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Feb 14, 20243 min read
Vital CxNs Partner Spotlight: Vickey Siggers
Published on February 2024, written by Adede Appah-Sampong, VC Health Equity Scholar at Vital CxNs. Vickey Siggers, drawn by the...
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mffcweb
Dec 6, 20231 min read
Voices of the Boston Food Forest Coalition: Building Parks & Resilience
Video created by the Boston Food Forest Coalition Hear from neighbors, partners, and staff of the Boston Food Forest Coalition (BFFC) on...
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mffcweb
Dec 3, 20233 min read
Your guide to food access in Mattapan
"You can't proclaim that you have a healthy Boston until all of your neighborhoods are healthy." By Zipporah Osei December 1, 2023 One in...
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mffcweb
Aug 18, 20235 min read
LONG WAIT FOR WORKING TRANSIT
MATTAPAN'S TROLLEY, BUSES AND COMMUTER RAIL STOPS ARE GETTING AN UPGRADE AFTER YEARS OF WAITING By Cassie McGrath – Reporter, Boston...
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zee849
Aug 8, 202310 min read
How Boston's Bike Mayor is Making Roads Safer and More Inclusive
By Tori Bedford | GBH NEWS | August 1, 2023 Every day, Vivian Ortiz straps on her helmet, gets on her pink bike with purple pedals, and...
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zee849
Jul 17, 20232 min read
FRESH FOOD, HEALTH NEEDS MET IN MATTAPAN
By: deleciousfood | July 16, 2023 Finding healthy food is a challenge in some Boston neighborhoods. Mattapan is one of them. For the past...
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zee849
Jul 17, 20232 min read
Offering free food and shade, 'food forests' are sprouting up in Boston
By Jesse Steinmetz | July 14, 2023 | Under the Radar Many of Boston's food forests transformed formerly vacant lots into public gardens...
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zee849
Jul 5, 20231 min read
Local effort underway to address gaps in Boston transportation
By: WCVB| June 28, 2023 Advocates working to increase access to green spaces NEEDHAM, Mass. — Dr. Atyia Martin is a former chief...
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zee849
Jun 24, 20235 min read
Researchers Build Community Power to Influence Health in Gentrifying Neighborhoods
Blog Post Jun-06-2023 | Reann Gibson | 5-min read “Ownership of change”—which refers to the sense of control that community members...
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zee849
Jun 24, 20234 min read
Edgewater Drive residents gain their Neponset waterfront beyond the brush
By Seth Daniel, News Editor, Dorchester Reporter June 14, 2023 A proposed new overlook deck of the Neponset River on Edgewater Drive near...
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zee849
Jun 8, 20233 min read
Fairmount Line Ridership Reaches New All-Time High|Fairmount Ridership at 130% of pre-COVID levels.
Ridership across Commuter Rail above 80% of Pre-COVID levels in May 2023. On average more than 9 out of 10 trains arrived on-time for...
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zee849
Jun 8, 20238 min read
CATALYZING A CYCLE OF CHANGE IN COMMUNITIES
By Lauren Jenkins, Bike League | May 26 2023 Every May, the League of American Bicyclists celebrates National Bike Month and the...
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mffcweb
May 15, 20233 min read
A ‘food forest’ rises on an empty Mattapan lot, and draws a visit from the mayor
‘I can’t wait for people to enjoy it,’ says lead trustee By Sean Cotter Globe Staff,Updated May 13, 2023, 5:07 p.m. People explored the...
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mffcweb
Mar 29, 20236 min read
SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR AWAY: Report finds Blue Hills amenities are out of reach for some residents
By Seth Daniel, News Editor | March 29, 2023 Blue Hills tower in the background of the Blue Hill Avenue corridor in Mattapan and...
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mffcweb
Mar 17, 20233 min read
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: SHAVEL’LE OLIVIER WITH MATTAPAN FOOD & FITNESS COALITION
By Project Bread | February 27, 2023 A Boston area resident, born and raised, Shavel’le Olivier is tackling local community concerns each...
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mffcweb
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Honors Olmsted Now Committee of Neighborhoods
By Emerald Necklace Conservancy | February 17, 2023 Mel Tiang, Elizabeth James Perry, Karen Young, Erdene Clark and Mica Rose (Photo by...
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mffcweb
Jan 29, 20234 min read
HERMAN SAKSONO EARNS GOOGLE GRANT TO RESEARCH EXERCISE AND TECH IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
THU 01.26.23 / MILTON POSNER Navigating the second year of his master’s degree at Khoury College nearly a decade ago, Herman Saksono — in...
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mffcweb
Dec 15, 20225 min read
ZBA overhaul gets City Council’s OK
By Gintautas Dumcius, Managing Editor, Dorchester Reporter December 14, 2022 A slate of Mayor Michelle Wu’s nominees for the Zoning Board...
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mffcweb
Nov 17, 20223 min read
Baker signs $3.76b bill that commits millions to Dorchester recipients: Harvard St. health center,
By Gintautas Dumcius, Managing Editor November 16, 2022 Gov. Charlie Baker spoke to reporters at a recent event inside the Greater Boston...
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mffcweb
Nov 7, 20222 min read
Friedman School Speaker Series Seminar: Vivien
Celebrating Culture in the Midst of Food Apartheid Abstract Food is a central part of all human cultures. It helps us connect with...
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