A Design Review hearing of 14 projects was whittled down to nine at the Feb. 4 South End Landmarks District Commission hearing. Boston Landmarks Commission Preservation Planner Mary Cirbus said that those items removed would be heard at the March…
Obituaries 02-06-2020
Beverly M. Kingsbury Aug. 28, 1939 — Jan. 28, 2020 Beverly M. Kingsbury, 89, of the Waterford Senior Residences, passed away on Jan. 28. She was born in Seattle, Wash. on Aug. 28, 1939. She graduated from the Lincoln Heights…
A Different Budget: New superintendent’s budget reflects input heard from parents
The world of school budgets within the Boston Public Schools (BPS) has rarely been marked by intrigue or excitement in years past, but new Supt. Brenda Cassellius said this week that her first budget proposal is different than any previous…
Community wants to see new IBA building at 85 West Newton
A community meeting regarding the proposed demolition of the building at 85 West Newton St., which is a former church that has been used for more than 30 years by Inquilinos Boricuas en Action (IBA) as a community center and…
Elected officials weigh in on proposed transfer of Storrow and other city parkways to MassDOT
Lawmakers are now weighing in on Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposal to transfer jurisdiction of Storrow Drive and three other parkways in the City of Boston – including in the Fenway – from one state agency to another. “I’m disappointed in…
Exchange South End to begin foundation work this month
Neighbors in the Albany Street area should prepare their eardrums for a noisy end to the winter months. The Abbey Group informed the neighborhood in a letter this week that they would begin driving in sheeting for the foundation of…
Essaibi George: My work will continue despite losing committee
A steadfast City Council committee that had specifically addressed the opiate crisis in the South End was dissolved under new Council President Kim Janey, and its former leader, Councilor Annissa Essaibi George, told neighbors this week she won’t abandon the…
News Briefs 02-06-2020
CORONAVIRUS MEETING City of Boston officials will hold a meeting on the 2019 Novel Corona Virus on Friday, Feb. 7, in the Josiah Quincy Elementary School cafeteria, 885 Washington St. Come and get an update from public health officials on…
Guest Op-Ed: If I were homeless
By Alison Barnet Every time I forget my keys and have to sit on the front steps waiting for someone to come home and let me in is more than I ever want to know about homelessness. Well, I’ll just…
Have we turned a corner
For the first time since 2014, life expectancy in the United States has risen after four years of decline, according to a report released this past Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall life expectancy rose…
South End Library to re-open on Feb. 18 after five months
It’s like the return of an old friend who has come back looking 20 years younger. That will be the consensus when the South End Library opens its doors again to the public on Feb. 18 with a new and…
Bartender of the Year says the secret is in the shake
It’s all in the shake. That’s the word from Cesar Vera, a bartender who has kept the spirit in the spirts at the Colonnade Hotel in the Back Bay for the last 30 years, and who was recently named the…