Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) last week announced that online registration has opened for City-operated summer youth programs and classes, all of which are designed and will be operated in accordance with current…
When Did the U.S. go from First to Worst?
For those of us of the Baby Boom generation, it was unquestionable that the United States was “the best” country in the world. Despite the war in Vietnam, Watergate, recessions, 9/11, and other setbacks, America continued to be a global…
Name Change Was a Long Time Coming
The decision this week by the Washington Redskins to change its team name was long, long, LONG overdue. The term “redskin” is — and always has been — a racist reference to Native Americans. For anyone who doubts that notion,…
New Green Line, bus boarding procedures on July 20
The MBTA is announcing that, effective on Monday, July 20, there will be updated boarding protocols for customers using buses and the Green Line at street-level stations. Standard fare collection processes will continue at the front doors of buses and…
MassDOT Advisory: Lane closures at intersection of Commonwealth Avenue & BU Bridge
Friday night, July 17, until Saturday afternoon, July 18 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing it will be reducing the number of travel lanes on a section Commonwealth Avenue eastbound and westbound at the intersection of the BU…
A Rare Chance: JVS/BCAE merger looking at two options for Bay Village facility
Following the announcement of the merger between the Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) and Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE), JVS said this week it is looking at two options for how to use the former BCAE facility on Arlington Street…
Shooting on East Newton under investigation; witnesses reported man shooting at people in the street
Detectives at the D-4 Station are still investigating a brazen shooting on East Newton Street and Harrison Avenue just after midnight on July 5 – adding to the incredible drama that unfolded with fireworks, lawlessness and noise throughout the city…
Latest COVID-19 Statistics for the downtown neighborhoods
Citywide Cases as of July 7: 13,578 Citywide Case Recoveries as of July 7: 9,568 Citywide Deaths as of July 7: 710 Numbers of Back Bay/Beacon Hill Cases: •As of July 1: 486 confirmed positive cases with an infection rate of…
Friday Night Supper Program Receives Boston Resiliency Fund Grant for Meals
Since 1984, Friday Night Supper Program (FNSP) has been providing hot, three course meals every Friday to homeless and low income individuals and families out of the Arlington St. Church. Having never missed a Friday, the COVID-19 crisis forced the…
Police Reduction Outlined in Plan Raises Concerns
It is the first summer the Boston Police and all City departments have entered warmer weather with coordination and a defined plan on how to handle drug abuse, homelessness and quality of life issues on the Mass/Cass corridor – an…
Keeping the Tradition Going, Festival Betances Moves Online
Festival Betances is the jewel of July in the South End on most summers, but COVID-19 threatened its very existence this year, and now organizers are trying to keep the tradition alive by moving it online this year. IBA Executive…
The Stock Market Does Not Represent the U.S. Economy
We don’t pretend to be experts either in the stock market or the economy in general. However, as Bob Dylan put it, “You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,” and similarly, the average American doesn’t…