s Old North Church Historic Site.

Under bright, colorful lights, to the beat of music, high schoolers across Boston gathered to kick off a new opportunity to make their voices heard.

Fans of the NBA defending champion Boston Celtics who are wondering what is wrong with this year’s squad need look no further than the team’s drop-off in shooting, particularly from the three-point range.

After trying to figure out what his next step in life should be in 2013, Andrew Alicea decided to open his own barbershop right in his own neighborhood.

Fletcher Houston Wiley, known citywide as “Flash” Wiley, an attorney, civic leader and a leading member of Boston’s business community, died on Feb. 7 at 82.

For many Americans, Black History Month is a time of reflection. For Rep. Ayanna Pressley, it’s a time of action. At a Feb. 13 press conference, she reintroduced a bill that would create a federal reparations commission.

Just before demolition began on the George Robert White Memorial Stadium last Friday, activists gathered Thursday evening at Lena Park Community Development Corporation’s American Legion Highway building to discuss an alternate vision for the stadium.

Under a campaign called the Live Long and Well Agenda, the city is looking to target overdose deaths, cardiometabolic diseases and preventable cancers — conditions that disproportionately affect communities of color and that the commission has identified as the leading causes of premature death in those communities of color.

A new college pathway initiative being launched by Boston Public Schools will aim to connect its students with those opportunities. The program, called “Beyond Possible,” will offer students hands-on experience in computer science with college-level classes.