Culpepper Proposes Citywide Data Center Ban

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Councilor Culpepper proposes citywide ban on new data centers

City Councilor Miniard Culpepper has introduced a zoning amendment that would prohibit new data centers anywhere in Boston, including Roxbury. Existing facilities could continue operating, but the change requires approval from the Boston Zoning Commission.

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Bean-focused cooking class with Chef Suman Shah in Roxbury

Chef Suman Shah leads 'The Bean Table: From Pot to Soul,' a Hispanic Heritage Month cooking class exploring beans across cultures, today from 12–2 p.m. at the Shaw/Roxbury branch library.

Boston Public Library

Public-art walking tour of Nubian Square this morning

UU Urban Ministry leads a two-mile walking tour of public art around Nubian Square today from 9:30–11 a.m., stopping at Roxbury Public Library, Bruce Bolling Building, Washington Street, Malcolm X Boulevard, and Jeep Jones Park.

UU Urban Ministry

Roxbury wellness block party offers free health screenings

MelanIN Medicine hosts a free health and wellness block party today from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at 515 Blue Hill Avenue, with screenings, fitness demos, nutrition education, cooking demos, music, and vendors.

MelanIN Medicine, Inc.

Legacy 1544 pop-up marketplace in Roxbury

A community marketplace with Boston vendors, food, artists, and nonprofits takes place today from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. at 1544 Columbus Avenue, supporting creative and small-business spaces.

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Free adult road-readiness bike clinic in Roxbury

Boston Bikes offers a free adult clinic at 72 Reed Street in Roxbury today from 10 a.m.–noon, teaching hand signals, shifting, and steady-line riding.

Boston Bikes

On-street cycling skills class follows Roxbury bike clinic

Boston Bikes continues with a free adult on-street cycling skills class today from noon–2 p.m. in Roxbury, for those wanting confidence in traffic.

Boston Bikes

Five arrested, 29 motorcycles towed in Roxbury police operation

Operation Kickstand in Roxbury on Thursday resulted in five arrests, four summonses, and 29 towed motorcycles, conducted by District B-2 officers and special units.

Boston Police Department

Councilor Culpepper pushes Orange Line extension to Blue Hill Avenue in Washington

District 7 City Councilor Miniard Culpepper is in Washington, D.C., advocating for extending the MBTA Orange Line down Blue Hill Avenue into Roxbury.

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