Mayoral contenders: How much $$$ is in the campaign war chest?
Mayoral contenders: How much $$$ is in the campaign war chest?
Mayoral Race Money as of 3/20/13 (unless otherwise noted)
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Birth of a Movement – Occupy The Hood Boston Update & Announcement
This event will be an update on all the work done thus far, A MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT and what we have coming up to continue in the future.
Community Town Hall Forum: Saggy Pants & The Criminalization of our Youth
This forum is to discuss the criminalization of our youth and the dangerous implications via mass incarceration, school to prison pipeline, etc.
Progress in Dudley Sq???
Here are a few photos which point out some of the recurring problems in Dudley.
MA & Saggy Pants: This Takes ‘Fashion Police’ to a Whole New Level
A little-known law in Massachusetts involving openly “lewd and lascivious behavior” is the lynchpin of a new war on saggy pants from the Black Mental Health Alliance of Massachusetts (BMHAM). BMHAM is trying to use this law—which says we can arrest, fine and even imprison someone for “gross” public exposure—to crack down on people who wear their pants too low.
Ayanna Pressley: “Don’t bottle up liquor licenses”
THERE IS A RENAISSANCE happening in Boston. Take a look at the activity in the Seaport District — restaurants, cultural events, start-ups and new visitors. Roslindale Square has become a bustling village with new restaurants and shops opening seemingly every day. In my own neighborhood of Dorchester, Tavolo Restaurant and Ashmont Grill have become community anchors for residents and travelers arriving by train, bus, and car. But what about Roxbury or Mattapan?
The BPD adds insult to injury
Like virtually all big-city police departments, the BPD has an image problem that never seems to go away. And this year is already looking pretty ugly.
Councillor seeks statistics regarding consultants hired by Boston
Councillor Yancey seeks statistics regarding consultants hired by Boston Boston City Hall (February 7, 2013) – Boston City Councillor Charles
Hundreds of students walk out of Madison Park High
Madison Park High School Walk Out Feb. 7, 2013
Hundreds of students of Madison Park High School Walk Out in protest of the sudden dismissal of their Principal Queon Jackson
Boston Mayor Tom Menino State of the City 2013
Boston Mayor Tom Menino delivers the 2013 State of the City address