Boston Police and Federal agents boasted late last week, after a monumental raid on the Lenox Street Housing Development, that they’d cooled off one of the City’s 10 hottest spots for criminal activity. After more than a year of investigation,…
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The Disappearing Passion
By Phineas J. Stone There have been so many changes in Boston, and frequently Mr. Boston here likes to point them out. Few are bigger, though, than the change around the observance of Easter. Simply put, it’s because there…
Union Park Neighborhood Seeks Way to Remember Allen Seletsky
By Jordan Frias Finding a way to memorialize Allen Seletsky is the goal of the Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA), which is collecting donations in his honor after his sudden passing. Seletsky, 57, owner of The Five Seventy Market on…
Dearth of Small Space:Theatre Groups are Getting Squeezed Out of Boston
By Seth Daniel It’s never easy on the cutting edge, or else it wouldn’t be the cutting edge. But at the same time, when it comes to the cutting edge and fringe small theatre companies in Boston, it also shouldn’t…
Government Center MBTA Station Opens
By John Lynds On Monday Governor Charlie Baker joined Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack, MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and others to officially cut the ribbon on the Government Center station’s…
Love(D) That Dirty Water
By Phineas J. Stone It seemed to escape most news outlets, but a major milestone in Boston’s contentious and contemptuous 1980s history came to a close last Friday. The once, all-consuming Boston Harbor Clean Up fizzled out in Federal Court…
Zakim Seeks Changes on Beacon Street Following Weekend Drag Race Incident
By Dan Murphy After a vehicle jumped the curb and struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk during a drag-racing incident on Saturday, City Councilor Josh Zakim is calling for short- and long-term traffic changes to end the persistent problem of…
6 More Years:Council Grants BRA Extension on 10-3 vote
By Jordan Frias The extension of the 14 urban renewal districts was approved by the City Council for a six year period on Wednesday, March 23, as proposed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The BRA was originally seeking a…
Steve Martin — Art Collector
Grammy winning actor and comedian Steve Martin showed how well-rounded a person he is last Saturday evening when he appeared in a discussion at the Museum of Fine Arts in the Fenway to discuss the show he has curated, which…
Smith to Lead Old Dover Neighborhood Association
By Jordan Frias After a year as vice president of the Old Dover Neighborhood Association in the South End, Ken Smith has become president of the organization and is looking to improve things within his neighborhood boundaries. Smith said he…