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With a two-track push for a minimum wage increase on a roll in Massachusetts, fast food workers and their supporters rallied for higher wages in a Burger King parking lot midday Thursday.
Kyle King, a 46-year-old ... Read more.
Dogged by continuing speculation about possible White House ambitions, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Wednesday issued her latest denial about running for president, while Boston Mayor-elect Marty Walsh said he could use ... Read more.
... For 47 years, the diverse organization of Haley House, which provides food, housing, community events, and job training to the less fortunate has been led by one person – founder Kathe McKenna.
But McKenna is now ... Read more.
Forty-four days. That’s how long Dan Cullinane, a Cedar Grove activist who won a special election in mid-September to fill the seat left behind by now-state Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry, had in office as a state ... Read more.
Mayor Thomas Menino probably called the 24-hour constituent service line more than most Boston residents, according to Peter Meade, a Dorchester resident and the head of the Boston Redevelopment Authority. On the stage at ... Read more.
Mayor Thomas Menino last week signed off on the designation of a controversial Savin Hill property as a city landmark. Menino’s approval came a day after the Boston Landmarks Commission’s 9-to-0 vote to designate 24 ... Read more.
The Lower Mills Merchant Association has established a scholarship fund to benefit students currently enrolled in grades 5-12 who live in Lower Mills or attend a fee-based schools in Lower Mills. Students in grades 5-8 ... Read more.
Trolleys, subways and 15 key bus routes will begin running until 3 a.m. during the weekends under an MBTA pilot program set to begin next spring, according to a transportation official.
The pilot program is ... Read more.
Jeff Brewington was afraid to sign up for Pop Warner football when he was 7, but after some encouragement from his father he has gone on to play college football for Williams, one of the most prestigious liberal arts ... Read more.
Boston’s Mayor’s Holiday discount ticket bonanza just went from special to spectacular. To mark the tenth anniversary of the year-end, half-price ticket marketing campaign and to honor outgoing Mayor Menino and wife ... Read more.
State Rep. Marty Walsh last week added more members to his transition team and sat down for coffee with the man he is replacing, Mayor Thomas Menino. Walsh said he wants the city’s 64 departments covered under the ... Read more.
The Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC) was awarded the 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award by First Lady Michelle Obama at a ceremony in Washington, D.C over the weekend. The BCC was selected from more than ... Read more.
A full-on flurry of tree lighting ceremonies will begin this Saturday as neighborhood volunteers join with officials to “light and unite” the city. The Dorchester Holiday Celebrations Committee will launch the seasonal ... Read more.
The City of Boston will once again be providing parking incentives during the holiday season— including two hours of free parking on select days at city meters. Boston drivers can also participate in the popular “Toys ... Read more.
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