Plywood can be improved. Just ask Arthur Halvorsen, and artist who has been blasting in and out of the Back Bay and South End painting flower murals on every piece of plywood that replaced the glass storefront windows on June…
Author: Seth Daniel
Missing the Mark: Emancipation Statue in Back Bay Likely to Be Re-Commissioned
A statue of Abraham Lincoln and a newly-freed slave – titled ‘Emancipation’ – has hit the ire of many in the neighborhood and throughout Boston over the last week as being outdated and insulting. Though the statue has been repeatedly…
Mass Dads: Poll Finds State Is Best in Nation for Working Dads
Those who are dads in Massachusetts enjoy some of the best life-expectancy and working conditions in the nation, according to a study released this week by WalletHub. It’s a fact that many can relax with and enjoy this Sunday as…
Restaurants Look for Space Anywhere They Can Find It
When Petit Robert Bistro on Columbus Avenue in the South End needed to re-open, space was the number one concern. With an existing patio dining situation from before COVID-19, Petit Robert had the idea already, but needed to create more…
Community, FAA Finally Making Progress on Measuring Airplane Noise
Just when air travel has fallen by 80 percent or more, it seems the community and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are making progress on understanding how airplane noise is affecting Boston neighborhoods like the South End. Steve Fox, the…
Al Fresco by Edict: Restaurants, Eateries Begin Move to Outdoor Service
The reservation list was full on Monday night at Aquitaine Bistro in the South End. It didn’t mean what it used to mean prior to COVID-19 restrictions and shut-downs, but there hadn’t been one reservation in the book since March…
Project Place Volunteer Walks 150 Miles in Her Apartment Building to Help Fund-Raise
When one chooses to walk 150 miles for charity, the destination might be somewhere in Western Massachusetts or Connecticut – or even far up north. Project Place volunteer Nila Webster, who lives in Revere, completed her 150-mile walk for Project…
Cathedral High holds one of the first virtual graduation events
The usual pomp and circumstance at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for commencement at Cathedral High was replaced this year with online viewing from the kitchen table for the schools 57 graduates.Head of School Dan Carmody said the ceremony…
Radical Change: Peaceful Protests Morph Into Violence and Looting
While more than a handful of large-scale protests over the murder of George Floyd at the hands of some officers in Minneapolis have resulted in emotional, peaceful and moving exercises of Constitutional freedoms, several have also erupted into large-scale violence…
Scaled-Down SoWa Market to Open this Sunday
The SoWa Market on Sunday will open a scaled-down outdoor market on Sunday, June 7, that will be mostly food vendors for the local community. Market Manager Alexandra Horeanopoulos said they are basing their design on some other markets operating…