Julia Ofman is at the Boston women's march.
Roving UHub photographer ELE, meanwhile, spotted some support for the march in a flower box on River Street on Beacon Hill: Read more.
Politics
By adamg - 1/17/19 - 11:35 am
WBZ reports Gov. Baker wants to legalize betting on professional sports. Betting parlors would have to pay a fee for the privilege of taking people's money and would not be allowed to conduct wagering on college sports.
By adamg - 1/17/19 - 11:11 am
NBC Boston reports the MSPCA will open distribution centers at its Jamaica Plain, Methuen and Centerville locations on Sunday morning to give bags of dog and cat food to federal workers who are no longer getting paid.
By adamg - 1/14/19 - 2:54 pm
Councilors Lydia Edwards (East Boston, Charlestown, North End) and Kim Janey (Roxbury) say the city's current affordable-housing efforts are not enough to stop the Manhattanization of Boston. Read more.
By adamg - 1/14/19 - 2:13 pm
Two people have created formal campaigns for a possible run for the Allston-Brighton city-council seat now held by Mark Ciommo.
By adamg - 1/12/19 - 1:50 pm
Michael Freedberg compiles a list of potential candidates for the District 5 (Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale) city-council seat Tim McCarthy is retiring from.
Now, In his farewell address, McCarthy wrote: Read more.
By adamg - 1/11/19 - 3:05 pm
Roman Lilligren looked down this afternoon to see furloughed federal workers assembled in Post Office Square for a protest against the Trump showdown. Read more.
By Kent - 1/11/19 - 9:46 am
Learn about progressive issues and actions you can take during the new year. On January 23, Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale will have an open meeting to discuss topics affecting our communities the local political environment.
By adamg - 1/10/19 - 8:03 pm
Tim McCarthy, who has represented Hyde Park, Roslindale and Mattapan on the city council since 2013, announced tonight he's decided not to run for re-election this fall.
By adamg - 1/9/19 - 1:17 pm
City councilors Josh Zakim (Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Mission Hill) and Michael Flaherty (at large) say it's time to curb a proliferating number of road races that tie up neighborhood streets, particularly in the Back Bay, but also in the Fenway and Beacon Hill. Read more.
By adamg - 1/9/19 - 12:50 pm
Garrison and City Council President Andrea Campbell.
Mayor Walsh swore Althea Garrison in today as an at-large city councilor, following the resignation of Ayanna Pressley, now in Washington. Read more.
By adamg - 1/8/19 - 4:26 pm
David Bernstein posts a copy of Ayanna Pressley's first speech on the floor of the House.
By adamg - 1/7/19 - 8:33 am
Mayor Walsh said this morning he is introducing a series of bills in the state legislature that, if enacted, would let the city increase the fees developers of commercial buildings have to pay into a fund aimed at increasing the stock of affordable housing, increase the surcharge on all property transactions for affordable housing, parks and historical preservation, ban arbitrary evictions of people over 75, give some low-income residents the right to a lawyer in eviction proceedings and give groups of tenants in buildings going condo the right to buy the building from its owner. Read more.
By Anonymous - 1/6/19 - 4:53 pm
Thank you, Des Moines! Let’s dream big and fight hard. pic.twitter.com/rTEuHKZJGb
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) January 6, 2019
By adamg - 1/4/19 - 12:08 pm
Mike Freedberg takes a look at five of Boston's nine city-council districts and their incumbents - and then looks ahead to what the 2020 census will mean for future elections in what is now a growing city.
By adamg - 1/3/19 - 3:37 pm
Back in 2010, when she was a BU student, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez danced in this BU Brat Pack mashup (she's the one in the dark-gray T-shirt).
Speaking of Boston and future congresswomen, here's our own Ayanna Pressley reading from Maya Angelou's "On the Pulse of the Morning" back when she was still a city councilor: Read more.
By Anonymous - 1/2/19 - 4:28 pm
Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County District Attorney, takes the oath of office today at Roxbury Community College. A reception was held at Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. Read more.
By adamg - 1/2/19 - 3:09 pm
It's not as if we all haven't known since the September primaries that come Jan. 2, Althea Garrison would replace Ayanna Pressley on the City Council.
And yet, as one roving UHub photographer discovered today, it seemed like a huge surprise at City Hall. He reports Garrison, her new chief of staff and some friends made their way up to the fifth floor at 12:30 p.m. - as somebody at City Hall told them to - only: Read more.
By Anonymous - 12/31/18 - 3:38 pm
WATCH on #Periscope: Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) holds a news conference to discuss her potential run for president in 2020. https://t.co/QdqiUAAD8R
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) December 31, 2018
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