By Beth Treffeisen A packed room filed into the lobby of the Harriet Tubman House, located at 566 Columbus Ave., to listen and ask questions on how the United South End Settlements (USES) will be reorganizing to better serve the community in the future. Held on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the meeting outlined the initial...
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USES Begins Scouting Plans to Bring the 125-Year Old Organization into the Future
AG Healey Joins 39 Other States to Investigate Marketing of Opioid Meds
By Seth Daniel Attorney General Maura Healey announced Tuesday that her office has expanded an ongoing investigation into the marketing and sale of opioids to include multiple manufacturers of branded painkillers and three major drug distributors, but her entrance into the suit came a little too late for some in the neighborhood. As part...
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Oysters Abound in the South End, Especially Underground
By Seth Daniel There is no shortage of places to find oysters in the South End these days, but few might have thought one of the most prolific oyster spots is between five and 10 feet underground. No one except a few choice historians and a good many neighbors on Warren Avenue who have...
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UMass Boston says Walsh Never Confirmed for Sept 12 Debate, Likely No Debate Before Tuesday’s Preliminary
By Seth Daniel With less than a week before the much-anticipated Sept. 26 Preliminary Election, debates – or no debates – have taken center stage in the four-person mayoral contest. At issue this week is a debate that was to occur on Sept. 12 between Mayor Martin Walsh and Challenger Tito Jackson at UMass...
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LDA on the Way:BPDA has Completed Cataloguing South End with More than 400 LDAs Found
By Seth Daniel When Urban Renewal first came to the South End, it was the 1960s and plans had begun to form and agreements had been made to redevelop the aging neighborhood. Many of the things one sees today are a product of Urban Renewal – things like the Boston Center for the Arts,...
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District 2 Candidate Kelley Canvasses Villa with AG Healey
Candidate Mike Kelley held a canvass kickoff Sunday, Sept. 10, in the South End’s Villa Victoria neighborhood, rallying supporters from every neighborhood in District 2. Joining Kelley were Attorney General Maura Healey as well as several members of SEIU Local 888. Kelley’s campaign had more than 50 volunteers knocking on doors and speaking with...
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Ed Flynn Hosts Events in South End, Chinatown, and Beacon Hill
With less than one week before the District 2 City Council Preliminary Election, Ed Flynn hosted packed campaign events in the South End, Chinatown, and Beacon Hill. In recent weeks, Flynn earned key endorsements from local elected officials and community-based organizations. Flynn said, “Since March, we have been reaching out to voters from every...
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First Day at Hurley
Fourth grade teacher Luis Diaz (back) happily welcomed his new students back for a fall term of school at the Hurley K-8 School in the South End on Thursday, Sept. 7. Students from across the Boston Public Schools, as well as many students in private schools, returned for a fresh year of schooling this...
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Millennium Partners Lowers Height of Proposed Tower
By Beth Treffeisen The developers behind the proposed Winthrop Square Tower that has caused controversy over the new shadows it would create over the historic parks downtown, has lowered the height from 775 feet to just above 700 feet to comply with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidance. As part of the review process...
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Flower Exchange IAG Forms
By Seth Daniel After a bit of silence since its whirlwind tour of the South End last spring, the Abbey Group is now preparing to file its Project Notification Form (PNF) on the redevelopment of the Boston Flower Exchange and an Impact Advisory Group (IAG) has been appointed. The Flower Exchange project has been...
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