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Inspired by a project for one of her integrated chemical engineering courses at MIT during her senior year, Barbara A. Thomas decided to take on soapmaking.

Once JayPix Belmer discovered their passion and joy for photography, they dived headfirst into taking pictures of their friends and community members in their neighborhood.

Last week, Boston based English for New Bostonians (ENB) hosted a pitch contest for their students highlighting the innovation and entrepreneurship within the immigrant community.

In recent years, Open Streets has demonstrated how cities can foster connections among residents. Sponsored by the city of Boston, these neighborhood block parties have brought together thousands of Bostonians and local businesses to celebrate their communities.

After fighting for a diverse and inclusive culture in the athletic apparel and footwear industry, Portia Blunt, a former Reebok executive, decided to bet on herself and tell the untold stories of Black American culture by creating her clothing line, Bee Blunt.

Imagine sitting at your desk, trying to get work done, but you don’t feel quite like your usual self. You feel exhausted, irritable and distracted. You’re not lazy or a bad employee: You might just be experiencing workplace burnout.

As a parent, Maria McKnight wanted to take her young child to a place where they could have a productive play day in her neighbohood of Dorchester, instead of having to travel downtown or other out of the way locations.

In a candid interview, a former Nigerian scammer has shared his story of how he used to exploit vulnerable individuals through military romance scams and why he decided to leave that life behind.

When Jeff Lahens joined the team of 9Tailors to help with marketing in 2017, he never would have imagined that he would become the CEO years later.

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.

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.

Ayanna Lott-Pollard took the reins of the nonprofit organization Resilient Coders from longtime leader David Delmar Sentíes in 2022. And the past two years were, to use her words, “a whirlwind.”