From the Non-Hearing Common Victualler and Other Transactions Hearing on August 8 at 10am: Tezcanlar, Inc d/b/a Thornton’s Restaurant, 150 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115. Described as; in two rooms on the first floor with kitchen, and storage; 66 indoor…
D-4 Police Briefs 08-08-2019
Shady Customer On Tuesday, July 30, at about 4:10 p.m., police responded to a radio call for reported threat at Sunglass Hut at 86 Newbury St. On arrival, officers spoke with a store employee, who said she observed a male…
What Is Happening To Our Country?
“I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America’s culture. It is as American as cherry pie.” — Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, also known as H. Rap Brown. America has been rooted in violence since our founding. We broke free…
Guest Op-Ed : Say No to Rent Control, Yes to Development
By John A. Shope After having been eliminated by statewide referendum 25 years ago, rent control is back under discussion. Oregon and New York recently expanded their rent control laws, and a group of Massachusetts legislators have filed a bill…
Water Lantern Festival at the Esplanade
Swingin’ in the Summah
State Institutes Special Review Process for Exchange South End
State environmental regulars (known as MEPA) have instituted a new review process for the large, commercial Exchange South End development that will allow construction to begin without first having solved critical traffic issues, including the I-93 Frontage Road access point…
Supporters Take to the Road to Help Elderly Women Facing Eviction at OLGH
Chants of “What do we do when the nuns attack? Stand up, fight back!” and “Mother Jennifer, you can’t hide, we can see your greedy side!” rang through Fenway’s Symphony Community Park on July 27 as activists for the women…
FOPG Teams With City to Begin Public Engagement for Boston Common Master Plan
Mayor Walsh announced this January that he, along with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden, had launched a Master Plan for the Boston Common. Walsh said that $28 million from the sale of…
Change of Use Proposed for 784 Tremont St; Managers Want Lodging House
In anticipation of the city’s short term rental ordinance sunset provision ending on Sept. 1, an abutters meeting for a proposal at 784 Tremont St., led by Faisa Sharif of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, was held on July…
New Collapsible Trash Barrels to Be Piloted on East Brookline
Neighbors on East Brookline Street in the South End are readying themselves for a new era in trash collection. That fundamental change will come in the form of a long-awaited pilot program with the City’s Public Works Department (PWD) to…
New York Market Draws Contentious Meeting with Neighbors
At one point in the super-charged abutters’ meeting on the corner of Harrison Avenue and East Berkeley Street regarding the proposed warehouse expansion of New York Market, GTI Properties’ Mario Nicosia challenged the Market’s new manager to produce a key…