City Life
An Oral History of The 1999 All-Star Game That Saved Fenway Park
Twenty-five years ago, the Red Sox planned a grand farewell for Fenway. Instead, thanks to Ted Williams, Pedro Martínez, and perhaps the greatest assembly of baseball talent ever, the 1999 MLB All-Star Game helped save the historic landmark.
City Life
Boston, We Have a Wealth-Gap Problem
Following the death of George Floyd, Lee Pelton’s essay “America Is on Fire” went viral. But for his latest mission—fixing the city’s shameful racial wealth gap—the recently installed president of the Boston Foundation knows it’ll take a lot more than words.