More than 800 new homeless arrivals into Boston have complicated the effort to try to house all chronically homeless people in the City by the end of this year. The City’s innovative effort to catalog and house the hundreds of…
Author: Seth Daniel
OneHood All-Stars and Police Bond Over Basketball
Across the country, there are many stories of young people and police officers at odds, but last Friday at the Blackstone Community Center basketball court, the odds were on a competitive and fun game between City kids and the officers…
South End Community Health Center on Firm Ground, CEO says
The leader of the South End Community Health Center (SECHC) said this week that the center is on fine footing, even after terminations of two longtime employees at the center last week raised eyebrows and longtime leaders have voiced some…
Bar Lyon Sets Mid-September as Opening Date on Washington Street
The owners of Bar Lyon told the Sun this week that they are anticipating a mid-September opening for their long-awaited French-themed café on a challenging corner of Washington Street. “We’re getting there,” said Mark D’Allessandro of the Columbus Hospitality Group,…
Edena Looks to Capture Best of Both Lodging Worlds
Steve Wu likes the short-term rental model, but he and his company – Edena Urban Resorts – are not ready to give up on the human touch of a hotel. That’s why Edena has come up with the first-ever hybrid…
Legislature Agrees Not to Approve SIFs, but Will Study Them
The long-discussed wide-ranging Opiate treatment bill passed the state legislature late Tuesday night, July 31, just in the nick of time, after a conference committee on that same day agreed to a compromise form of the bill that went through…
Shattuck Community Process Looks to Begin in September
The 12-month community process for the move of the Shattuck Hospital from Jamaica Plain to the South End will commence in September, according to the state Office of Health and Human Services. The state recently chose Health Resources in Action…
Cannabis-Themed, Vacation Rentals Debut in Back Bay, Fenway
The latest in the Boston lodging experience just got higher. While many tourists are drawn by the Freedom Trail, the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Harbor, the newest tourist attraction could be the ability to smoke marijuana legally –…
Sen Elizabeth Warren Brings Town Hall to South End
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has held more than 30 Town Halls across the state over the past several months, and now the popular senator will bring the next one to the South End on Saturday, July 28. Doors will open…
Comm Evans Bids Farewell after 39 Years with BPD:Mayor Immediately Makes Historic Appointment of Chief Bill Gross as New Superintendent
Police Commissioner William Evans announced at a press conference Monday morning that he would resign from his post as commissioner to spend more time with his family and to be the head of public safety at Boston College (BC). At…