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Guest Op-ed: When It Comes to Opioids, the Best Option Is Prevention
By Zafeer Baber, Pain Physician, Lahey Hospital Six years after America’s Surgeon General declared that nicotine was as addictive as heroin and cocaine, executives of the seven largest tobacco manufacturers were called to testify before Congress. When asked whether he…
NAAB Hosts Membership Reception
Anne Swanson, who edited and proofread ‘Back Bay: A Loving Portrait,’ has recently edited another book, this time about the history of Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB). ‘Back Bay: A Miracle of Preservation’ came out just last year.…
MFS Squash Pro-AM Championship Tournament
John Russell (left) chases down a shot while Robin Clarke looks on in a quarterfinal squash match on Friday, Jan. 11, during the MFS Pro-Am Doubles Championships at the University Club. Meanwhile, Len Bernheimer, Tournament chairman, and Amrit Kanwal, CFO…
Fenway Community Center Hosts MFA Employees Exhibit
Zoe Billman listens to MFA security guard Stephen Holness talk about his piece “Hydrant On Park Drive” during the art show by employees of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts hosted at the Fenway Community Center.
Midtown Hotel Lease Nearing End, Property on the Market
The Midtown Hotel, formerly known as the Mid-Town Motor Inn, has been put on the market by the Christian Science Church as the hotel’s long-term lease comes to an end. The hotel is located across from the Christian Science Plaza…
JP Licks to Make a Colorful Path Back to Newbury Street
After five years off Newbury Street, J.P. Licks – the home-grown Boston ice cream empire – is returning to the city’s most luxe retail district with a storefront that will feature a new plane of lighting technology. J.P. Licks –…
City’s Effort to House Chronic Homeless Compounded by Hundreds of New Arrivals
More than 800 new homeless arrivals into Boston have complicated the effort to try to house all chronically homeless people in the City by the end of this year. The City’s innovative effort to catalog and house the hundreds of…
American Elm
A massive, old and rare American Elm Tree on the alley behind Upton Street is the focus of a rigorous fundraising campaign by the Union Park Neighborhood Association in the South End to save the 150-year old giant. Most American…