Seven nonprofits that serve the Allston community – in areas ranging from nature conservancy to education to the arts – were awarded a total of $100,000 in community benefits funds Monday evening at a March 6th ceremony at West End House. “Boston’s
The Aloft and Element Hotels on D Street in South Boston are the newest, best example of how commercial development, done right, can create a windfall for a community. From its innovative use of Neighborhood Jobs Trust funds to a
While Boston’s newest skyscraper, the Millennium Tower, rose higher in Downtown Crossing, the fortunes of Jian “Jenny” Zhen Lao in nearby Chinatown fell further. An immigrant from Guangzhou, China, Lao was laid off in 2015 and spent the better part