Boston Pride issued a Letter to Our Community today on the Boston Pride website www.bostonpride.org that provides information on the ongoing process of the transformation that the organization is undergoing. According to the letter, “The unacceptable manner in which the Boston Pride board responded…
Boston Ward 4 Dems to Hold Virtual Holiday Party on Zoom on Dec. 15
The Boston Ward 4 Dems will be holding a holiday party on Tuesday, December 15, at 6 p.m. Join fellow Democrats from Back Bay, Fenway, and the South End for some (virtual) holiday cheer. For more information, and details about…
Developer Proposes Replacing Midtown Hotel With 115-Foot Apartment Building
A local developer intends to raze Midtown Hotel, which dates back to the ‘60s and currently provides lodging for around 300 Northeastern University students, and replace it with a 115-foot apartment building overlooking the Christian Science Plaza. Ted Tye, one…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, gets underway this Thursday, December 10, and will culminate next Friday, December 18. In summary, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees — a group of fierce warriors who used…
The Virus Is a Hunter — and We Are Its Prey
It now has been nine months since lockdowns went into effect in many states, including here in Massachusetts on March 16. However, despite all of our previous efforts, the COVID-19 pandemic is surging across the entire United States. The pleas of public health…
Pearl Harbor Was 79 Years Ago
It was 79 years ago this week — December 7 — that the nation of Japan launched its attack on Pearl Harbor. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened a joint session of Congress in which he famously…
Letters to the Editor
Regarding the SoWa Power Station Dear Editor, As a small business owner in the state of Massachusetts who makes my living through events like the SoWa Winter Festival, I’m writing in support of The SoWa Power Station procuring an all-alcohol…
Thanksgiving at Pine Street Inn
History Comes Down
Big Plans for Power Station: Jeff Gates Takes Helm on New Luxury Venue: Neighbors Burnt in the past Voice Skepticism
Long-time South End restaurateur Jeff Gates pitched a new plan for the massive renovation of the Power Station at SoWa into a luxury event venue to a skeptical group of neighbors on Tuesday night – many of whom had been…
Learning Remotely Together: USES Hosts Students in Learning Pods
Figuring out how to do schooling this year is next to impossible with most students under the heavy hand of an all-remote learning plan due to the COVID-19 school building closures, but getting out of the remote rut has come…
SELDC Approves 794 Mass. Ave. Addition for Height, Landscaping, Setback, and Massing
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) met virtually on December 1, where Commissioners heard a proposal for the Woods Mullen Shelter and Services at 794 Mass Ave. to demolish a section of the five story building and erect a…