Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey last week announced her support for Mike Kelley’s bid for the District 2 City Council seat. Citing his city government experience and decades of tireless activism in the community, she offered her enthusiastic endorsement of…
Month: July 2017
Huntington Theatre to Remain Open Due to Proposed Residential Tower
By Beth Treffeisen In October 2015, Boston University announced that they would dissolve the 33-year partnership with the Huntington Theatre Company, making it appear that the famed theatre might have to shutter its doors forever. But the development company, QMG…
Verizon Wireless to Place Hidden Antennas on the Roof at 44 Waltham St
By Beth Treffeisen In an effort to fill in gaps of Verizon service, the telecommunications company will install three fiberglass ‘chimneys’ to be painted a dark, discrete color, concealing six ballast-mounted antennas on the roof of 44 Waltham Street. The…
Police Briefs 07-27-2017
Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log July 17 1597 Washington St – Verbal Dispute 539 Commonwealth Ave – Towed Motor Vehicle 121 Brookline Ave – Verbal Dispute 665 Tremont St – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 860 Harrison Ave …
Getting in Touch with the Masses, Facebook Style
The divide between how most of us live, and how those in the spotlight live has probably not been so disjointed since the times of Dickens. I read an article recently with disdain about how Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is…
Imagine Boston 2030
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh “We will listen. We will learn. We will lead.” That is a promise that I made to Bostonians after being sworn in as the 54th Mayor of the City of Boston. Now, almost four years…
Coffee Hour with Mayor Walsh
Mayor Martin Walsh visited the new Monsignor Reynolds Playground on Tuesday morning, July 18, and found a time for fun and a time for serious conversations. While ribbons were cut, children had fun, the elderly were given beautiful flowering plants,…
Festival Betances Greased Pole Climbing Contest
Jose M. Rodriguez can attest that pole climbing is a greasy, dirty job – something everyone came to find out during the annual Festival Betances Greased Pole Climbing Contest on Sunday, July 16. The contest has been going on for…
Marinovich to Step Down as Exec Director of Esplanade Association
After five and a half years at the Esplanade Association (EA), the last three serving as its executive director, Tani Marinovich plans to step down this fall. She will continue in her position through September overseeing the organization’s busy summer…
East Springfield, Worcester Square Demand Mayor do More on Neighborhood Opiate Scourge
By Seth Daniel Mayoral coffee hours tend to border on the whimsy, but Tuesday’s time with Mayor Martin Walsh in Monsignor Reynolds Park was anything but whimsical. Instead, the annual event became a sounding board for frustrated residents of East…