Freddy Shalom does his best ‘Vogue’ pose in front of the portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner during last Thursday’s (Feb. 16) ‘Madonna/Madonna’ event as part of the Third Thursdays series at the Fenway museum. The provocative night explored both the…
Month: February 2017
South End’s Henry Wood Passes at 87
By Beth Treffeisen Henry Austin Wood III, a Boston architect and a long-time South End resident, who was behind the makings of Boston City Hall, passed away in his home in Boston on Jan. 27 at the age of 87.…
Old Dover Approves SoWa Market’s Saturday Expansion
By Seth Daniel It didn’t come without a great deal of careful conversation, but GTI Properties eventually got the neighborhood nod of the Old Dover Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night, Feb. 21, to expand the popular SoWa Sunday Market to…
Mayor Walsh Awards $22 Million in New Funding for Affordable Housing
By Beth Treffeisen Last week, Mayor Martin Walsh announced nearly $22 million in funding for 10 affordable housing developments in neighborhoods across Boston. The funding will help preserve or produce 602 housing unitswith 77 of those units being reserved for…
News Briefs
MOHR AND MCPHERSON TO SCALE BACK, SIGN OF THE TIMES? The owner of Mohr and McPherson announced at the Old Dover Neighborhood Association meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, that his marquee South End store in the SoWa buildings would be…
Boston City Council Calls for a Home Rule:Petition to Add Additional Polling Locations
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council last week called for a hearing to discuss filing a home rule petition to add additional polling locations in the six largest precincts in Boston. Filed by City Councilor Bill Linehan of District…
Graffiti Brought Many South End Young People into the Arts
By Seth Daniel It could be taken as vandalism or offensive by some, but graffiti in the South End was a way for young people in the 1990s to stay safe from violence and the lures of the streets –…
Arraignments Scheduled in Fatal Trench Collapse
An arraignment date has been scheduled in the case against the business owner and corporation charged in the deaths of workers Robert Higgins, 47, and Kelvin Mattocks, 53, in the South End last October. Atlantic Drain Services, Inc., and its…
JetBlue Employee Arrested During Alleged Major South End Drug Deal
A Mattapan man was arrested Friday, Feb. 17, in the South End and charged in Boston Federal Court in connection with cocaine distribution. Francisco Torres, 36, was charged in a criminal complaint with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and…
Police Briefs 02-23-2017
Kenmore/Fenway – South End – Back Bay Police Log Feb. 13 201 Brookline Ave. – Property – Lost 207 Commonwealth Ave. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 141 Massachusetts Ave. – Assault Simple – Battery 647 Boylston St. – Larceny Shoplifting 457…