While some Boston restaurant have seen an uptick in business in recent months, they’re now facing the uncertain future of new outdoor dining space created in the city in response to the pandemic as they still struggle to recoup lost…
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s COVID Cases Drop
Three weeks ago, the Back Bay and the surrounding area’s COVID weekly positive test rate skyrocketed nearly 50 percent but positive cases have dropped for two weeks in a row. Two weeks ago the weekly positive test rate fell 37…
City Making Preparations to Begin Tremont St. Redesign Project
Don’t be surprised if you see minor activity on Tremon Street between Massachusetts Avenue and Herald Street in the South End this season as the city makes preparations to begin construction on the street’s long-anticipated redesign. The Public Works Department…
Hindus Call for Transparency and Fairness in Invocation Scheduling by City Council
Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, who has read invocations at United States Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., finds it quite disheartening on not being scheduled for reading invocation at a Boston City Council meeting despite multiple requests.…
District 8 City Councilor Bok Endorses Anderson for District 7 City Councilor
District 8 Boston City Councilor Kenzie Bok has announced her endorsement of Tania Fernandes Anderson to serve as her colleague on the Council representing District 7. “Tania would bring so much valuable experience to the Council – from her work…
News Briefs
Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants to Rally for East Canton Residents on Oct. 9 The Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants will hold a rally in support East Canton who are now contending with luxury development in their neighborhood on Saturday,…
SELDC Seeks More Info on Structural Integrity of 595 Albany St. Before Granting Ability to Demolish
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) met virtually on October 5, where Commissioners heard a proposal for 595 Albany St. to demolish the existing two story brick building and replace it with a six story mixed use building that…
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Endorses Historic Candidate Tania Anderson for Boston’s District 7
Candidate for Boston City Council District 7 Tania Anderson today announced that her campaign has been endorsed by Representative Ayanna Pressley. Anderson won the preliminary election by nearly 800 votes, and would be the first Muslim and first African immigrant…
Progressives Are Trump’s New Best Friends
As our regular readers know, we have been fully supportive of everything that entails the Progressive agenda in Washington, from the Green New Deal to tax increases on the wealthy and everything in between. If anything, we’d like to see…
School Masking Is Not a Parental Matter
According to an interview in the Boston Globe, a member (who is a medical doctor) of the unpaid COVID-19 advisory panel to Gov. Charlie Baker made this statement regarding masking by children in public schools: “Regardless of science, and there…