Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log June19 533 Commonwealth Ave – Towed Motor Vehicle 58 Dwight St – Larceny All Others 23 Dartmouth St – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 780 Albany St – Indecent Exposure / Lewd And…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Playing Ball on the Street and the Good Old ‘Pinkie’
By Phineas J. Stone I was reminded by a recent article in the Sun about playing ball in the street or on the greenies. I was further reminded of it when I recently saw an old picture of the South…
Enjoy A Safe and Sane Fourth of July
The summer season’s big holiday, the Fourth of July, is upon us. Millions of Americans will be celebrating the holiday — which will be a long and extended four-day weekend for many of us — with friends and family in…
The Annual South End Garden Tour
Artist Elizabeth Taylor is seen painting a nearby rose bush in the Berkeley Community Garden on Saturday, June 17, as part of the annual South End Garden Tour. While foggy and wet weather started the day, crowds picked up in…
21st Annual Rose Garden Party
‘Chronicle’-ing the Weather: Shayna Seymour of ‘Chronicle’ and Mike Wankum of WCVB’s Weather Team enjoy the Mayor’s 21st Annual Rose Garden Party at the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens on Thursday, June 15. More than 400 showed…
Safe Injection Site Gets Hearing at City Hall, Not Much Council Support
By Seth Daniel Calling it everything from ‘asinine’ to ‘absolutely necessary,’ the City Council’s Committee on Homelessness and Addiction Services held a hearing Monday on the recently touted plan by the state and the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) on Safe…
BPDA Board Approves New Residential Tower in Bay Village
By Beth Treffeisen After much debate between residents of the Bay Village, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board approved the 199-foot, mix-use building at 212-222 Stuart Street with a unanimous vote at the hearing held on Thursday, June…
Boston City Council to Exam Access to Parking for Health Care Attendants
By Beth Treffeisen Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim along with Councilor Michael Flaherty asked for a hearing to discuss the city’s current process for granting parking permits to in-home health care attendants serving City of Boston residents, at the Boston…
Top 100 Highest Paid Municipal Employees
The Top 100 highest paid employees in the City of Boston show that six are now earning more than $200,000 per year in regular pay and that Supt. Tommy Chang continues to be the highest paid employee in the City.…
News Briefs
WHOLE FOODS TO AMAZON The announcement last Friday of the sale of Whole Foods to Amazon.com for $13.7 billion has shocked more than a few people, and piqued the curiosity of a number of those interested in business and consumer…