inner city

boston

Fare hike proposals draw fire from T critics in Roxbury

ROXBURY – Mass transit riders, students, activists and a trio of local lawmakers lambasted the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's proposal to raise fares by as much as 9.7 percent at a public hearing Wednesday in Boston. The public hearing, held at Roxbury Community College, was one of several

London

Collective wins art’s Turner Prize for neighborhood revival

LONDON (AP) — A collective of young architects and designers who regenerated a rundown inner-city area has won art's prestigious Turner Prize. The group Assemble received the 25,000-pound ($37,000) prize at a ceremony in Glasgow Monday, accompanied by residents of the Liverpool neighborhood they helped revitalize.