By Beth Treffeisen Coming soon to the South End, 25 distributed antenna systems or DAS nodes will line various streets, adding antennas to the tops of otherwise mundane standard Boston street lights. During the August South End Landmarks Commission meeting,…
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Council President, Mayor See Through Different Lenses On Pot Question
By Seth Daniel Council President Michelle Wu has admittedly never tried marijuana. And, while at Harvard University, she recalls she and her roommates being very disturbed by some of the other students who filled the hallways with marijuana smoke from…
New Herb and Medicinal Garden
Kristin Mobilia, Fenway Garden Society (FGS) herb/medicinal garden project coordinator, presented Mayor Martin Walsh with a gift from the members of the FGS during a ribbon cutting on Saturday, July 30, for the new Herb and Medicinal Garden. The new…
After17 Years,Brand Ready to Ride Again in the Pan Mass Challenge
By Seth Daniel When Andy Brand pedals through the backroads of the Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) route, he doesn’t tend to look at his speed or time himself. Instead, he looks at the signs along the route and the people…
Northampton Street Truck Traffic Unite Neighborhood Groups
By Seth Daniel Crickets are usually reserved as the prime noisemaker at 3 a.m. in the morning, but increasingly on Northampton Street in the South End, the sound has been the crashing and booming of large trucks that use the…
South End Landmarks Commission Works to Retain Harrison Ave Church
By Beth Treffeisen Going into the late hours of Tuesday evening, the South End Landmarks Commission continued to work with the developer of the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Harrison Ave., to revamp the house of prayer into rental…
Special Promos Planned for Sunday’s ‘OpenNewbury’
By Dan Murphy When Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s inaugural “Open Newbury Street” initiative transforms the street into a pedestrian-only walkway on Sunday, Aug. 7, several participating businesses will offer special promotions and activities to mark the occasion. From noon to…
Downtown View:Donald O’Trump
By Karen Cord Taylor This column was published last fall. Things haven’t changed except that Donald is now the Republican nominee. But only a few weeks ago The New York Times reported he wouldn’t rule out quitting shortly after he…
Attack on Harrison Avenue Raises Eyebrows,Institutional Security Issues
By Seth Daniel The woman was walking casually near her home at the GTI building on Harrison Avenue. It was broad daylight, just after 8 a.m. on Friday, July 22. She was looking at her phone. The man was in…
Of Barbershops and Boston Loyalty
By Phineas J. Stone I recently lost my “guy.” That, of course, could mean a whole host of different things, but in Boston-speak, we can translate it to mean that someone important who did critical favors, allowed access to unrestricted…