Police have arrested two men for allegedly shooting off a firearm outside the Prudential Center early Sunday morning, and in fact shooting through a window on the 11th floor of 888 Boylston St. At about 2:06 a.m., on Sunday, March…
Month: March 2019
Art in Bloom Returns to MFA on April 27
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), celebrates the return of spring with Art in Bloom, Saturday, April 27 to Monday, April 29. For more than 40 years, the festival has paired art from across the MFA’s collection with floral…
Neighbors in Blackstone Have Concerns on Shattuck Hospital Move
Officials from the state said this week that the new Shattuck Hospital would have inpatient and outpatient services, and that it is now scheduled to open at 85 E. Newton St. in 2022 – about a year later than originally…
City Council Holds Hearing on School Safety, Orchard Gardens Community Speaks Out
The City Council Committee on Education held a hearing on March 26 regarding school safety and security measures. Several issues were discussed at length, including an overview of Boston Public Schools safety services, how the Boston School Police operates, and…
For The Record
From the March 26 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, City Hall: •5 Worcester Square, South End. Applicant: Rick Ames Purpose: Interior and exterior renovations. Converting a Single Family Dwelling to a Three-Family Dwelling. Reconfigure rooms to accommodate new layout, update…
News Briefs
Bark Block! Urban Hound to Move It seems barking dogs below luxury apartments don’t mix, even with what was thought to be the best soundproofing. National Development’s Ted Tye reported at the East Berkeley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) that the Urban…
Police Briefs 03-28-2019
D-4 Police News Play with fire On Friday, March 22, at about 3:10 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Exeter Street and Huntington Avenue in the Back Bay. At this time, officers traveling northbound on Massachusetts…
Guest Op-ed Just Say No to Hotel Alexandra
By George Stergios Thanks to the efforts of the South End Historical Society (SEHS), the South End was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Ten years later, the South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) was created…
Another Sign of Climate Change
“Historically catastrophic” flooding is the description of what has been happening across our nation’s Midwestern Plains states this past week, thanks to a combination of heavy snows and unseasonably cold weather followed by unusually heavy rains. When most of us…
Legalized Marijuana: A Few Observations
We recently attended an event at an area Senior Center for an informational presentation on marijuana, which now is legal for recreational use in Massachusetts (as well as in 10 other states across the country). The room that initially was…