When you think of night life on the Mystic River by Encore Boston Harbor post-June 23, think of a 7-foot-tall retired NBA star who can spin tunes as skillfully as he formerly shattered backboards. Following a successful opening June 23…
Author: Seth Daniel
New Buildings in the South End Offering Units By the Night
When one South End woman came home last month to her brand new unit in one of the neighborhood’s brand new apartment buildings, she got into the elevator and quickly was allegedly barraged by several rowdy Boston Bruins hockey fans.…
Council Continues to Hold up ZBA Appointments, Re-Appointments
Council is concerned of interpretation of marijuana buffer zone Councilors Michelle Wu and Lydia Edwards are continuing to hold up the appointment and re-appointment of several Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) members until they are clear on how they will…
Friends of Union Park to Highlight Improvements, Fundraise With Movie Night
The Friends of Union Park will take Friday night as an opportunity to show off some improvements to the Park, as well as highlight more than needs to be done, and they’ll accomplish all of that with a relaxing movie…
Councilor Wu Sounds off on Urban Renewal as Community Meetings Start
As the first of 16 Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) meeting on Urban Renewal begins in the Back Bay’s Park Plaza Area, Councilor Michelle Wu said that after several Council hearings on the subject, she hopes to see the…
EBNA,Chang-Diaz Share Frustrations With MBTA and Transportation
Members of the East Berkeley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) and State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz shared concerns about the condition of the MBTA in the wake of a major subway derailment affecting the Red Line, and also the daily task of dealing…
South End Garden Tour Hits Columbus Avenue Area June 15
From roof-decks with flair to Zen corners in garden patios, this year’s South End Garden Tour will have a variety of things to take in for participants during the Saturday, June 15, tour. From roof-decks with flair to Zen corners…
Tribute to a Special Gentleman: Neighbors Begin Campaign Seeking Revival of Crite Park
Pure joy for the late, world-famous artist Allan Rohan Crite was a metal folding chair set up on Columbus Avenue in the South End. Watching. Waving. Talking. Watching some more. The talented painter in his later years often found no…
After-Hours Work at Harrison Albany Reaches Critical Mass, City makes Changes
After-hours work permits and weekend work at the Harrison Albany project seemingly have bucked the carefully coordinated system devised by the City and the neighbors, resulted in major confrontation over the last week and some major shuffling within City departments.…
Community First: For Quincy Upper Valedictorian, It All Came down to Community
Kamaiya Austin has finished at the top of her class this year at the Josiah Quincy Upper School in Bay Village, but for the South End resident, her journey was as much about community as it was about academic achievement.…