On the heels of Governor Charlie Baker’s recent decision to allow the Massachusetts State Police to detain individuals based on immigration status and without a criminal warrant, Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim – who authored the Boston Trust Act and…
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June is for the Early Birds
By Phineas J. Stone This week and the next few weeks coming are pretty much the best of the lot for Boston folks. The longer days mean more sunlight and more time to catch those precious hours outside in the…
He Is Safe at First
Carlos Arredondo, the Marathon Bombing hero and a Gold Star father, slides into first base during the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes softball game at Fenway Park on Saturday morning, May 28. The game featured Gold Star parents and families versus returning…
Flower Exchange Could be Dynamic Biotech Campus
By Seth Daniel Kendall Square, say hello to the South End. Intended owners of the Boston Flower Exchange on Albany Street drew an early picture for the City Council and residents at last Thursday’s Public Hearing of a biotech campus…
Details Emerge for Christian Science Plaza Changes
By Seth Daniel Major changes are in store for the Christian Science Plaza at the nexus of the South End and Back Bay neighborhoods – including making the pool smaller and shallower – as announced Tuesday night at the St.…
Downtown View:What Could Go Wrong?
By Karen Cord Taylor You have a taxicab company, or maybe you drive a cab. You paid a lot of money for the medallion that allows you to operate that cab. People trying to hail your cab have no idea…
Summer in the City
By Phineas J. Stone Boston turns into an entirely different place once June 1 hits, and really the warm up for that comes in late May. The early morning sunrise, pleasant temperatures, the return of the birds and the overall…
News Briefs
MOVIES AT THE PRU RETURN The free Family Film Festival series is returning this summer to Prudential Center and the list of great family movies is below. Saturdays starting July 2 through August 27, beginning with fun kid activities at…
Rock n’ Roll Yoga at the Verb Hotel in Fenway
by Marianne Salza Poolside at The Verb Hotel, a group of women stretched in a low lunge pose, reaching up towards the green wall of Fenway Park during the first Rock n’ Roll Yoga class of the summer on May…
Methadone Mile Neighbors Look for Security
By Seth Daniel Earlier this month at a neighborhood function in the South End, two mayors came face-to-face for a handshake. One of them was Mayor Martin Walsh – the mayor of Boston. The other was George Stergios – the…