The growth of people working for themselves is one of the biggest economic changes to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past few years, many people left their jobs to follow their dreams and work independently. This has resulted in more gig workers, freelancers, and independent contractors than ever before. Independent work provides flexibility and freedom, but often leads to stress when it comes time to navigate the process of enrolling in health insurance coverage.
Don Alexis was first attracted to Mattapan and Blue Hill Avenue when he was 18 and visiting family shortly after immigrating from Cap-Haïtien, Haiti. The diaspora culture and the history of the neighborhood gave him the familiar vibe of home that he had left behind in the Caribbean.
It was a feeling that now, as the director of Caribbean Integration Community Development (CICD) – Mattapan’s only community development corporation – he is trying to preserve and create for others in building affordable rental and homeownership housing units throughout the area.
Haitian-Americans United Inc. and Councillor-at-Large Ruthzee Louijeune will host a celebration of Haitian Independence Day on Sat., Jan. 6, 2024 at Dorchester's IBEW Local 103 Freeport Hall. See this link for more info.
At-large City Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune says she has enough support among her colleagues on next year’s council to take over as the body’s president. Seven votes are required to win a majority on the thirteen-member body. Louijeune topped the ticket in Boston’s election last week, winning 44,479 votes in her second time on the citywide ballot.
The Zoning Board of Appeal on Tuesday deferred a vote on a developer's proposal to turn the former St. Matthew convent, 43-45 Stanton St. in Dorchester, into 14 condos - two of them affordable - to give the developer and neighbors a couple more months to try to reach agreement on the size of the project, in particular, its roof.
Councillor Ruthzee Louijeune celebrated her re-election with her parents at dBar on Dorchester Avenue. Louijeune was the top vote-getter in Boston on Tuesday— winning 43,127 votes. Seth Daniel photo
In a comparison of Boston’s three at-large city councillors running for re-election, a single vote tells different stories about their senses of political mission and the limits of their power.
Boston’s local election cycle toggles between higher turnout years, with campaigns for City Council and Mayor, and “off years,” with only a race for the council. But 2023 is shaping up to be one of the “way off” years, when a dearth of expected at-large vacancies and candidates can flatten the curve on voter turnout.