If it isn’t the Donald Trump effigy that catches the eye, then maybe it’s that of Vladimir Putin. Or even Kim Jong-un. But it could also be Sarah Huckabee Sanders, or the bloodied up Lady Liberty on the operating table…
Author: Seth Daniel
Superintendent Search Will Be a Familiar Process for Search Committee
A Search Committee has been chosen and the School Committee kicked-off the latest quest for a new superintendent of schools during a special meeting in Dudley Square Wednesday night, Oct. 24. Chair Michael Loconto said they have nominated 11 people…
Rollins Eases Concerns Over ‘The List’ at WSANA Monday
In July, Democratic District Attorney candidate Rachael Rollins released what has come to the known as ‘The List,’ which is simply a list of smaller crimes that she has indicated that she would defer prosecution upon if elected. That’s a…
EBNA Curious on East Berkeley Parking Lot, Development Plan
A routine, three-year renewal of a parking lot license for the Stanhope Garage operators on East Berkeley Street turned into a lively discussion of just what is happening with the property, which was permitted for a large office tower by…
USES Takes Close Look at Selling Tubman House, Some Upset with Process
After a long planning process, the United South End Settlements (USES) is about to put out an RFP to sell its Harriet Tubman House headquarters on Columbus Avenue and begin planning for consolidating the organization at its Rutland Street location.…
City Will Not Bring Homeless Back to Long Island, Will Create Top-Rate Recovery Campus
City Health and Human Services Chief Marty Martinez said that when the Long Island campus and Bridge are back up and running, the plan will not include taking the homeless shelters back to the island. Instead, he said, the City…
Historical Society to Have its 50th Annual House Tour Oct 20
A grand tour of the neighborhood is on tap with the South End Historical Society’s 50th annual House Tour on Oct. 20 – which will include six homes, two of them former churches, and one major surprise at the end…
Weekend Work in the South End Continues to Creep into Residents’ Lives
Weekend construction work in the South End has become like an unwelcome guest – refusing to leave and showing up at the worst possible moments. A packed meeting on Thursday, Oct. 8, showcased the problem that has re-emerged in the…
Councilor Flynn Addresses Eight Streets, Supports More Traffic Planning
City Councilor Ed Flynn told the Eight Streets Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night, Oct. 9, that he would support more in-depth study of traffic and transportation in the neighborhood and throughout the South End. Flynn was the keynote guest for…
South End Neighborhood Upset Over Large Developments Working on Weekends
An agreement was supposed to be in place. So thought Natalie Truong, who had read in the Sun about the new agreement between the City and the neighborhood on an emergency-only process for weekend and night work. But there seemed…