The SoWa Artist Guild held its ‘First Friday’ open house at the Harrison Avenue studios, with more than 50 artists opening their doors to the public – as they do on the first Friday of every month. Despite the snow,…
Month: March 2016
Top Chef:Coombs Selected for Forbes Under 30 Fest
By Seth Daniel When 5,000 of the most innovative adults under 30 descend upon Boston this October for the Forbes Under Summit, well known Chef Chris Coombs will feed them the best of what Boston – and the nation –…
Fenway Organizations Get First Round of Grants for Yawkey Way Easements
By Jordan Frias The first round of Fenway Park Demonstration Project money was awarded to several nonprofit organizations for beautification projects concentrated in the Fenway. Recipients include the Fenway Civic Association (FCA), Emerald Necklace Conservancy, the Fenway Community Development Corporation…
Several Local Women Recognized By Mayor Walsh for Women’s Day
By Jordan Frias Mayor Martin Walsh’s Office of Women’s Advancement celebrated International Women’s Day by awarding 31 females from around the city, including one in the South End, Fenway and two in the Back Bay on Tuesday, March 8. Those…
The Elusive Bright Lights of the Day
By Phineas J. Stone The spotlight is a strange and temporary thing these days. Today, so many people come in the spotlight from complete obscurity, and you hear about them continuously in a cyclical way for days, months or maybe…
Police Briefs 03-10-2016
Feb. 29 59 Burbank St. – Fraud – False Pretense/Scheme 99 Norway St. – Investigate Person 30 Union Park St. – Assault Simple – Battery 65 West Dedham St – . Threats to Do Bodily Harm 167 West Springfield St. …
Driving Bill will Save Lives and Injuries
House and Senate elected officials have a chance to pass a solid public safety bill that would put the brakes on Massachusetts drivers using hand-held mobile electrical devices while on the road. The bill would make it illegal to use…
Artist Building to Open for ‘First Friday’
By Jordan Frias Harrison Avenue artists have been opening up their studios to the public for a decade now and it is all thanks to Stephen Silver, founder of the South of Washington (SoWa) Artists Guild. He and co-founder Debby…
Batter Up:South End Baseball Makes Plans for 2016 Season
By Cary Shuman Mike Kudisch is pleased that Mother Nature has given Boston a mild winter so far. Last year, Kudisch and other youth baseball administrators across the city saw baseball fields fully covered in snow in March after a…
Council Votes for Detective Contract
By Seth Daniel The Boston City Council voted unanimously last week to approve an arbitration award for a 29 percent pay increase over six years for the Boston Police’s Benvolent Society of Detectives Benevolent Society. Councillors did not choose to…