Coronavirus Update: Due to public health concerns, the hearings that normally would be held on a week have been postponed or canceled due to the guidance of Mayor Martin Walsh and the order of Gov. Charlie Baker. Some meetings, however, have…
Month: August 2020
Be Sure to Vote in the Primary
This Tuesday, September 1, is primary election day in Massachusetts for both national and state legislative offices. Primary elections in Massachusetts typically are of little or no consequence because of the overwhelming Democratic voting enrollment and because most Democrats run…
Politicizing the Pandemic
This past Sunday evening, President Donald Trump held a news conference to announce that the use of blood plasma in treating patients who have contracted Covid-19 has been shown to reduce the death rate from Covid-19 by 35% — a…
Guest Op-Ed: Much More is Involved
By Alison Barnet How things have changed and not for the better! I recently picked up a 2004 Access guide book and read an entry on the Harriet Tubman House. “This iconoclastic complex greets the street with a sense of…
Guest Op-Ed: We Must Work Together On Long-Term Solutions
By Lyndia Downie, President and Executive Director, Pine Street Inn and David W. Manzo, South End Resident and Member of Pine Street Inn’s Board of Directors The concerns expressed regarding the use of 891 Massachusetts Avenue as a bridge site…
Poll Power: Women’s Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, With Caveats
It was a note from mom that changed the landscape for women to get the right to vote 100 years ago this week on Aug. 18, and 100 years later it has led to a lot of victories and a…
Tidying Up Franklin Square
Gardening During a Pandemic: Fenway Victory Gardens Members Work Together to Make Growing Season a Success
Gardening is always a popular activity in the City of Boston, but it became all the rage this summer because of its outdoor, social-distancing friendly nature. The Sun spoke with Fenway Garden Society president Elizabeth Bertolozzi for an update on…
Fenway Porchfest Organizers Produce Music Video in Lieu of Event’s Cancellation This Year
Once it became clear that Fenway Porchfest couldn’t proceed as usual for the third consecutive year this summer due to the pandemic, its organizers refused to simply cave in and cancel the eagerly awaited live concert event. So they began…
City Announces Polling Location Changes and Safety Measures Ahead of Sept. 1 Primary
With the September 1 primary right around the corner, the City of Boston has announced changes to some polling locations, especially ones that were located in senior housing buildings, to help keep residents safe during the pandemic. The City has…