We've been reporting on the conditions residents of a #Boston public #housing complex are facing. Many elderly and #disabled residents have been stuck in their apartments for more than a week because they need to use the elevator to get in and out of the building.
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🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 59F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 mi.
The Writers' Guild has reached a tentative deal to end their strike; SAG-AFTRA is still on strike. #union#labor
Some residents of a #housing complex for the elderly and disabled in #Boston have been trapped in their apartments for 9 days because elevators are not working. #disability
Flamingos have showed up on the shores of Lake Michigan.
This is the story we're pursuing about disabled and elderly residents of a #Boston public housing complex being trapped in their apartments because the elevators don't work.
Residents of the Ruth Lillian Barkley public housing complex in Boston’s South End tell us they've been trapped in their apartments for 9 days, and the elevators are still not fixed.
On Wednesday, these #LGBTQ couples renewed their wedding vows aboard a #Boston harbor cruise.
The event was inspired in part by the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping the US, to create an intentional moment of joy, love, and commitment. https://www.instagram.com/p/CxQld67s9uc/
🌞 Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 57F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
13,000 auto workers have walked off the job in Detroit, seeking big raises and better working conditions. #union#labor
New England is waiting for the arrival of #HurricaneLee. Hurricanes are relatively rare in New England due to the usually cold waters of the North Atlantic. #mawx
#Apple says bye to Lightning cables in favor of USB-C in some new devices.
Good morning #fediverse! This is GBH News bringing you the world from #Boston. It's 68F at Logan Airport and visibility is 10 miles.
Flooding in #Leominster MA has residents worried about more rain from Hurricane Lee.
In #Boston, Kendra Lara and Ricardo Arroyo lost their re-election bids for city council seats.
On Sapelo Island, #Georgia you can only have a home of 1400 square feet. Gullah/Geechee, descendants of enslaved people say efforts to bump it up will push them out.
More about #Boston City Council elections from GBH News politics reporter Adam Reilly:
"Boston voters delivered a stunning rebuke to two incumbent city councilors Tuesday, denying both District 5 Councilor Ricardo Arroyo and District 6 Councilor Kendra Lara the chance to keep their seats later this year.
Both Arroyo and Lara conceded in their respective races shortly after 9 p.m., after falling short by what seemed to be wide margins."
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Flash flooding inundated #Leominster yesterday as Mayor Dean Mazzarella urged residents to "find a high spot and stay there until this is over." #mawx
Thousands are missing and feared dead after a dam collapse flooded the city of Derna in Libya.
Fashion designer Michael Kors paid tribute to his late mother in an unusual way: by setting his latest fashion show to Burt Bachrach tunes, which she loved.
Just heard beloved Boston WGBH music presenter Brian O'Donovan — on an encore broadcast of his "Celtic Sojourn" — discussing old guard vs. new guard in Irish traditional music. He capped it with this perfect line from Gustav Mahler:
"Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire."
LIVE NOW: Join us for a special brew of @javawithJimmy live from the GBH Studio at the #Boston Public Library! We'll be talking about Black-owned businesses in Boston and Beyond. https://youtube.com/live/L1qoRay7bYY?feature=share