For Laura Gersch, election night last year was “horrifying.” 
Gersch, a 10th grade English teacher at Boston International Newcomers Academy, or BINcA, a Boston Public School in Mattapan for English learners, spent the night anxious that she would wake up the next morning to news that Donald Trump had been announced as the 47th president of the United States. Her anxiety wasn’t for herself — it was for the safety of her students under the new administration, many of whom are immigrants and refug...

When Vickie Henry — a resident of Jamaica Plain — bought her home, the quiet, tree-lined residential road of May Street seemed like the optimal spot. May Street, with its Victorian and Colonial revival-style houses and lush lawns, is relatively close to the Arborway, a major historic roadway running through the neighborhood that connects the area to other parts of Boston. 
Since 2019, the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation, or DCR, has been working on a sweeping reconfiguration of...

Music and chatter resounded Nov. 2 at Jamaica Plain’s Spontaneous Celebrations’ Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration, the Mexican holiday that celebrates and honors the dead, believing their spirits return to reunite with family. The event took place at their building and outdoor space located on Danforth Street. 
Framed by arching oak trees and papel picado, a form of perforated, decorative paper, a pathway lined with candles, copal, or incense, and fragrant garlands of cempasúch...

In the heart of Back Bay sits the Copley Square Farmers Market, one of the largest farmers markets in Massachusetts. Dotted with pigeons, tourists and locals, it features farmers, artisans and other food producers. Despite gray skies on Tuesday, Oct. 8th, vegetables spilled out of baskets in bright bursts of color. Open Tuesdays and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the market, tucked between busy streets, beckons customers to slow down and examine each tent. At one end of the block, steamy lentil...