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3 weeks ago | 
csmonitor.com | Jingnan Peng |Mackenzie Farkus
Ralph Santoro and Salvatore Compagnone found out their land had been seized through social media. The 31-acre plot, where they had planned to build an affordable housing complex, lies on the edge of Johnston, a suburb of Providence. The seizure was announced on March 14. Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena Jr., a vocal opponent of the housing project, wrote on Facebook and X that the town had taken the land by eminent domain. The plan was to build a new government complex there.
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2 months ago | 
csmonitor.com | Jingnan Peng |Mackenzie Farkus |Riley Robinson
Sitting on a bench next to his friend Roosevelt Adams, 81-year-old Michael Palumbaro says he is filled with gratitude. “I never thought that I would become a senior,” he says. “Because I tested HIV positive in 1987, when people were dying left and right.”Mr. Palumbaro also never imagined that in his 70s, he would become one of the first residents of John C. Anderson Apartments (JCAA). Opened in 2014, the building is America’s first senior affordable housing complex marketed as LGBTQ-friendly.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
everand.com | Mackenzie Farkus
The trail at Thompson & Palmer Brook in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, winds through mature pasture, wetlands, and forest. Residents love this trail because of its wet coolness in the summer; its bright orange sugar maples in autumn, the contrast of green pines and white snow in the winter. But on a recent Monday, wildfire haze from the Butternut Fire obscured the ridgeline of nearby East Mountain, where just days before Black Hawk helicopters dumped water they had collected from local ponds.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Amelia Newcomb |Mackenzie Farkus
Connecting readers with a story is the work of all journalists. With access to Gaza available only to those based there, the Monitor has relied on Ghada Abdulfattah to be our readers’ eyes and ears. She spoke with two Monitor staffers – one in the Middle East, another in Boston – about handling that unfathomable assignment for a year, and now more. Oct.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Clayton Collins |Mackenzie Farkus
What does it take to stand in the torrent of global movie offerings and sift for ones that engage and connect people? After the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023, our reviewer joined our podcast to explain, and to tell some stories. We’re reprising most of that episode this week. Sept.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Clayton Collins |Mackenzie Farkus
Sports-loving Monitor writer Ira Porter high-jumped at the chance to head to Paris and soak up the 2024 Games. He joined our podcast to talk about days spent sprinting from venue to venue, finding his stories, and basking in the light of a gracious host city. Episode transcript Ira Porter: Bonjour! Hey everybody, it’s Ira Porter, still in these Parisian streets at the 2024 Olympic Games.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Clayton Collins |Mackenzie Farkus
When workers feel empowered, the companies they serve tend to succeed. And when different companies adopt a spirit of mutual aid, that success can spread. We found a case study in Spain’s Basque country. For our reporter, it set up as a story about trust. Capitalism gets cheers and jeers. Your opinion might depend partly on how well that system has treated you. Erika Page likes reporting on big ideas, especially ones that improve lives.
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May 17, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Clayton Collins |Mackenzie Farkus
History and personal experience have left some Black women in the United States feeling underserved by the medical system when it comes to maternal health. Can birth doulas help restore a sense of agency and control? Our writer explored that question, then joined our podcast to discuss what he learned. As life events go, pregnancy and childbirth rank high as ones requiring support – familial, institutional, societal. Without it, a sense of comfort can ebb.
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May 10, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Lindsey McGinnis |Mackenzie Farkus
Covering elections in a sprawling nation of 1.4 billion people naturally comes with logistical hurdles. Finding a way to frame it through the lens of a universal value – trust – adds to the challenge. Our India correspondent joins his editor on our podcast to explain. India’s massive weekslong election could serve as a litmus test for the country’s democratic spirit.
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May 2, 2024 | 
csmonitor.com | Clayton Collins |Ghada Abdulfattah |Mackenzie Farkus
With courage and calmness, our reporter in Gaza has delivered a vital perspective on a war that’s now six months in. As a woman, she has been especially attuned to the conflict’s strain on mothers, daughters, and sisters. She joins our podcast with a full read of a recent story. Ghada Abdulfattah would like you to know about Gaza, her home. She talks of its people’s generosity. Of fresh fish and strawberries during better times.
