‘Just Get to Work’: Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Focuses on Care, President Says at Forum

In the greater Boston area, where nearly 13,000 individuals can experience homelessness on a given night, many nonprofits work to address systemic housing issues. But the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program has taken a different approach — emphasizing immediate and continuous care.

Former Irish Prime Minister Relives His Tenure at 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture

Former Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar said Western countries should give more foreign aid to reduce illegal migration and defended the rise of deportations during his tenure at the 2025 Gustav Pollak Lecture on Thursday.

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Penny & Sparrow performed at Paradise Rock Club on April 19.

Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey Talks Turkana Basin Discoveries at Peabody Museum

Paleoanthropologist Louise Leakey, the granddaughter of Mary and Louis Leakey, who first determined that early humans evolved in Africa, presented a history of her family’s research in north Kenya at the Peabody Museum on Thursday.

The Urban Agriculturalist at North Allston Farms

Founder Rita L. Vaidya sees North Allston Farms not simply as a business, but as a garden and space of education for anyone hungry and curious. When not tending to her crop, she hosts workshops throughout Allston, advertising “the joy of tasting and growing microgreens while learning where your food comes from.”

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For Vaidya, teaching others how to farm is a source of joy, like teaching a child to read.

Allston Farms Instructions

Instructions for Vaidya’s family for when she has to leave the farm.

North Allston Farms Packaging

North Allston Farms distributes its produce in compostable packaging, which can be disposed of on Vaidya’s front porch.

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Vaidya gently prunes and brushes the leaves of crops, removing debris and seed shells.