By State Sen. William Brownsberger Recently, the Massachusetts Medical Society endorsed the creation of safe injection facilities for people with opiate substance use disorders. I am the sponsor of a bill to create a framework for legal operation of these…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
NAAB Holds 50th Alley Rally
Back Bay residents Paula Neckyfarow and Deborah Branting help clean up Public Alley 415 during the 50th annual Alley Rally, sponsored by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB), on Saturday, April 29 . The Alley Rally was coordinated…
SOWA Opens for the Season
Little Lilou Petrucci of the South End gets creative with the Hula Hoop at the outset of the opening day of the SoWa Market on Saturday, April 29, on Harrison Avenue. It was the first time the Market has been…
Florals and Fresh Paint
Aleisha Harris works on her bouquet at the Copley Society of Art’s “Florals and Fresh Paint” event with Winston Flowers at the Four Season’s Hotel on Monday, May 1. The fun event was in promotion of the ‘Fresh Paint’ Bid…
Boston Licensing Commission Grants Owners of Famed Icon Nightclub a Second Chance
By Beth Treffeisen Paga Inc., that oversees a number of the nightclubs in the Theatre District, has been struggling to ware off underage drinking violations for years. At Venu Nightclub, one of five clubs owned by Paga Inc., there are…
Exchange South End Developers Have Enjoyed the Ride, Feel Positive Energy
By Seth Daniel It’s fair to say The Abbey Group’s Bill Keravuori knew almost everyone in the neighborhood already, being a long time Southender. However, after a whirlwind tour in the last 60 days of nearly every neighborhood association, group…
UPNA Debuts New Co-Presidents,Tzenova to Partner with Fox
By Seth Daniel As they say, two heads are better than one, and the Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA) has elected two people to head up the long-time South End association for the coming civic year. Board member Svetla Tzenova…
News Briefs
INJECTION SITE IN SOUTH END? The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) caused a stir this week when its membership voted to endorse supervised drug consumption areas, also known as safe injection sites, for the state. While nothing has been decided, and…
Neighborhood Walking Tours are Back
NEWBURY STREET A free historic walking tour will take place May 4, from 6 – 7:30pm, beginning at 46 Newbury Street in front of Brooks Brothers. This tour will explore how an appreciation for art and architecture guided the historic…
Blighted Hotel Alexandra Deal Falls Through This Week after Promising Talks with Two Buyers
By Seth Daniel A potential sale of the blighted and dilapidated Hotel Alexandra by the Church of Scientology to at least two potential developers has fallen through this week, sources have indicated, in a blow to the neighborhood that erases…