On Thursday, May 9, Boston Medical Center (BMC) hosted a roundtable on housing, one of a series of discussions Governor Maura Healey’s administration is leading in support of The Affordable Homes Act, a monumental piece of housing legislation that Healey filed earlier...
There’s a new Black-owned grocery, café, halal butcher, and gathering space in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood. Embedded in the mixed-income residential and retail developments of this historic neighborhood of Boston, Nubian Markets is a community hub where...
“One thing that the COVID-19 pandemic has really made clear is that it has increased housing stability from a crisis to now, really, a pandemic in and of itself,” Boston Medical Center pediatrician Megan Sandel, MD, said during her presentation at...
On a map, the thin indigo line of the Fairmount MBTA bisects Boston, running south from the city center through the neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Hyde Park. The rail line connects some of the city’s most diverse, culturally vibrant, and historic...
Under the best societal conditions, children from families who face barriers to their basic needs may struggle to get the necessary developmental nourishment to keep them healthy and thriving. As the COVID-19 pandemic hits Boston, though, concerns are high that...