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Hosted by the Roxbury Cultural District, “A Winter NubianLand” will feature live performances, food and refreshments from local vendors, arts and crafts from local merchants, a Children’s Art Room, and “Live Like a Local” tours of the district.

Black Bostonians are much more likely to have health care providers try to involuntarily hospitalize them amid mental health emergencies, according to a new study out this month.

In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, Alda Witherspoon, founder of The Witherspoon Institute (WIN), hosted the 2nd annual GET LIT Thanksgiving Cook-Off at Florian Hall in Dorchester.

General Council and CCO for Boston-based non-profit Social Finance and former Massachusetts revenue commissioner Navjeet Bal has recently been named to officially replace Dan Rivera as the chief executive for MassDevelopment.

As local organizations aim to meet climate goals, a collection of nonprofit, private and governmental organizations have invested in the creation of two clean energy projects that will together generate enough electricity to power an estimated 130,000 annually.

The Boston City Council is set to turn its attention to scams targeting the elderly in an effort to raise awareness about the instances of fraud.

For families in Randolph, taking their kids on a trip to the doctor is often a trek. In the town, which has little to no regular pediatric care, even something as routine as a school sports physical can turn from a simple health care visit into an all-day affair.

Boston’s planning board on Thursday declined to approve a proposal to build 218 apartments on what are now vacant lots in Mission Hill, telling the developer it needs to win more community support.

The strained family shelter system is getting drastic changes from the Healey administration as migrant families continue to seek humanitarian relief in Massachusetts.

A new incentive program from the state of Massachusetts aims to connect more taxi and rideshare drivers to electric vehicles.

Boston native Dr. Michelle Miller Groves has been recently appointed as the Roxbury Cultural District’s new operations consultant.

Every February, Martin Luther King Jr. and Maya Angelou are taught in classrooms, and come September, America celebrates Latinx and Hispanic culture and community. But November marks a month dedicated to celebrating an often overlooked and glossed-over community.