housing

HOW MANY ARE HOMELESS DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS? IT’S HARD TO TELL.

“They’re staying at a friend’s house. They’re staying with an aunt. They’re not staying at Park Street station at one o’clock at night freezing.”

ANDREW STANTON March 29, 2020

FORCED OFF CAMPUS, STUDENTS SCRAMBLE FOR SHELTER IN MERCILESS MARKET

From cases where landlords hiked the rental price of apartments and living spaces by 30 to 40% in less than a day, to violations of Boston’s five-or-more rule, problems persist.

ARIELA SHAPIRO March 22, 2020

RUBY’S FIGHT

In battling eviction through hardship, a matriarch reveals the cruel reality of housing in Mass

DIEGO MARCANO March 11, 2020

OPPORTUNITIES FOR WHOM?

“What is really critical is that community members have a voice in shaping the direction of what gets developed in our underdeveloped areas of Somerville.”

DIEGO MARCANO December 11, 2019

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.”

ERIN NOLAN September 10, 2019