Boston At-Large Councilors Ayanna Pressley and John Connolly talk to John Flynn, Jr. outside his Cerdan Avenue home before speaking to his mother. Credit: David Ertischek

Before hitting hilly Cerdan Avenue, At-Large Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley pulled on some sneakers for some door knocking and coincidental exercise. Fellow sitting At-Large City Councilor John Connolly decided to keep his dress shoes on as the duo hit the West Roxbury neighborhood he grew up in. (more…)

Two city councilors, one white, one black, are fusing their campaigns, a move driven by idealism — and politics (more…)

City Councilor John R. Connolly issued a scathing critique of the management of food service in the Boston public schools, as he kicked off his hearing today into allegations that school cafeterias routinely served students expired food.

Facing Superintendent Carol R. Johnson and other top school officials, Connolly accused the department of having “little or no inventory control,” forcing taxpayers to pay to store old food, ordering excess ingredients, and planning menus without adequately looking at its inventory. (more…)