Author: Sarah Attie Khafif
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At-Large council candidates differ on policing, housing and school reform
At-Large City Council panel: (from l to r) Marvin Mathelier, Julia Mejia, Erin Murphy, Will Onouha, Henry Santana, Alexandra Valdez, Frank Baker and Ruthzee Louijeune. Photo by Jacqueline Manetta. A forum for candidates running for at-large seats on the Boston…
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No walls, no limits: LGBTQ+ museum plans to go statewide
Portraits of Pride exhibition on display at Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park, 100 Atlantic Ave,, Boston. Photo by Wen Qi The Boston LGBTQ+ Museum of Art, History & Culture had a big idea: bring the museum to the people. Jean Dolin,…
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Two Mattapan businesses savor their Legacy Awards
Nazir Ali, the founder of Ali’s Roti, inside his Blue Hill Avenue restaurant. A native of Trinidad and Tobago. He married into a Dot family and “followed love” to his current home. Sarah Khafif photo Ali’s Roti Restaurant has been…
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In council forum, topics run the gamut from affordable housing to immigration, rent control, bike and bus lanes
Part of the at-large panel (l-r): Erin Murphy, Henry Santana, Ruthzee Louijeune, Marvin Mathelier and Alexandra Valdez at a Hibernian Hall forum on May 22, 2025. Photo by Georgia Epiphaniou Seventeen candidates for City Council seats fielded questions about affordable…