BACK BAY – KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG Aug. 1 444 Harrison Ave. – Investigate Person Shawmut Avenue/West Newton Street – Violation of Auto Law – Operating Unregistered/Uninsured Car 41 Bay State Road – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person Exeter/Newbury streets…
Letter to the Editor
The state agency has overstepped its authority Dear Editor: To Secretary Jay Ash, Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development: I am writing to inform you that the state Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) has exceeded its powers…
The Olympic Spirit Still Exists
For almost all of us, the Olympics have provided memories that have lasted a lifetime. We can all measure how old we were, or where we were, when we recall Olympic moments both from our youth and through adulthood. For…
New Herb and Medicinal Garden
Kristin Mobilia, Fenway Garden Society (FGS) herb/medicinal garden project coordinator, presented Mayor Martin Walsh with a gift from the members of the FGS during a ribbon cutting on Saturday, July 30, for the new Herb and Medicinal Garden. The new…
After17 Years,Brand Ready to Ride Again in the Pan Mass Challenge
By Seth Daniel When Andy Brand pedals through the backroads of the Pan Mass Challenge (PMC) route, he doesn’t tend to look at his speed or time himself. Instead, he looks at the signs along the route and the people…
Northampton Street Truck Traffic Unite Neighborhood Groups
By Seth Daniel Crickets are usually reserved as the prime noisemaker at 3 a.m. in the morning, but increasingly on Northampton Street in the South End, the sound has been the crashing and booming of large trucks that use the…
South End Landmarks Commission Works to Retain Harrison Ave Church
By Beth Treffeisen Going into the late hours of Tuesday evening, the South End Landmarks Commission continued to work with the developer of the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Harrison Ave., to revamp the house of prayer into rental…
Special Promos Planned for Sunday’s ‘OpenNewbury’
By Dan Murphy When Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s inaugural “Open Newbury Street” initiative transforms the street into a pedestrian-only walkway on Sunday, Aug. 7, several participating businesses will offer special promotions and activities to mark the occasion. From noon to…
Downtown View:Donald O’Trump
By Karen Cord Taylor This column was published last fall. Things haven’t changed except that Donald is now the Republican nominee. But only a few weeks ago The New York Times reported he wouldn’t rule out quitting shortly after he…
Attack on Harrison Avenue Raises Eyebrows,Institutional Security Issues
By Seth Daniel The woman was walking casually near her home at the GTI building on Harrison Avenue. It was broad daylight, just after 8 a.m. on Friday, July 22. She was looking at her phone. The man was in…
Of Barbershops and Boston Loyalty
By Phineas J. Stone I recently lost my “guy.” That, of course, could mean a whole host of different things, but in Boston-speak, we can translate it to mean that someone important who did critical favors, allowed access to unrestricted…
Police Briefs 08-04-2016
BACK BAY FENWAY/KENMORE SOUTH END POLICE LOG July 25 121 Brookline Ave. – License Premise Violation 125 Brookline Ave. – License Premise Violation 62 Brookline Ave. – License Premise Violation; Liquor Law Violation Van Ness Street/Yawkey Way – Disturbing the…