MAKING A MOVE: David Jordan considers his next move in a chess game played during the 4th Annual Chester Square Fall Fest in Chester Square last Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17. The beautiful day lent itself to a great festival for…
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Neighbors Want More Information on Mckinley School Demolition Plans
By Seth Daniel Students and faculty at the McKinley South End Academy know very little about their future in the neighborhood, and neighbors of the large, block-long school on Warren Avenue know even less about a plan floating within the…
Sixty Street Pianos Will Soon Line the Streets
By Beth Treffeisen Soon to be scattered around Boston, 60 colorful, quirky and uniquely designed pianos will be placed throughout the city enticing passersby with the message “Play Me, I’m Yours,” inscribed on them. “It is so effective because it…
Esplanade Assoc to Celebrate 15th Anniversary at Moondance Gala
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, the Esplanade Associaiton will celebrate 15 years of Making Life Better in the Park at their annual Moondance Gala to be held along the banks of the Charles River in Boston. As one of the…
East Boston Savings Bank Warms Up for the 11th Annual 5K Bay Run/Walk
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) announced that its eleventh annual 5K Bay Run/walk will take place Sunday, October 2nd . Adults and children of all ages and from all communities in Greater Boston are invited to run or walk the…
BCYF Swim League Now Recruiting Youth Participants
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF,) is currently enrolling youth participants, age 6-17, for the annual BCYF Citywide Swim League. Every year, over 300 young swimmers participate in the BCYF Swim League. In addition to improving swimming skills, participants…
Fenway Center, Air Rights Project Could Begin in 2017 with Change
By Seth Daniel The first air-rights project over the Mass Pike in 30 years could begin as early as next spring, as the Fenway Center proposal that unites Beacon Street to Brookline Avenue over the Pike issued a Notice of…
#OFFTHEWALL to Launch at South End Open Market at Ink Block
The South End Open Market, now located at Ink Block, will bring #OFFTHEWALL, Boston’s first live graffiti art gallery and block party, to the Market on Sunday, Sept. 25. #OFFTHEWALL is set to take place from 11 a.m. to 4…
Old Dover Focuses in on Public Safety in Wake of Attack
By Seth Daniel After a brutal, daylight attack of a woman on Harrison Avenue in late July, the Old Dover Neighborhood Association called for a bolstering of its Safety and Security Committee at its first meeting of the season on…
School Bells Ring at Blackstone School
Back to School Buddies: Jessy Feliz, Cameron Weinstein and Jayden Abrahms were ready to get back to classes last Thursday morning, Sept. 8, at the Blackstone Innovation School in the South End. The first day of school came for all…