
A large landlord refused to negotiate with Mattapan renters to prevent evictions and displacement.
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Written by SHIRA LAUCHAROEN Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
A large landlord refused to negotiate with Mattapan renters to prevent evictions and displacement.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
The coalition will hold a rally and walking tour of four Union Square Somerville life science departments
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS
Another Cambridge arts institution is being pushed out of its longtime home by a greedy landlord. And once again, local artists are mobilizing to “discuss and organize for meaningful political action to support the arts” in that city—as the Facebook ... read more
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“We will lose the connection, the tight community we have in our neighborhood,” she said of more transient renters. “We won’t get to know our neighbors.”
Written by DENNIS MALER Filed Under: A+E, Performing Arts
In preparation for this run, ATB producers went to City Life meetings to partner with those who were interested in sharing stories of displacement. In doing so, they were shocked by the number of people who wanted to participate.
Written by ROB KATZ Filed Under: FEATURES, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction
“We have to recognize, you know, people enter the building renting because the circumstances mean that renting is what works for them ... I think we have to have protections and safeguards to allow those individuals to continue getting the benefits they’re entitled to.”
Written by ZACK HUFFMAN Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
The fight for Chinatown has expanded beyond city limits.