I’m always amazed at seeing folks ordering $25 lobsters during the winter season. But I suppose it’s just the way all things have moved. After all, you could go to the market right now and find plump, red strawberries in…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
How We’re Making Boston a City That’s World-Class Because It Works for the Middle Class
By: Mayor Martin J. Walsh From around the world and across our nation, people look to Boston for hope, for opportunity, and for a chance to build a better life. From the first immigrant who set foot on the Shawmut…
Letter to the Editor
PARKING STICKERS WILL REQUIRE SERIOUS THOUGHT Dear Editor: The idea for charging Boston residents for neighborhood parking stickers is not as outlandish as when you first hear this idea, but I do believe before we start tweaking with these parking…
A Great State of the State
Gov. Charlie Baker’s impressive and commanding State of the State address to the state legislature last week truly was one of the most powerful such speeches in recent memory. Gov. Baker listed a host of accomplishments of his administration, most…
Breaking Bread Around the Fire:Dining Around a Fire a Major Draw for Restaurants in the Winter
By Seth Daniel Most of this winter has been bone-chilling cold, and on those nights, many restaurateurs find that having a fireplace is a make or break feature to draw clientele into their dining rooms. It’s almost magnetic, they said.…
Coming Together? Maybe Not Right Now, but Likely Soon
By Seth Daniel There is strength in numbers, and there is also something to be said for a niche market – and right now the plethora of neighborhood associations in the South End are flirting with the once-forbidden idea of…
Mayor Walsh Begins to Tackle Short-Term Rentals
By Beth Treffeisen Boston City Council filed Mayor Martin J. Walsh ordinance on Wednesday, Jan. 24, establishing guidelines and regulations to better track and regulate short-term rentals in the City of Boston. As a new global industry that has a…
News Briefs
HOTEL ALEXANDRA NEWS Developers of the Hotel Alexandra, community members and the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) are working on a very creative solution to help the old hotel on Washington Street overcome some major hurdles that have cropped…
Back Bay to Get Upgraded Wireless-Antenna Systems
By Beth Treffeisen Extenet Systems, which hosts cell phone providers such as Verizon Wireless, T-Mobile, Sprint and more, has gotten the approval from the Back Bay Architectural Commission to upgrade and extend their distributed antenna system (DAS) network nodes in…
Affordable Housing is Coming to the Heart of Downtown Boston
By Beth Treffeisen In a whirl of excitement, members of the community and elected officials gathered together in celebration of the groundbreaking ceremony of “The Union”, which will included 46 units of affordable housing at 48 Boylston Street last week.…