By Seth Daniel The Landwave looks like it might finally be headed out to sea, and neighborhood organizers report being very encouraged by initial meetings with the Boston Parks Department regarding a first-step meeting to set priorities for the renovation…
Northeastern to Update Institutional Master Plan to Include Space at Christian Science Complex
By Beth Treffeisen Northeastern University will soon lease additional space in the Christian Science Complex on Massachusetts Avenue, for office use and in a separate item, Northeastern officials are working to develop a small addition to the Badger and Rosen…
Police Briefs 11-10-2016
Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log Oct. 30 725 Tremont St. – Investigate Person 794 Massachusetts Ave. – Auto Theft 585 Columbus Ave. – Towed Motor Vehicle 700 Tremont St. – Towed Motor Vehicle Museum Road –…
Some Things Don’t Belong on the Ballot, and the ‘Forgotten Folks’
By Phineas J. Stone Boston is a place where pure democracy is celebrated. The Town Meeting. The pomp and circumstance of the polls and polling places. The connections one gets when going out to decide the fate of the community…
Let’s Remember — And Thank — Our Veterans
This Friday, November 11, marks the annual observance of Veterans Day. The holiday originated as Armistice Day in 1919 to mark the first anniversary of the end of World War I, which formally was concluded on the 11th hour, of…
A Day in the Life of Council President Michelle Wu
In spending a day with Council President Michelle Wu, one quickly sees her talk is her walk. The sun hadn’t quite made it up Thursday morning when City Council President Michelle Wu began rushing around her Roslindale home to…
The 2016 Election – What’s on the Ballot?
Q.1 Expanded Slot Machine Gambling This proposed law would allow the state Gaming Commission to issue one additional category 2 license which would permit operation of a gaming establishment with no table games and not more than 1,250 slot machines.…
African American Artist and Bostonian Bob Freeman to Show at the Adelson Galleries
By Beth Treffeisen Tarps with splatters of paint covered the wooden floors as large canvasses filled with dressed up characters at various black and white social events lined the walls. Located within Robert Freeman’s studio in Waltham, the behind the…
South End Forum Discusses Position on Potential Heliport
By Seth Daniel A Request for Propsals (RFP) from the state and City, along with several months of quiet government discussions regarding the siting of a heliport – potentially in or next to the South End, had the South End…
Phase II of the Comm Ave Improvement Project to Begin
By Beth Treffeisen This past Friday, October 28, elected officials from both the city and state level came together with members of advocacy groups at a ground breaking ceremony to celebrate the start of the Phase II Commonwealth Avenue Improvement…
BPDA ‘Eminent Domain’ Inquiries for Neighbors Bring about Potential Sale of Hotel Alexandra
By Seth Daniel Once called a “festering wound” by many South-enders, the wound that is the generationally dilapidated Hotel Alexandra on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Washington Street could soon be healing. The mostly-unused building with the grand, marble…
A Day in the Life of Council President Michelle Wu
By Joseph Prezioso In spending a day with Council President Michelle Wu, one quickly sees her talk is her walk. The sun hadn’t quite made it up Thursday morning when City Council President Michelle Wu began rushing around her Roslindale…