By Seth Daniel After many months of discussion and one revamp, the South End Forum approved recommendations drafted by its Parking Task Force at its meeting on Jan. 3 – recommendations that include banning space savers, charging a fee for…
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SELC Puts Preservation Plan on Hold for Boston Medical Center
By Beth Treffeisen The South End Landmarks Commission (SELC) voted to continue the application for the preservation plan and evaluation report of the Dowling Building at Boston Medical Center at the January 3, hearing. With Commissioners John Amodeo and John…
Boston’s Use of Dry Ice for Rodent Control Is Placed on Temporary Ban
By Beth Treffeisen A successful new program of using carbon dioxide in the form of dry ice for rodent control was recently put on hold after it came to the attention of the State’s Department of Agricultural Resources that it…
District 4 Sees Drop in Part One Crime in ‘16
By Dan Murphy As 2016 drew to a close, District 4 was on track to see an approximately 8-percent decrease in violent and property crime from the pervious year. According to Boston Police, 3,586 Part One crimes were reported in…
First Night Boston
Katy Mulroy led a giant dragon around the steps of the Boston Public Library during the Peoples Parade at First Night on New Year’s Eve in Copley Square. The new configuration proved popular with those who braved the rain and…
Cathedral Dominates
HIGH ALTITUDES: Cathedral’s Trevor Lynch drives to the net in first quarter action of the Panther’s 63-41 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the BABC Holiday Classic on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Cathedral High played host this…
New Boston Flower Exchange Ownership Ready for Two-Tiered Community Process
By Seth Daniel In a nod to community-first thinking in his home neighborhood, the Abbey Group’s Bill Keravuori appeared at the South End Forum on Tuesday night, Jan. 3, to begin what was described as the first of many prolonged…
Sculpting Ice Is A Delicate Pursuit Even after 30 Years of Practice
By Seth Daniel Some might think working with glass is delicate business, but those folks haven’t tried carving ice. For the past 30 years, Steve Rose and his company, Ice Effects, have provided the ice sculptures for First Night –…
Daytime Closures of Sidewalks to Happen Along the Longfellow Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will close the sidewalk along the Land Boulevard and Memorial Drive westbound in the vicinity of the Longfellow Bridge through Friday, January 6. The sidewalk will be closed from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.…
Low-Wage Workers to Get New Year’s Raise, Minimum Wage to Rise from $10 to $11
On January 1, 2017, nearly 500,000 low-wage workers in Massachusetts will get their third consecutive annual pay increase when the state’s minimum wage rises from $10 to $11 an hour. The increase is the last of three $1 increases in…