This Tuesday, the day after Labor Day, is primary election day across the state for both national and state offices. Although primary elections in Massachusetts generally are of little or no consequence because of the overwhelming Democratic voting enrollment and…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Swingin’ on the Charles
Jimmy Parikh dips Ali Cook during the Community Boating Inc.’s 11th annual Swingin’ on the Charles fundraiser on their dock last Saturday evening, Aug. 18. After a quick-moving storm passed by, dancers flocked to the floor for a night of…
Ward 4 Dems Ice Cream Social
DIG IN! Ezra and Andre Kamili having ice cream together during the annual Ward 4 Democratic Committee ice cream social, hosted by Councilor Michelle Wu. The afternoon event brought out several candidate for office and a lot of neighbors looking…
Councilor O’Malley Holds Third Working Session Concerning Net-Zero Carbon
With construction projects popping up all over the city, working to reduce the city’s carbon footprint is an important factor for many. City Councilor and Chair of the Committee on Environment, Sustainability & Parks Matt O’Malley held a working session…
Fenway Neighborhood Preservation Survey Aims to Strike Balance Between Historic Preservation and Development
This summer, the Boston Preservation Alliance is undertaking the Fenway Neighborhood Preservation Survey, which intends to strike a balance between historic preservation and development. Emily Khan, a historic preservation intern for the nonprofit BPA, which strives to protect and improve…
Play about Thalidomide Crisis of the 1960s to Come to South End
Coming soon to The Boston Center for the Arts South End Campus is “[Miss],” an award-winning 2017 play about the 1960s thalidomide crisis. The show is being brought to Boston by Hardly Working Productions, a production company based in Orlando,…
Police Briefs 08-23-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Drive my car On Monday, Aug. 13, at about 5:50 p.m., officers conducting a drug investigation in the vicinity of the Back Bay MBTA station observed a male suspect standing near the planters at the Dartmouth Street…
National Grid Lock-Out of Workers Did Not Have to Happen
Imagine your employer locked you out of your job, stopped paying you and canceled health insurance for you and your family all as a way to send a message: When you get desperate enough you’ll come back with fewer benefits…
Letters to the Editor
Ward 4 looks to Katie Ford in Registry of Deeds race Dear Editor, On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day of Labor Day, voters will have a number of important choices to make on the ballot. In some cases, voters will…
Summer: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
For those of us who live for the triple-H weather of summer — hazy, hot, and humid — the six-week period we enjoyed from July 4th week through this past Saturday was our proverbial cup of tea. Temperatures in the…