By Nicole Abrams, Associate Campus Editor
• October 16, 2025
South End residents have formed the Mass and Cass Political Action Committee to inform voters of moves made by city council candidates surrounding the public health and safety issues plaguing the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard — also known as Mass and Cass.
City Council is considering instating publicly-owned grocery stores in Boston amid food pantry closures and cuts to Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits.
The Boston City Council ordered hearings to discuss the role of publicly owned grocery stores in addressing food insecurity and passed resolutions recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Indigenous Peoples’ Day during its Wednesday meeting.
By Saanvi Haridas, Associate Campus Editor
• October 1, 2025
The Boston City Council extended the deadline for universities to submit student housing data and discussed the Boston Public Schools’ Exam Schools’ admissions policy and city composting services during its Wednesday meeting.
Boston City Council proposed an initiative to ensure access to life saving online resources for LGBTQIA+ and other marginalized communities during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
Boston City Council proposed resolutions to Boston’s housing policies and recognized Latinx Heritage Month during its meeting Wednesday at City Hall Plaza.
In anticipation of rising summer temperatures, the Boston City Council held a hearing May 9 to discuss expanding urban tree canopies in District 2 as a potential solution.
Boston City Council discussed whether to hold a special election for the District 7 seat, introduced a policy briefing order on Massachusetts’ “Shield Law” and passed a resolution supporting the Museum of African American History at its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
Mayor Michelle Wu officially launched her reelection campaign April 5, delivering a speech at the Cyclorama Building at South End.
In the speech, Wu reflected on being in the Cyclorama — the same...
Boston’s City Council voted on March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community. Out of 13 councilor members, Councilor Ed Flynn was alone in voting “no” in the 12-1 decision, raising concerns among Boston residents.
The Boston City Council passed a resolution recognizing March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility, discussed ways to employ laid-off federal workers and designated March 16-22, 2025 as “Sunshine Week” during its Wednesday meeting at City Hall Plaza.
Boston’s City Council voted 12-1 at a meeting March 12 to officially designate the city as a sanctuary for transgender individuals and the wider LGBTQ+ community.
