Unwanted Visitor On Sunday, Feb. 10, at about 5:15 p.m., a female victim entered District 4 headquarters to report that she had been threatened. She said after a friend walked her to her front door at 612 Columbus Ave. at…
Month: February 2019
Finding Your Roofs – Thoughts on Tracing the History of Your South End Home – and Perhaps Your Family as Well
Ed Allan[ This guide focusses on the Eight Streets-Union Park neighborhoods of Boston’s South End, but applies to the South End in general. It should be useful also for people who want to trace the history of their homes elsewhere…
‘Night at the Symphony’
The Theresa Show at the Harriet Tubman House
IBA Celebrates Transfer of West Newton Housing
After many years of planning and seeking funding, IBA and the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) have finally closed on an entire block of housing on West Newton Street in the South End – taking over what was once public housing,…
From Baton Rouge to Boston: Lemoine Joins Race for District 8 City Council
Louisiana native Landon Lemoine has lived within District 8 since 2009, and is joining Kristen Mobilia and Helene Vincent in the race for the District 8 City Council seat currently held by Josh Zakim. Lemoine was raised in Baton Rouge…
BPDA Moves to Codify Open Space on New York Streets Vacant Lot
For a small piece of vacant land, Parcel 5 attracted an outsized number of voices. Few development meetings in the South End have been as unanimous as the meeting more than a year ago at Castle Square regarding a small,…
Eight Streets Braves the Weather and Other Obstacles for February Meeting
Like the Postal Service, few things can stop the Eight Streets from carrying on. On Tuesday night, Feb. 12, the Eight Streets Neighborhood Association braved the tawdry weather and continued on with its monthly meeting, only to be foiled by…
White House Correspondent April Ryan Speaks at Northeastern about Covering the Trump Administration
Derek Lumpkins of Northeastern Crossing joins April Ryan and Latoyia Edwards onstage after Ryan’s talk to present her with a brand new award for her “resilience” and advocation for social justice. White House Correspondent and author April Ryan spoke in…
News Briefs
CITY FILES CHAPTER 91 LICENSE FOR LONG ISLAND The City has filed for its Chapter 91 Waterways license with the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this month for the Long Island Bridge. The license is another in a series…