The year 2020 was a tough one for all, and was full of unknowns after COVID-19 hit and the City had to adjust to a “new normal.” As we head into a new year, here’s a look back at 20…
Month: December 2020
King Boston Receives $2.75 Million in Grants Dedication to Take Place Jan. 18
As the year comes to a close, nonprofit King Boston has recently been awarded $2.75 million in grants which it will put towards its programs, “The Embrace” Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial slated for the Boston Common, and more. King…
Emancipation Group Statue in Park Square Comes Down
A platform, which until earlier this week was used to showcase the Emancipation Group statue in Park Square, now sits empty, following Tuesday’s removal of the controversial sculpture that depicts a freed black slave crouching at the feet of Presidents…
Have a Happy — and Safe — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in…
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SBNA Wreath Sale Brings Holiday Joy to the Neighborhood
After a two year hiatus, the St Botolph Neighborhood Association’s (SBNA) annual wreath sale brought in over $1,000 from a record 157 wreaths sold. Lorraine Steele, SBNA treasurer and organizer of the wreath sale, said that though this is the…
Groundbreaking: Vaccinations at South End Community Health Seen as Historic New Beginning
Registered Nurse Morgan Brister was the first employee of the South End Community Health Center (SECHC) to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, and she said the moment felt emotional, groundbreaking and like a new beginning. Now, after that…
New PBS Documentary Shows the Inner Workings of Boston City Government
By Lauren Bennett Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman’s 45th film takes a four and a half hour look into what makes Boston city government tick. Called City Hall, the documentary was filmed over 10 weeks in 2018 and 2019, and premiered on…
Fenway CDC Proposes 100 Percent Affordable Building With 27 Units
The Fenway Community Development Corporation (CDC) is proposing to build a six story, 100 percent affordable rental building with 27 units on the vacant land at 72 Burbank St. in the Fenway, just down the street from its own office.…
The True Spirit of Christmas
The Christmas season usually is the most wonderful time of the year. But Christmas, 2020, is anything but wonderful. We are undergoing a degree of hardship unlike any that we have experienced in our lifetime. More Americans are dying each…