By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council last week called for a hearing to discuss filing a home rule petition to add additional polling locations in the six largest precincts in Boston. Filed by City Councilor Bill Linehan of District…
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Graffiti Brought Many South End Young People into the Arts
By Seth Daniel It could be taken as vandalism or offensive by some, but graffiti in the South End was a way for young people in the 1990s to stay safe from violence and the lures of the streets –…
Arraignments Scheduled in Fatal Trench Collapse
An arraignment date has been scheduled in the case against the business owner and corporation charged in the deaths of workers Robert Higgins, 47, and Kelvin Mattocks, 53, in the South End last October. Atlantic Drain Services, Inc., and its…
JetBlue Employee Arrested During Alleged Major South End Drug Deal
A Mattapan man was arrested Friday, Feb. 17, in the South End and charged in Boston Federal Court in connection with cocaine distribution. Francisco Torres, 36, was charged in a criminal complaint with possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and…
Councilor Zakim and Local Organizers Host Rally in Support of Hias National Day of Action for Refugees
This past Sunday, over a hundred people came together to join City Councilor Josh Zakim and community allies across the region for a rally in support of HIAS National Day of Action for Refugees. The rally was held despite the…
Boston Knows How to Do Snow
Dmitry Smelansky, who works in the Back Bay, skis across Boston Common on his lunch break last Friday – one of many people who made the best of snowy fun last Friday in between snow-storms. Thursday’s blizzard yielded 12 inches…
First-Ever Winter Walk
Approximately 500 people gathered over the weekend to help raise awareness of the homeless population in Boston and raise funds to help them out. Paul English, center, makes his way back with winter walkers to Copley Square.
South End the Lone Exception to Boston’s Informal Space Saver Rule
By Seth Daniel The nasty, threatening notes are the stuff of Boston legend. The objects that people use to hold their spaces are confounding to the uninitiated. The practice of marking a spot probably goes back as long as there…
Boston City Council Re-Establishes Special Committee on Civil Rights;Councilor Zakim Appointed to Chair
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council voted to unanimously re-establish the Special Committee on Civil Rights, at the hearing this past Wednesday, February 8. City Councilor Josh Zakim of District 8 will chair the new special committee. He has…
Air Rights Parcel Next to Hynes Convention Center Gets Set in Motion
By Beth Treffeisen Two new glossy towers on top of a podium of retail and above ground parking is taking shape to replace the gaping hole that leads down to the Massachusetts Turnpike, next to the Hynes Convention Center in…