On Iron Fences Dear Editor: I have just read the charming article by Lauren Bennett about Back Bay iron fences (August 15). It’s really wonderful to come across a detailed description of the history and restoration-techniques of beautiful iron fences…
Guest Op-Ed : Compassion Is Key to Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
By Jennifer Nassour My brother died of an overdose. When I see men and women struggling with addiction on the streets of Boston, I see my brother, and my heart breaks, again. We all wish for a quick and easy…
Emotions Run High at Tubman House Meeting
The first meeting of the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) on the Harriet Tubman House redevelopment project rolled out Monday night, Aug. 29, but try as they might, they never got to the meeting. The Tubman House, which was sold by…
Puppy Dogs and Pollinators in the Neighborhood
Seeing It All : Businesses at the Opioid Epicenter Hoping for Help
Gerry DiPierro is a noted and talented contractor in the South End. DB&S is a long-standing, high-quality lumber yard in Newmarket. Neither business has anything to do with opioids, but employees and owners have become experts on the matter by…
Mobilia Takes Home a Top Prize, Is Inducted into Hall of Fame in Mayor’s Garden Contest
Fenway resident and District 8 city council hopeful Kris-ten Mobilia had the dual distinction of winning first place in the Vegetable or Herb garden category and being named a 2020 Hall of Fame inductee in Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Garden…
Isabella Stewart Gardner Gearing Up For Final Neighborhood Night
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will have its final Neighborhood Night of the summer tonight, August 22, where the museum will come alive with the sights and sounds of musicians, artists, and other creators. The theme of the final night…
Claremont Neighbors Weigh in on Worcester St. Housing Proposal
A special meeting of the Claremont Neighborhood Association was held on Aug. 15 for LIHC Investment Group to present their proposal for approximately 60 market rate apartments on Worcester Street between Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street. The space is currently…
City Pleased With East Berkeley Parking Pilot, Neighbors Hope for More
It’s been one year since the City finally stepped in to institute a pilot program that limited parking on a stretch of East Berkeley Street in the South End that has been a logjam for years – and the early…
For the Record
From the Aug. 21 License Board Hearing, 10 a.m., City Hall: • Sesame CZ, LLC, D/B/A: Roka, 801 Massachusetts Ave., South End. Holder of a Common Victualler 7 Day All Alcoholic Beverages License has peti-tioned to transfer the license and…
News Briefs
Boston I-90W Clarendon Street On-Ramp Permanently Closing The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that the on-ramp which carries vehicles from Clarendon Street onto I-90 westbound in Boston will be permanently closed effective September 3, 2019. There will be…
What Happened to Our Red Sox, Nation?
After 2018’s record-setting season in which our Red Sox won the most regular-season games (108) in their history and then vanquished the Yankees, Astros, and Dodgers in the post-season by a combined 11-3 en route to winning the World Series,…