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mark.gartsbeyn March 15, 2021 7:04 pm Boston has earmarked $34 million to build and preserve 841 affordable housing units across the city, Mayor Marty Walsh announced earlier this month. The new funds, which are roughly equal to the cost of a single Back Bay penthouse sold last year, will go toward creating 608 new income-restricted units and preserving 233 existing units. Nearly 200 of those units will be set aside as permanent housing for people and families who are homeless, and others are reserved for seniors and adults recovering from substance use. Some units will be available t...

Florian Hall has been converted into a Covid-19 vaccination site this week. Harbor Health photo Florian Hall, the firefighter’s union headquarters on Hallet Street, is familiar to generations of Dorchester people as a gathering place for family functions and neighborhood benefit “times.” This week, the Neponset landmark has been converted into a Covid-19 vaccination site, the first of its kind in this section of the neighborhood. It was stood-up under the guidance of the medical professionals from Harbor Health, which operates the nearby Neponset Daniel Driscoll Community Health Center...

By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff February 25, 2021 Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff Michelle White, the chef-owner of Next Step Soul Food Cafe on Washington Street in Codman Square, is shown (right) during a Facebook live last Thursday. Michelle White, the chef-owner of Next Step Soul Food Cafe on Washington Street in Codman Square, joined Community Servings’ “Learning Kitchen Live” series on Facebook live last Thursday afternoon to teach an online audience how to make one of her signature dishes: fried shrimp and turnip greens. The online cooking class series is a recent initiative beg...

Community health centers gear up for broader role in coronavirus vaccination They say they are best positioned to reach those most likely to get sick and least likely to get vaccinated. By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff,Updated February 21, 2021, 6:41 p.m. Email to a Friend Ro Pham, 67, got her vaccine from nurse Stefanie Sampson, while Pham’s husband, Vang Dam, 74, watched at the Central Boston Elder Services in Roxbury. The vaccine was provided by the Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff Community health centers are gearing up for an expanded role in the ...

Reply February 18, 2021 The Executive Order creates a framework to enact race- and gender-conscious procurement goals. The work will be supported with a $2 million investment in the Supplier Diversity Program. Subscribe Building on the City of Boston's commitment to reduce barriers and encourage more minority- and woman-owned businesses in Boston to compete for city contracts and procurements, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the completion of a disparity study and an Executive Order designed to support equitable procurement policies. The Executive Order recognizes the results of the Dis...