Though very few know, the long-standing Boston School Police have been phased out this month, losing their arrest powers and most other powers on July 1 due to the state Police Reform Act – and they will now be known…
Author: Seth Daniel
Santiago Drops Out of Mayoral Contest
Though he had a gleaming resume for the job of mayor, South End State Rep. Jon Santiago’s campaign never took a strong foothold citywide and never caught the momentum needed to show strong in September, and as a result he…
Council Passes Operating Budget, and with Mayoral Melodrama Included
The City Council voted – though not unanimously – to approve the City’s Operating Budget, the School Department Budget, and the Capital Budget at its meeting on June 30, culminating what’s been a long and arduous journey that has made…
What’s in the Mystery Box? First Lutheran Church, IBA Officials Crack Open Time Capsule
In the very last stone in the bottom corner of the basement of the old Villa Victoria Arts Center lay the cornerstone of the old building, and inside that cornerstone was the surprise of the summer – a 123-year-old time…
Movie Filming in Union Park to Take Place Through next Week
A new feature film will be arriving into the Union Park neighborhood of the South End next week for nine days of filming on Union Park Street – with most of the filming indoors and some of it happening overnight.…
Exam School Admission Task Force Puts Off Test for This Fall, Embroiled in Further Controversy
For just a small fraction of the Boston Public School (BPS) student population, the Exam Schools have proffered no shortage of controversy and outsized attention this year. That was on display last Wednesday, June 30, when the Exam School Admissions…
After a One-Year Closure, Frog Pond Opens to the Joy of Everyone
Splashing at the Frog Pond is such a familiar sight of summer in the Boston Common that many residents can tend to overlook it as familiar summer scenery year in and year out. However, like so many things, the fund…
Juneteenth and Harriet: South End, Canadian Consulate Celebrate Holiday
In the midst of the pandemic last June 2020, the Canadian Consulate General in Boston noted the energy around Juneteenth in Boston during that tumultuous time, and quietly put a memorial wreath at the statue of Harriet Tubman in the…
Michlewitz Calls for Changes to Polling Places
State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz is calling on the City to take action on reducing the numbers of voters in several precincts within his district – precincts that are some of the largest in the state and frequently result in long…
City Realty Proposes Transformative Lab Space Building in the Heart of Mass/Cass
The Bradston Street corner is one of the most infamous corners on the Mass/Cass corridor – one that most people drive by in shock as they observe the quality of life issues playing out in real time – but now…