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Sheena Collier started out as a Boston Public Schools educator in Dorchester. Now, as CEO and founder of Boston While Black and the Collier Connection, she is focused on removing obstacles that Black Bostonians face when trying to connect to the city around them. “I was seeing all these talented people, particularly Black professionals, come here [for school] and then they

The bill aims to direct new revenue to affordable housing, while opponents have said there are other funding sources available and the cost of an extra charge on transfers would be passed on to tenants.

There is no truth to rumors that a popular spray deck water feature at Ryan Playground on River Street will be closed permanently, according to state Rep. Brandy Fluker Oakley. “I’m going to kill the rumor,” she said during Monday’s Greater Mattapan Neighborhood Council (GMNC) meeting. “We’ve been inquiring about the wading pool since mid-July when this was brought to our

The April 13 kick-off meeting for the MBTA’s Mattapan Trolley Transformation Project began and ended with one very important word: Sorry. T officials met with the community for the first time in three years after a long-term rehabilitation project and short-term trolley restoration work both ran aground, resulting in delays that were made public a year ago. Since that time,

The swimming pool at Mattapan’s Mildred Avenue Community Center is temporarily closed as city officials probe allegations that residents were forced to pay for swim lessons that are supposed to be offered at no charge. Residents who use the facility, which is operated by the Boston Centers for Youth and Families (BCYF), who learned of the closure last Wednesday were initially

The Bug Jar is a storied music venue approaching its 30th anniversary, but it has yet to reopen amid shifting guidelines and pending grants.

This was a name almost -- almost -- as big as previous visitors to the Bug Jar, such as The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse,