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When David Higgs opened The Pantry, a new Jozi culture was born. Something like a deli crossed with a posh grocery. Welcome to the Joburg super-deli.

Known for its iconic green spaces, vibrant LGBTQ scene and Latin Quarter, Jamaica Plain is a diverse neighborhood with a history of progressive activism that now sees its inclusive identity imperiled by gentrification.

A Dorchester man who held up a series of stores at knifepoint this past spring, less than three months after he was released from a a 30-month sentence for armed robberies in New York City, now faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted, authorities say. In a federal complaint released Monday, Akeem Lahens, 33, was formally charged with one count of affecting commerce

Jamaica Plain's Centre Street was packed with with an unusual traffic Sunday -- pedestrians walking and biking, people sorting through vendors' goods, while musicians played and children chased bubbles out in the street.

Several youth organizers with the Hyde Square Task Force who were researching inflation learned about how low-income shoppers often pay more for the same goods than shoppers in more affluent areas, and they wanted to test out that theory themselves.

Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston Community Preservation Committee (CPC) today announced the approval of 56 projects totaling over $40 million through

Community Preservation Act funds will be used to build a new school playground, support new affordable housing, and historically rehab several churches, Mayor Michelle announced 56 projects will receive more […]

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