Colleen is the editor-in-chief of The Heights. She was the metro editor in 2019, and misses her days on the copy couch in 2018. You can reach her at president@bcheights.com or on Twitter @cmmartin113.
A hearing to examine how the Boston Police Department (BPD) has been complying with the Trust Act—which says that the BPD cannot aid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—has been called in Boston City Council. Councilor Josh Zakim, from the seventh district, called for the hearing during the City Council’s meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
“I felt like I had entered a secret world where there are tons of cool, awkward teenagers, all into literature, all writing something from the depths of their being,” said Porsha Olayiwola, Boston’s new poet laureate, about the first time she heard spoken word performed.
The Boston College Irish Dance Ensemble performed a two-hour show with a “Celtic Spirit” theme.
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller delivered her State of the City address in the City Council Chambers Tuesday evening. Newton is a strong city, Fuller said, because of its work for students, seniors, safety, financial stability, and planning for the future.
Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu is circulating a petition to oppose the MBTA’s proposed fare hike. The MBTA should look to create a sustainable source of revenue for creating a fare-free system.
“Have you ever stopped to consider what the meaning of integration has meant in the past?”
Chilacates opened on The Street in Chestnut Hill on Friday. The fan favorite from Jamaica Plain offers traditional fare, along with desserts you can’t find with its competitors.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren officially announced her candidacy for presidency in 2020 Saturday morning in Lawrence, Mass. The site of her announcement was at the Everett Mill, where workers led the “Bread and Roses” strike in 1912 after their pay was cut.
An ordinance was proposed in Boston City Council to establish equity in the regulation of the cannabis industry by Kim Janey, councilor for District 7 and chair for small business and consumer affairs, on Wednesday afternoon.
Volunteers went out into the streets of Boston at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday carrying bags of gloves, hats, and blankets to hand out during the city’s annual homeless census.
