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LETTER: Help your neighbors this Thanksgiving season
To the editor: The Marblehead Food Pantry is preparing for the Thanksgiving holiday season. Serving our community since 1991, we are seeking sponsors to help defray costs. The pantry provides […] The post LETTER: Help your neighbors this Thanksgiving season first appeared on…
‘Caring Force’ rally keys on pay imbalance for direct care workers
The first-ever Metro Boston rally of human services workers hosted by Work, Inc. of Dorchester last Friday highlighted the increasing difficulties for direct service providers to take care of the most vulnerable in our society and still make ends meet.
Dot native funds people-connecting in his home town
A Dorchester native and Boston Latin School graduate who went on to build a highly-successful financial services company is bringing a new philanthropic endeavor – Elevate Cities – to his hometown, with a focus on building community by funding events like block parties.
Tile by tile, Marblehead teacher builds a mahjong community
Marblehead’s Jodi Kerble first learned the game of mahjong with her friends on the pool deck of the Jewish Community Center over 20 years ago. Now, as the game has […] The post Tile by tile, Marblehead teacher builds a mahjong community first appeared on Marblehead Current .
Allston artist initiative welcomes in small business visitors through ‘Tiny Doors’
The vibrant, bustling streets of Allston are full of public artwork, independent businesses and traces of the neighborhood’s punk-rock history. Amid the murals and storefronts, a smaller form of art is easy to miss — tiny, intricately crafted doors hidden throughout local…
Chinatown's Caroline Chang Puts Her Stamp on History
The late Chinatown activist Caroline Chang put an official stamp on Boston’s history on Sept. 10. That day, nearly a hundred people – a mix of longtime Chinatown activists, politicians and other officials – gathered at the Fort Point Post Office at 25 Dorchester Ave. on Sept. 10…
Cambridge Day
Published 22 hours agoStudent crochet club donates handmade roses to Cambridge Health Alliance
The club members have put their handicraft skills and creativity to good use, donating pieces to a handful other organizations
The Power of Arts and Culture Planning
What could a city-wide Arts and Culture Plan do for Gloucester?
Real quackin' good: Everything you want to know about the Federal Duck Stamp Contest
Since 1934, sales from Federal Duck Stamps have raised more than $1.3 billion and have led to the conservation of more than 6 million acres of wetlands habitat.
Watertown Boys & Girls Club Introduces Club Kid Academy for ages 6 Months to 4 Years Old
The Watertown Boys & Girls Club will offer a new program for children ages 6 months to 4+ years called Club Kid Academy. See more details from the WBGC, below. NEW for 2026! Introducing our new “CLUB KID ACADEMY.” Child & Caregiver enrichment programs for ages 6 months – 4+ yrs…
A musician's return stirs up sin and scandal in 'Covenant' at SpeakEasy
In Jim Crow-era Georgia, a musician comes home with a new gift and no stutter, and the town decides the devil must be involved. Critic Jacquinn Sinclair writes that SpeakEasy's strong cast, led by Crystin Gilmore's ferocious Mama, makes the most of York Walker's tale of faith and…
Manhattan Short Film Festival returns
This week, Plymouth movie buffs can be part of an international jury when the Manhattan Short Film Festival returns to the Spire Center for Performing Arts, 25 1/2 Court St., Wednesday, Sept. 30, and Thursday, Oct. 1. Audiences at venues around the world watch the same 10…