By Seth Daniel Earlier this month at a neighborhood function in the South End, two mayors came face-to-face for a handshake. One of them was Mayor Martin Walsh – the mayor of Boston. The other was George Stergios – the…
Newbury St To Close To Car Traffic for a Day
By Seth Daniel Everyone has been taught to look both ways before crossing the street, but this summer – at least for one day and maybe more – that may not be necessary. Imagine shopping on Newbury…
Flower Exchange Purchased by the Abbey Group of Boston
Several sources confirmed this week that the Abbey Group intends to purchase the large, key parcel of land on Albany Street known as the Flower Exchange and will move to develop it with biotech companies in the fashion of Cambridge’s…
Police Briefs 05-26-2016
BACK ABY KENMORE/FENWAY SOUTH END POLICE LOG May 16 Harcourt/Saint Botolph streets – Robbery – Street 75 Westland Ave. – Robbery – Street 300 Shawmut Ave. – Verbal Dispute 555 Massachusetts Ave. – Vandalism 1395 Washington St. – License Premise…
TV Dinners and the Vietnam War
By Phineas J. Stone As Memorial Day approaches, I am often confronted by the faces of the young men who went away to war and never returned. I can put myself in their shoes certainly. Their faces are so fresh…
We Need to Rethink Language Immersion in Schools
By Senator Sal DiDomenico One of the most important priorities for our Commonwealth’s schools is to ensure that our students have the tools to succeed – both academically and vocationally – in today’s rapidly globalizing economy. And yet, far too…
Enjoy the Weekend — Safely
We saw a statistic the other day that seemed baffling: The death toll on our nation’s roads and highways once again is on the rise. Last year, there were 38,000 highway fatalities in America. That’s about 100 Americans killed every…
Let’s Remember the True Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day, our most solemn national holiday, will take place this weekend. It is symptomatic of our national culture that for most Americans, the true meaning of Memorial Day has long been lost amidst the excesses of our materialistic society.…
First Look at Gateway Project
By Dan Murphy The public got a look at preliminary design plans for the $1 billion Back Bay/South End Gateway project during a meeting sponsored by the Boston Redevelopment Authority the Boston at the Common Hotel and Conference Center on…
South End Forum Unveils Parking Recommendations
By Seth Daniel The South End Forum’s Parking Task Force unveiled a slate of recommendations for the greater South End neighborhood regarding parking changes – including year-round street sweeping and eliminating the use of snow space savers in the neighborhood.…
Leggat McCall to Revise Albany Block Project
By Seth Daniel The principals for the Albany Block project told members of the Blackstone/Franklin Square Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night that they would be re-presenting their controversial project to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) in the coming weeks in…
The Children Who Would Take Over the Playpen
By Phineas J. Stone At the risk of suffering the effects of a negative Tweet, or perhaps being parodied on a poster board sign, Mr. Boston is going to take on the Boston “students” this week that seem to be…