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MADem

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7. I remember back then, it was the same in Brookline. But you wouldn't recognize Southie anymore.

Tue Oct 18, 2016, 09:13 PM

Oct 2016

It was a blizzard in the days of Louise Day Hicks; it's real swirly nowadays. And Roxbury is getting all upscale and pale; it was only a matter of time. The young families want to live in/near the cities, and the old paradigms are out the window. East-a Boss, which used to be so Italian (North End overflow), is the place to go to get good Central/South American food. The overwhelming majority of the population there is of Spanish language heritage.

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Does Brookline Have a Problem with Black People? It all depends on who you ask. [View all] MADem Oct 2016 OP

I appreciate those police officers who blew the whistle. nt SusanCalvin Oct 2016 #1

I wish the hierarchy were more supportive of diversity in public officials there, though. MADem Oct 2016 #4

Oh, absolutely. SusanCalvin Oct 2016 #5

I think that we've been around long enough... MrScorpio Oct 2016 #2

"It needs to be addressed and and not swept under the carpet." MADem Oct 2016 #3

I lived in Boston heaven05 Oct 2016 #6

I remember back then, it was the same in Brookline. But you wouldn't recognize Southie anymore. MADem Oct 2016 #7

wow it has changed heaven05 Oct 2016 #8

A lot of people in Roxbury moved over to Mattapan, which used to be MADem Oct 2016 #9

I also lived in Brighton heaven05 Oct 2016 #10