Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans announced Tuesday an agreement with the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) to allow the City of Boston and Boston Police Department to launch a six-month Body Worn Camera Pilot Program.…
Time to Put the Brakes On The European Idea Machine
By Phineas J. Stone If you talk to the thinkers and policy makers around the neighborhood these days, one of the first phrases you hear is, “Well, in Europe they do things like this…” It seems these days that all…
Police Briefs 07-14-2016
BACK BAY – KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG July 4 15 Hemenway St – Assault Simple – Battery 17 Trotter Ct – Assault Simple – Battery Gainsborough St / Hemenway St – Vandalism Haviland St & Massachusetts Ave –…
Sadness Across America
The shooting deaths of two black men by white police officers in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, and then the assassination of five white officers by a black sniper in Dallas, have shocked Americans of all ages, races, color, and creeds.…
Boston Pops July 4th Celebration
Fireworks explode behind the Hatch Shell for the Boston Pops July 4th celebration.
Raising Money for a Good Cause
Anna Wadlington, aged 9, set up a lemonade stand at the corner of Dartmouth and Marlborough streets on the Fourth of July. Her intention was to raise a little money for the Animal Rescue League of Boston, located in the…
BCDC Gives Critical Report to Design, Massing of Quinzani’s Site Proposal
By Seth Daniel A design review committee within the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) pretty much sent the Quinzani’s site proposal by Related Beal back to the drawing board – leveling pointed criticism at a meeting this month of the project’s…
New Public Art Projects to Enliven Two Local Spots
The New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded $93,675 in annual Fund for the Arts grants supporting public art projects that will take place in the greater Boston area, including two in the South End. The Fund for the…
Annual Evening on the Esplanade Set for July 13
Friends and Beacon Hill residents are invited once again to a summer evening filled with music, camaraderie and gourmet food at the opening night of the Boston Landmarks Orchestra on Wednesday, July 13th, at the DCR Hatch Shell on the…
Police Briefs 07-07-2016
BACK BAY-KENMORE/FENWAY-SOUTH END POLICE LOG June 27 1740 Washington St. – Vandalism 800 Boylston St. – Larceny – Shoplifting; Stolen Property – Buying/Receiving/Possessing 815 Boylston St. – Larceny – Shoplifting 800 Boylston St. – Larceny – Shoplifting 800 Boylston St.…
Letters to the Editor
Looking towards a less auto-dependent city On Wednesday, June 15, the City of Boston held a meeting on improvements to the bicycle lanes on Massachusetts Avenue, as well as the retiming of crossing lights to better serve the pedestrians in…
Sixth Annual B.A.A. 10k
Close to 8,000 people took off on Charles Street at the start of the B.A.A. 10K on Sunday morning,June 26