As a new school term starts today, Sept. 6, Principal Jamel Adkins-Sharif will look around as the students file into the Blackstone Innovation School, and it will be a morning of movement. That movement aligns with the momentum that the…
Author: Seth Daniel
Exchange South End Hits Snag with State Environmental Officials on Traffic
State environmental regulators have determined that the monumental Exchange South End project does not yet comply with their regulations, particularly in regard to traffic – setting the project back a bit and requiring a longer state review process. “I hereby…
Mayor Walsh says He Would Help Locked Out National Grid Workers if Asked
Mayor Martin Walsh said this week he would help National Grid gas workers in their 11-week lockout battle if asked by the workers to assist in any way. The lockout of two United Steelworkers unions in the gas line division…
Boston Councilor Ayanna Pressley Defeats Congressman Capuano
The world was turned on its nose Tuesday night in the Congressional District 7 race when Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley surprised everyone with a solid victory, ousting Congressional Michael Capuano from the seat he has held for 20 years…
Rep Rushing,Santiago Ready to Face off in Democratic Primary Sept 4:Other Races Include Open DA Race, Congressional Seat, Secretary of State
After more than 20 years without a major challenge, the state representative seat for the South End, Fenway and parts of Roxbury will come up for a vote on Tuesday, Sept. 4, after both major candidates have painstakingly taken their…
Exchange South End gets BPDA Ok, Now it’s Time to Negotiate with Neighbors
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board approved one of the largest science and technology centers ever for the South End this month, and with that approval for Exchange South End, now comes the deal-making for the neighborhood in…
Hundreds of New Arrivals Compound City Effort to House Homeless
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…
JP Licks to Make a Colorful Path Back to Newbury Street
After five years off Newbury Street, J.P. Licks – the home-grown Boston ice cream empire – is returning to the city’s most luxe retail district with a storefront that will feature a new plane of lighting technology. J.P. Licks –…
City’s Effort to House Chronic Homeless Compounded by Hundreds of New Arrivals
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…
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…