Special to the Sun This week, in one of the first mergers of its kind in Massachusetts, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) and South End Community Health Center (SECHC) announced their intent to merge after signing a definitive merger…
Boston Pride Week is in Full Swing
Boston is gearing up for the annual Pride Parade, which will commence in Copley Square at noon on Saturday, June 8. This year’s theme is “Looking Back, Loving Forward,” which recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and the…
Show Some Pride Boston Pride Week
Schedule of Events Thursday, June 6 6pm Stonewall 50 Event Author Talk Featuring Russ Lopez – Author of Hub of the Gay Universe Commonwealth Salon, BPL Copley Square (Boston) 9pm-2am Pride@Night Event Queeraoke Midway Cafe – (Jamaica Plain) Friday, June…
New Boston Ventures Unveils Plans for Tubman House at South End Forum
New Boston Ventures unveiled yet-unseen details of their plan to demolish and rebuild on the site of the current USES Harriet Tubman House – a plan that is by right and won’t require any zoning relief for the 60l-65 unit…
Sox Reps Discuss Plans for Fenway Theatre, Bleacher Improvements
Representatives from the Boston Red Sox organization discussed plans for the proposed Fenway Theatre and bleacher improvements at the ballpark during a community meeting Tuesday evening at Fenway Park. David Friedman, senior vice president of legal and government affairs for…
Forum Members, Bay Villagers Irate Over Earlier Trash Time
Members of the South End Forum and a visitor from the Bay Village Neighborhood Association grilled Chief of Streets Chris Osgood for the City’s recent decision to have an earlier, 6 a.m. trash pick-up in the downtown neighborhoods – thwarting…
City Hall Plaza Reimagined in New Proposal
In 2015, Mayor Martin Walsh announced his vision to reimagine City Hall Plaza— and that vision is now becoming a reality. Global design firm Sasaki has been hired to create the design for the Plaza, which will be revamped in…
News Briefs
DCR Traffic Advisory: Fenway, Boylston Street, and Park Drive Starting Saturday, June 1, 2019, and continuing through Thursday, June 20, 2019, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close Fenway from Boylston Street to Forsythe Way and from Brookline…
New York Streets Open Space A Steep Price to Pay for a Park
Earlier this year when the City-owned Shawmut Avenue lot in the New York Streets area was designated to be open space, it brought about cheers from the community. It was an unexpected and easy victory. Now, this week, the price…
For the Record
From the June 4 South End Landmarks District meeting, City Hall: Violations •172 West Brookline St. Violation: Ratification of unapproved front PVC air intake vent. •275 Shawmut Ave. Violation: Ratification of unapproved commercial exhaust at rear of structure that rises…
Police Briefs 06-06-2019
‘A wonderful toy’ On Monday, May 27, at about 1:55 p.m., a victim walked into Boston Police Area A-1 headquarters to report that she believes she was drugged while working in her office at 175 Berkeley St. The victim said…
Congratulations To the Class of 2019
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they know a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in the joy —…