The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) met virtually on Feb. 8, where the board approved several projects in the Back Bay and Bay Village area, including one at 119 St. Botolph St. to add rear decks, one at 92-100 Mass…
Month: February 2022
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Increases Slightly Citywide Deaths Decrease
The group of anti-vaxxers camped outside Mayor Michelle Wu’s home are going to have to admit sooner rather than later that her vaccination mandate for indoor venues is working to combat the latest COVID surge in the city. Less than…
The 1887 Electoral Count Act Must Be Amended
Americans always have taken for granted the sanctity and integrity of our electoral system. For decades, we routinely have sent observers to countries where democracy is a new thing to ensure that those nations conducted their elections on the up-and-up,…
A Silver Lining to Inflation
We saw a report on the news the other night about the effect that inflation is having on food prices thanks to supply chain issues that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlighted that inflation is taking a…
Guest Op-Ed: You Can at Least Say Howdy
Dr. Glenn Mollette “Howdy,” was a common everyday word where I grew up. Raised on old Stidham, now known as Milo road in rural Appalachia, I spent a lot of time at my Grandpa and Grandma Hinkle’s store. People came…
Nor’Easter Leaves 2+ Feet of Snow in Back Bay
Upcoming Walking Tour Focuses on Colonial New Englanders’ Drinking Habits
Colonial New Englanders drank roughly three times as much alcohol as Modern Americans, and an upcoming walking tour will explore this phenomenon before making its way to the Green Dragon, one of the city’s most historic watering holes. The program,…
Women’s Rights Trailblazer, Anne Barron, Dies
Anne T. Barron, a trailblazer for women’s rights in the 1970s following the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, died on Friday, Jan. 21, at her Longfellow Place home. She was 100. Born on Oct. 30, 1921, to Hermann Frankfort,…
SELDC Hears Third Advisory Review for Proposed Building at 1395 Washington St.
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) heard a third advisory review for a proposed multi-family building with retail on the ground floor at 1395 Washington St. Architect Dartagnan Brown went through some of the proposed changes, the largest of…
Boston City Councilors Mejia, Anderson, and Worrell Introduce an Ordinance to Establish a Commission on Reparations
On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Boston City Councilors Julia Mejia, Tania F. Anderson, and Brian Worrell introduced An Ordinance Creating a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. This ordinance will formally establish a commission whose goal is…