By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Thanksgiving is not only a time to gather around the table with family, friends, and loved ones; it’s also a time to reflect on the year past and to consider all the things we have…
Month: November 2017
Remember Those in Need
For the vast majority of Americans, Thanksgiving and the holiday season is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many of our fellow…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday, tracing its roots back almost 400 years to the Pilgrims, long before there was even a thought of a United States of America. Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. It has no religious meaning,…
Plaque Unveiled in Puerto Rican Vets Day Ceremony
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (R) and Gov. Charlie Baker (L) unveiling a plaque with Tony Molina, president of Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Square (center), during the Puerto Rican Veterans Day Ceremony. The plaque is the first and only in the U.S.…
Fenway Open Studios
Artist Kenneth Kelleher shows Debbie Weiss, who was intrigued by the use of text in the mixed media pieces, some of his work during the Fenway Open Studios at the Fenway Studios building last Saturday, Nov. 18. The Open Studios…
Zoning Board of Appeals Allows Medical Marijuana Facility to Proceed on Newbury
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) unanimously voted to allow the medical marijuana dispensary slated for 331A-333 Newbury St. to proceed. Geoffrey Reilinger of Passionate Organics gained permission to change the occupancy of the space from…
MassPort Contingent Tells Residents of One-of-a-Kind Study
By Seth Daniel There were few answers given by MassPort for residents regarding early morning jet noise, but residents at the South End Forum did learn about an innovative study being conducted right now with MIT and MassPort. The meeting…
Cocoanut Grove Documentary Memorializes Victims for the 75 Anniversary
By Beth Treffeisen On Nov. 28, 1842, a tragic fire burned through the famous Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Bay Village, killing 492 people, and forever changing the way fire code safety is implemented and used across the world. As the…
News Briefs
CORRECTION In a recent story in the Boston Sun, it was reported that a new study about cocaine usage was being conducted by a doctor and team at the Grayken Center in Boston Medical Center. However, a doctor with Boston…
Related Beal Reduces Units at Quinzani’s Project, to go before BPDA
By Seth Daniel Related Beal is returning to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) today, Nov. 16, to request a reduction of units to their proposed residential building at the former Quinzani’s Bakery site on Harrison Avenue. Related will…