By Seth Daniel National Grid and the Boston Parks Department worked out a plan more than two weeks ago to shut off the highly utilized Blackstone Square Fountain, but neighbors say no one told them about the plan –and the…
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AG Maura Healey Endorses District 2 City Council Candidate Mike Kelly
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey last week announced her support for Mike Kelley’s bid for the District 2 City Council seat. Citing his city government experience and decades of tireless activism in the community, she offered her enthusiastic endorsement of…
Huntington Theatre to Remain Open Due to Proposed Residential Tower
By Beth Treffeisen In October 2015, Boston University announced that they would dissolve the 33-year partnership with the Huntington Theatre Company, making it appear that the famed theatre might have to shutter its doors forever. But the development company, QMG…
Verizon Wireless to Place Hidden Antennas on the Roof at 44 Waltham St
By Beth Treffeisen In an effort to fill in gaps of Verizon service, the telecommunications company will install three fiberglass ‘chimneys’ to be painted a dark, discrete color, concealing six ballast-mounted antennas on the roof of 44 Waltham Street. The…
Coffee Hour with Mayor Walsh
Mayor Martin Walsh visited the new Monsignor Reynolds Playground on Tuesday morning, July 18, and found a time for fun and a time for serious conversations. While ribbons were cut, children had fun, the elderly were given beautiful flowering plants,…
Festival Betances Greased Pole Climbing Contest
Jose M. Rodriguez can attest that pole climbing is a greasy, dirty job – something everyone came to find out during the annual Festival Betances Greased Pole Climbing Contest on Sunday, July 16. The contest has been going on for…
Marinovich to Step Down as Exec Director of Esplanade Association
After five and a half years at the Esplanade Association (EA), the last three serving as its executive director, Tani Marinovich plans to step down this fall. She will continue in her position through September overseeing the organization’s busy summer…
East Springfield, Worcester Square Demand Mayor do More on Neighborhood Opiate Scourge
By Seth Daniel Mayoral coffee hours tend to border on the whimsy, but Tuesday’s time with Mayor Martin Walsh in Monsignor Reynolds Park was anything but whimsical. Instead, the annual event became a sounding board for frustrated residents of East…
Sandwich Board Sign Regulations Will Soon be Up for Debate
By Beth Treffeisen In bright-colored letters across chalkboard signs, witty remarks or inspirational quotes entice a passerby to stop, look in and see what’s inside. These free marketing tools aids many small and larger businesses alike to get shoppers in…
David Barry O’connor – A Master of Lifelong Learning:Back Bay Resident and Retiree Earns Third Suffolk University Degree
David Barry O’Connor knows what it’s like to be a lifelong learner. “I was always taking a class here, a class there,” said the Back Bay resident. “I tried to stay academically engaged as much as I could. But partly…