The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipient of the annual memorial scholarship honoring the memory of Massport Chief Development Officer Lowell Richards, III. The 2021 Lowell L. Richards III Memorial Scholarship was awarded to South End resident and…
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State Rep. Chynah Tyler Endorses Andrea Campbell for Mayor
Wednesday morning at an event in Roxbury, State Rep. Chynah Tyler endorsed Andrea Campbell for Mayor of Boston.Representative Tyler, a Roxbury native, represents the 7th Suffolk District which includes parts of Roxbury, Fenway, and the South End, and is Chair…
Gov. Baker Nominates Rachel Hershfang as Associate Justice of the Appeals Court
Recently, Gov. Charlie Baker announced the nomination of South End native Rachel Hershfang as Associate Justice of the Appeals Court.“The decades of experience in public service that Rachel Hershfang…will bring to the respective courts and the people of the Commonwealth…
Police Incidents: Man murdered in shooting on West Concord Street
At about 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 6, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a call for a person shot in the area of 162 West Concord St. in the South End. On arrival, officers located an…
Baby’s First Jazz at WSANA Concert
Smoke from Faraway Fires Cast Haze over City
City names Molly Griffin new neighborhood liaison for Back Bay, Fenway-Kenmore
A lifelong Bostonian, Molly Griffin has come on board as the city’s neighborhood liaison for Back Bay and Fenway-Kenmore, as well as for Beacon Hill and Mission Hill. Griffin, who was born, grew up, and currently lives in Dorchester, earned…
Exchange South End IAG meets
It’s been so long since the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) for the massive Exchange South End project has met, that many members haven’t lived in the area for some time and others didn’t remember they were members. So it is,…
ZBA approves recreational cannabis dispensary
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) approved a recreational cannabis establishment at 331-335A Newbury St. at its July 27 hearing. Attorney Kevin Joyce said that the proponents of Rooted in Roxbury are seeking a conditional use permit for the dispensary,…
Boston Community Pediatrics named Mass. winner in Red Sox grants addressing mental health in New England
Boston Community Pediatrics (BCP) in the South End on Thursday night, July 22, received the $10,000 first-place award in Massachusetts as part of the 7th Annual IMPACT Awards, a joint initiative of the Red Sox Foundation and the Ruderman Family…