
Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism
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Written by DYLAN J. HEARN Filed Under: FEATURES, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Mayor Wu’s promise of halting the construction of the Long Island Bridge generates cautious optimism
Written by DYLAN J. HEARN Filed Under: News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Tribal organizers ask for recognition of past horrors in debate over bridge and recovery project
Written by PETER ROBERGE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dirty Old Boston
Boston’s most infamous homeless shelter was established only a few years later, in 1915, under Mayor James Michael Curley, who was as well known for his corruption as he was for being a friend, however superficially, to the downtrodden.
Written by MARC HURWITZ Filed Under: DigThis, GTFO, LIFESTYLE
The original Thompson Island hike, which included Thompson Island itself, was something I’ll never forget for several reasons, but this perfectly legal walk includes mostly similar sights and may also give you a bit of cachet, since saying that you walked across Boston Harbor sounds like the stuff of legend.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: COLUMNS, Dear Reader
Here’s what Walsh said in an October 2017 WGBH debate against then-City Councilor and challenger Jackson...
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
As television journalists reported that New England Patriots fans donated comforters for homeless people, transit cops disposed of every single blanket that the folks from Quincy C.O.P.E. and others handed out inside South Station.
Written by KYLE CLAUSS Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed
The 2014 closure remains a defining moment of the Walsh administration
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
Since our first letter, the conditions we detailed (including lack of, or no food at meals; no access to beds or medication during the day; and lack of available case management staff) have only deteriorated daily.
Written by JASON PRAMAS Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS
There are three major structural problems out of the control of impoverished individuals that best explain the rise of homelessness in Massachusetts: savage cuts to our state mental health system, an economy that creates large numbers of bad low-wage jobs, and the destruction of affordable housing.
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News, NEWS+OPINIONS
In the interest of reminding readers that the promise of Long Island is still a life or death issue, some cogent testimonies from Monday’s Boston Homeless Solidarity Committee speakout