The City Council Committee on Education held a hearing on March 26 regarding school safety and security measures. Several issues were discussed at length, including an overview of Boston Public Schools safety services, how the Boston School Police operates, and…
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From the March 26 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, City Hall: •5 Worcester Square, South End. Applicant: Rick Ames Purpose: Interior and exterior renovations. Converting a Single Family Dwelling to a Three-Family Dwelling. Reconfigure rooms to accommodate new layout, update…
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Bark Block! Urban Hound to Move It seems barking dogs below luxury apartments don’t mix, even with what was thought to be the best soundproofing. National Development’s Ted Tye reported at the East Berkeley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) that the Urban…
Councilor Flynn’s St. Paddy’s Day Kick off at J.J. Foley’s
‘Love, Fenway’ Gala at Community Center
Coalition, Friends Dissatisfied With Uses Process for Selling Harriet Tubman House
Last fall, a group of longtime South End service providers – referred to loosely as the ‘Coalition’ – convened as they have over the decades in times of great change – to discuss feeling excluded from the United South End…
Taj Hotel Files Renovation Plans with BPDA; Public Meeting Set for Next Week
The Taj Hotel in the Back Bay is about to get a face lift. IREP Newbury Hotel, LLC, an affiliate of Highgate Hotels, find plans with the Boston Planning and Development Agency on March 11 to “fully renovate and revitalize…
Soundtrack to Saturday: WROL ‘Irish Saturday’ A Fixture for Boston’s Irish Community for Decades
Over kitchen table discussions, while doing the dishes, or quiet moments over tea – the ‘Irish Saturday’ soundtrack on WROL radio has reigned supreme in most Irish American households in Boston and beyond. Older residents remember a lifetime of putting…
City Watchdog Urges Caution in Employee Salaries, Contracts
With the City’s 2018 payroll growing by more than 8 percent over the previous year, one City watchdog is urging caution and a tightening of the reins as this year’s City Budget begins to move forward. “We offer words of…
Marlboro Market Employee Arrested for Allegedly Selling Pot
Less than a year after the longstanding business changed hands, an employee at the Marlboro Market located at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Marlboro Street has been cited for dispensing more than deli meats and sundry household items after…