Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Boston's stories of justice, hope and resilience

The Scope
Changemakers
Nicole O’Brien (right) attending a resource event for Ruth’s Way for Women. Photo provided by Nicole O'Brien
How a Greater Boston nonprofit is helping women stay healthy and well during recovery
March 16, 2026
A youth apprentice works on a donated bicycle at Bikes Not Bombs’ workshop in Jamaica Plain. The nonprofit repairs and redistributes bikes locally and internationally in partnership with young people.
Inside Bikes Not Bombs, a Boston nonprofit expanding access to bikes
December 16, 2025
Kelly Brotzman, executive director of the Prison Book Program, stands beside a shelf at the organization’s Quincy headquarters.
A small Quincy nonprofit Is keeping incarcerated readers connected to books
December 9, 2025
Boston's poet laureate wants to "make work that feels meaningful"
Boston’s poet laureate wants to “make work that feels meaningful”
December 5, 2025
Participants meet in Allston-Brighton during a Queer Neighborhood Council event focused on community connection.
“We’re not going anywhere”: A ‘young’ queer council is building community in Boston
November 21, 2025
John Fitzsimmons, Director of Community Centers at The Phoenix, stands outside of the 54 Newmarket Square location.
“Mass and Cass is not the problem”: Inside a fitness-based approach to addiction recovery in Boston
November 18, 2025
Video
Local artisans struggle to maintain creativity while managing tariffs
Local artisans struggle to maintain creativity while managing tariffs
Margot Murphy • April 17, 2026

Tariffs imposed by President Trump continue to be the subject of court fights, months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his first effort...

An intergenerational coffee hour for Boston's queer community
An intergenerational coffee hour for Boston’s queer community
Yuanlang Shi, Reporter • October 21, 2025

The Scope attended the coffee hour which was organized by Queer History Boston and the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQIA2S+ Advancement. It brought...

The first in-person NEMPAC open mic night after the event was established virtually during COVID-19. Courtesy of NEMPAC.
The North End Music & Performing Arts Center open mic night supports independent artists
Hikari Terasawa, Contributing Writer • March 28, 2025

The North End Music & Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) has expanded its open mic night, which started as a virtual event during early COVID-19,...

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A Downtown Boston cafe is giving back, one wish at a time
April 14, 2026
Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash
Guiding families through the legal system: The role of a victim witness advocate
April 10, 2026
Viza Cafe's logo features a figure with the body of a man and the head of a hummingbird.
Viza Cafe celebrates Colombian coffee in Jamaica Plain
April 3, 2026
Stacks of records fill music store Looney Tunes in Allston.
The past, present and future of Boston’s music scene from the eyes of a retired punk
March 31, 2026
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A Downtown Boston cafe is giving back, one wish at a time

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Photo by Sasun Bughdaryan on Unsplash

Guiding families through the legal system: The role of a victim witness advocate

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The first generation to grow up with HPV vaccine reaches adulthood

The first generation to grow up with HPV vaccine reaches adulthood

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Viza Cafe's logo features a figure with the body of a man and the head of a hummingbird.

Viza Cafe celebrates Colombian coffee in Jamaica Plain

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Kiara Rosario, coordinator of the Rox Box food pantry scanning an item for a customer.

The SNAP gap: Why students in Massachusetts rely on food pantries

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Photo by Scott 97006 via Flickr, CC by 2.0.

Emotional support or service animals: miseducation causes harm that policy alone won't fix

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Boston apartments | Photo via Unsplash

Recent law eliminates rental broker fees in Boston, offering some relief to tenants

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Who’s funding Michelle Wu’s $7.4 million mayoral campaign?

Who’s funding Michelle Wu’s $7.4 million mayoral campaign?

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A drawing of a cloud that includes the words Frances Scott heard over and over again at her MDL trials for hip replacement.

Years after procedure, metal hip replacement surgeries continue to wreak havoc on the lives of patients

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Pilot of retrofitted electric street light at 212 Stuart St. in Bay Village.

Boston to switch its 2,800 gas lamps to LEDs