The economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the number of vacant commercial units in the City of Boston, adding to the units that have been vacant years. Councilors Mejia and Bok, in partnership with community advocates Derrel Weathers…
Month: May 2021
Councilor Bok Running for Re-Election; Will Focus on Recovery and Moving Forward
District 8 City Councilor Kenzie Bok has announced that she will be running for a second term, after winning the seat formerly held by Josh Zakim in the 2019 election. So far, Bok is running uncontested. With a background in…
Fenway CDC Holds 48th Annual Meeting Virtually
The Fenway Community Development Corporation (CDC) held its 48th Annual Meeting virtually on April 29, after not holding one last year because of the pandemic. The program consisted of a Year in Review video, the distribution of awards to John…
The Biden Deal Is Long Overdue
The ambitious proposal set forth by President Joe Biden last week in his speech to a joint session of Congress has elicited the usual negative response from the usual suspects. However, those who oppose Biden’s $2 trillion plan to invest in America…
Guest Op-Ed: Customer Service?
By Alison Barnet, Special to the Sun “I can’t help you with that, miss. I can’t help you with that, miss.” And indeed he didn’t. Why did I bother calling? Customer service isn’t what it used to be. As one…