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Authentic Peruvian cuisine at Rincon Limeño. Photo by Sophia Waldron. Copyright 2024 Sophia Waldron.
SOPHIA WALDRON

EATS: RINCON LIMEÑO

“Though finding Peruvian dishes can be challenging (in Boston), it is not impossible”

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SOPHIA WALDRON March 29, 2024
Ex-pool shark Aidan Lees, 25, in the final round of the Monday night tournament at Pockets Billiards Club in East Boston. Photo by Bryan Liu. Copyright 2023 Bryan Liu.
BRYAN LIU

OFF THE DEEP END: AIDEN LEES, REFORMED POOL SHARK

Making the scene at the Pockets Billiards Club in Eastie

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BRYAN LIU January 5, 2024
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JORDAN FRIAS

ACCESSIBLE RAPID RESPONSE TESTING ROLLED OUT IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

“We did this based on our moral obligation and our mission because our focus is on addressing racial and ethnic disparities in health and in healthcare.”

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JORDAN FRIAS April 16, 2020
ERIN NOLAN

EASTBOUND AND GOWN

“We have a lot of Central Americans, and we also have a wave of Arab/Middle Eastern. But what’s different now is, at least with the final wave, people are feeling they’re being pushed out.”

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ERIN NOLAN September 10, 2019
JASON PRAMAS

BOSTON FIDDLES WHILE THE WORLD BURNS

City government continues issuing reports while UN calls for immediate action

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JASON PRAMAS October 24, 2018
TIBISAY ZEA

AGING IN THE SHADOWS

Without income or access to benefits, getting old as an undocumented is a daunting challenge It’s December, and Pedro, 78, still heads downtown to work during the day. He sings Mexican boleros and rancheras, accompanying himself with a guitar. He seems to camouflage himself under the foliage; countless Bostonians have

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TIBISAY ZEA January 17, 2018
KAREN MORALES

A MAVERICK APPROACH TO LIQUOR LICENSING

An East Boston update to ‘The Thirsty Games’ This article is part of ongoing coverage by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism and its partner publications about the impact of inequitable liquor licensing in Boston and the hope that can arise in neighborhoods with increases in restaurant and nightlife opportunities. It’s a Wednesday summer evening,

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KAREN MORALES September 8, 2016
CHRIS FARAONE

SPECIAL REJECTION

Election officials can’t stop this East Boston activist from running for State Senate When nine-year First Suffolk and Middlesex State Sen. Anthony Petruccelli announced his resignation last December, Latino voters in the lawmaker’s disjointed district — which includes slices of Chinatown, East Boston, and the North End in the Hub, as well as

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CHRIS FARAONE June 5, 2016
ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ

BETWEEN THE BALLOT BOX AND BOGOTA

Part I in ‘A Higher Allegiance: The Rise of a Transnational Identity in Boston’s Immigrant Communities,’ a BINJ series (Click Here For Spanish Version) Ona recent cold Sunday evening in mid-November, Oscar Gutierrez landed at Logan Airport and immediately hopped on the Blue Line toward East Boston. In a rush and

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ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ November 24, 2015
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