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Youth Bike Summit 2025: A Magical 3-Day Weekend
By: CalBike Staff | July 7, 2025 This guest post was contributed by Joshua of the National Youth Bike Council. The Youth Bike Summit is...

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3 days ago4 min read
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Black Transportation Justice Boston Spotlight: Mattapan Food and Fitness
By: Meghan Volcy | June 26, 2025 As part of reporter Meghan Volcy's three-part series on the intersection of Black history and...

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Jun 273 min read
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Everything You Need to Know about the 2025 Youth Bike Summit
By: Trinity Hodges | June 26, 2025 From May 30th to June 1st, hundreds of youth and young adults participated in the 2025 Youth Bike...

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Jun 265 min read
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Not Shying Away
By: Jaclyn Jermyn | June 3, 2025 In 2019, Shavel'le Olivier's4 decided she was going to do something she would never have thought to do...

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Jun 207 min read
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Photos: The 2025 Youth Bike Summit In Roxbury
By: Meghan Volcy | June 3, 2025 Over the weekend, young people and their adult allies from all over the country gathered at Roxbury...

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Jun 202 min read
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The Kids Are Alright: A Weekend of Connection, Curiosity, and Collective Action at the Youth Bike Summit
By: Meghan Volcy | June 11, 2025 In the last weekend of May, young people and their adult allies from all over the country came together...

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Jun 188 min read
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Column: What Does the Freedom of Movement Really Mean? Reflections from the Youth Bike Summit
By: Meghan Volcy | June 13, 2025 Youth Bike Summit participants gather for a group photo in front of a vibrant mural celebrating Black...

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Jun 186 min read
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GBH Daily: No hospitals here
By: Gal Tziperman Lotan | June 9, 2025 Mattapan has Boston’s shortest life expectancy and highest age-adjusted rates of heart disease...

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Jun 134 min read
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When you’re sick in Mattapan, where do you go?
By: Annika Jane Beamer, Nanticha Ocharoenchai, Pratik Pawar and Paulina Rowińska | June 6, 2025 Mattapan has Boston’s shortest life...

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Jun 135 min read
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Hundreds participate in the three-day ‘youth bike summit’ in Roxbury
By: Boston25 News | June 1, 2025 BOSTON — A national three-day event wrapped up in Roxbury. The 2025 ‘youth bike summit’ united hundreds...

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Jun 131 min read
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MBTA, DCR Announce Seasonal 716 Bus Service Pilot to Houghton’s Pond on Saturdays This Summer
Posted on May 22, 2025 Photo from "Unlocking the Blue Hills" event in collaboration with the MBTA in October, 2024. The MBTA and the...

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May 224 min read
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City announces $38M in Community Preservation Act funding
By Avery Bleichfeld, reporter for The Bay State Banner One project that will receive funding under this round of CPA awards is a Highland...

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May 85 min read
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Press Release: Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $2 Million to Support Agricultural Events and Buy Local Initiatives
Boston — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced over $2 million in grants to support agricultural fairs, farmers markets,...

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May 53 min read
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MFFC Welcomes New Advisory Board Members
Published April 29, 2025 We are excited to announce that we are expanding our advisory board here at the Mattapan Food and Fitness...

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Apr 292 min read
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Shop Fresh and Affordable Haitian and Caribbean Staples in Boston
Published on April 9, 2025 Produce at the Mattapan Square Farmers Market We know that fresh, culturally relevant food is the heart of a...

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Apr 92 min read
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MFFC Staff and Board Members Celebrate Women's History Month
Published March 27, 2025 This March, the Mattapan Food and Fitness reflected on the contributions of women who have shaped the future of...

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Mar 273 min read
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Electrified Fairmount Line hailed as next step for transit equity
This article was originally published in the Dorchester Reporter. A Fairmount Line commuter rail train moved along the tracks at Hyde...

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Mar 144 min read
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Registration Opens for Youth Bike Summit in Roxbury
This article was originally published in Streetsblog Massachusetts. Editor's note: the following article is an edited version of a press...

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Mar 62 min read
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Here’s how to spend the perfect day in Mattapan
Dr. Geralde Gabeau, executive director of the Immigrant Family Services Institute, takes us through her perfect day in Boston’s Mattapan...

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Feb 275 min read
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Different things to do in and around Mattapan this month
While Boston’s icy roads and freezing temperatures have kept many of us inside for most of the weekend, don’t let the cold weather keep...

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Feb 183 min read
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