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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s Office of Diversity released Tuesday the City of Boston 2015 Workforce Report, which found lags in diversity in city police and fire departments. INTERACTIVE BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Diversity in Boston police, fire department staff lags, report states

Stephanie Pagones April 17, 2015

A report examining the diversity of Boston’s municipal employees found that the Boston Police and Fire Departments, among others, have low minority representation, according to a Tuesday press release. The...

Boston residents attend the third Boston Olympics community meeting Tuesday at Harvard Business School. PHOTO BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston 2024 emphasizes getting smarter, community engagement at third community meeting

Stephanie Pagones April 1, 2015

About 200 Greater Boston area residents convened at Harvard Business School’s Burden Hall Tuesday evening, where a panel of Olympic experts from the City of Boston outlined major priorities and plans...

Massachusetts is one of seven states to earn an “F” for its welfare reform policies according to the 2015 Welfare Reform Report Card published March 19 by researchers at the Heartland Institute. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts one of seven states to earn ‘F’ rating in welfare reform

Stephanie Pagones March 26, 2015

Massachusetts has been deemed one of the states with the worst overall reform policies, according to national report released on March 19. The Commonwealth was one of only seven states in the nation...

Boston University School of Theology alumnus Don Messer speaks about taking students to the marches in Selma, Alabama in 1965 at “Selma at 50, Ferguson Today” on Tuesday. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Panel discusses Selma 50th anniversary, Ferguson

Stephanie Pagones March 4, 2015

A panel of theologians convened Tuesday in Boston University’s School of Theology to reflect on the history of the civil rights movement in Selma, Alabama on its 50th anniversary in conjunction with...

Hundreds of Boston residents attended the second Boston Olympics Community Meeting in South Boston Tuesday night. PHOTO BY OLEG TEPLYUK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hundreds gather at second Boston Olympics community meeting

Stephanie Pagones February 25, 2015

Approximately 300 members of the Greater Boston community convened Tuesday at South Boston’s James Condon Elementary School for the city’s second community meeting regarding Boston’s 2024 Olympic...

Students and alumni attend an art gallery opening at Boston University’s 808 Gallery in October. Boston is the fourth most vibrant city for the arts, according to the National Center for Arts Research. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU arts community contributes to city’s cultural, artistic hub

Stephanie Pagones January 29, 2015

With galleries, studios and concert venues scattered across Boston University’s campus, the city of Boston has been named a top cultural and artistic hub, according to the Arts Vibrancy Index report...

Mayor Walsh appoints BRA director at Chamber of Commerce breakfast

Stephanie Pagones December 11, 2014

Business executives from throughout the Greater Boston area joined Boston Mayor Martin Walsh Wednesday morning as he emphasized a need for improved housing plans and greater opportunities for Boston’s...

NBC’s Meet the Press held an interview with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Sunday, in which he discussed the grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, and the future of the Democratic Party. PHOTO BY LAURA JANE BRUBAKER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Patrick speaks out about Ferguson decision, plans after leaving office

Stephanie Pagones December 1, 2014

In a Sunday morning interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press,” Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick told moderator Chuck Todd that he had hoped the grand jury in the Ferguson case would have made a...

Dine Out Boston, formally known as Restaurant Week Boston, provides more opportunities for participating restaurants to structure their own menus, and allows for less expensive options for diners, including restaurants on Newbury Street. PHOTO BY FALON MORAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Dine Out Boston gives restaurants, diners more options

Stephanie Pagones November 20, 2014

Restaurant Week Boston was discontinued in 2013 and rebranded by the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau to be called Dine Out Boston, with the purpose of regaining the program’s original...

Panelists compared facts and myths surrounding Ebola Friday at Boston University's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories. PHOTO BY STEPHANIE PAGONES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Medical experts address myths, facts surrounding the Ebola virus

Stephanie Pagones November 10, 2014

A conference was held at Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Friday to address myths and facts surrounding the Ebola virus, which has infected four Americans to date. The...

The Associated Press calls the Massachusetts gubernatorial election in favor of Republican candidate Charlie Baker. PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DFP FILE PHOTO

AP calls Mass. gubernatorial election for Republican candidate Charlie Baker

Stephanie Pagones November 5, 2014

The Associated Press called the 2014 Massachusetts gubernatorial election in favor of Republican candidate Charlie Baker early Wednesday morning. Baker’s opponent, Democratic candidate Martha Coakley,...

The funeral procession for former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino passes through Kenmore Square Monday morning. PHOTO BY JUSTIN HAWK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Menino procession travels throughout city to Hyde Park funeral

Stephanie Pagones November 4, 2014

Thousands of people throughout the Commonwealth paid their final respect to former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino Monday and stood on the streets of Boston as his funeral procession drove past several locations...

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