Ayanna Pressley
Protesters Swarm Donald Trump’s High-Profile Boston Fundraiser
Donald Trump’s $2,700-a-plate fundraiser at the Langham Hotel in Boston’s Financial District attracted hundreds of protesters and onlookers Wednesday morning, including Boston City Councilor At-Large […]
Ayanna Pressley Picks Up Endorsement from Emily’s List
Believe it or not there is an election this fall but it’s the middle of summer so nobody is paying attention. Yes, there’s an election […]
20 Reasons We Loved Boston in 2014
From Keytar Bear to the Copenhagen Wheel, 20 reasons we were proud to call ourselves Bostonians in 2014.
Boston Will Get 75 Additional Liquor Licenses
Update: Bring on the growth. @MassGovernor has signed the economic development bill. #mapoli pic.twitter.com/wYFioPhmjZ — Jesse Mermell (@jessemermell) August 13, 2014 Earlier: Thursday, July 31, […]
Two Councilors Criticize Mayor Walsh Over Probation Verdict Comments
Mayor Marty Walsh’s recent comments about the John O’Brien probation patronage verdict have now drawn criticism from two City Councilors, while a third defended Walsh. […]
Rally Calls for Mobilization Against Supreme Court Decisions
Hundreds attended the Supreme Rally at City Hall Plaza Tuesday, when local politicians and activists expressed their outrage over recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings regarding women’s issues […]
City Council Unanimously Supports ‘Gender Identity Non-Discrimination Ordinance’
As Boston celebrates Pride Week, city officials showed, once again, that they stand behind the LGBT community. During a meeting on Wednesday, the City Council […]
Committee to Discuss Governor’s Economic Development Bill
The Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies is slated to hear testimony on an economic development bill filed by Governor Deval Patrick last month, […]
Three Glaring ‘Present’ Votes On Boston City Council
The past is never dead, as William Faulkner famously wrote; it’s not even past. Boston demonstrated that truism once again Wednesday as an attempt to […]
The Power of Ideas
Meet the city’s new power class: visionaries, idealists, and thinkers among us whose insights are transforming the way we live, work, learn, and play—not only here in Boston, but around the world.
Mayor Marty Walsh Answers Hard-Hitting Questions During Reddit AMA
Sticking to his promise to somehow connect with residents everywhere, whether in person or online, Mayor Marty Walsh entered the Reddit arena on Thursday to […]
City Councilors Call for Healthcare Coverage for Gender Reassignment Surgery
City Councilors Michelle Wu and Ayanna Pressley filed an ordinance this week that, if passed, would allow city employees that identify as transgender to be […]
Politicians Predict the Red Sox Season
With the thrill of baseball back upon us, I asked local pols via Twitter for their predictions of the number of games the team […]
An Expanded Liquor License Proposal Is Working Its Way Through Beacon Hill
It’s been six years since Karen Henry-Garrett, owner of Dot2Dot Café, opened her business on Dorchester Avenue. And in those six years, it’s been almost […]
City Councilor Hopes to Bring Life to Dudley Square With More Liquor Licenses
While City Councilor Ayanna Pressley works hard to put the control of Boston’s liquor licenses back into the hands of local authorities, another elected official […]