By Dan Murphy City officials and police met with more than 100 concerned citizens at Old South Church on March 30 to discuss ways to quell the persistent problem of speeding on Beacon Street. The community meeting, sponsored by the…
The Dogs have it:Dog Population Shows Increase in South End
By Jordan Frias It is no surprise that dog owners want to live in the South End as dog ownership is on the rise, according to numbers from the Inspectional Services Department (ISD). ISD data shows that 75 more dog…
Dust Off the Tux and Dancing Shoes:Green and White Ball Set for April 29
The Friends of the Public Garden and Taj Boston will host the annual Green and White Ball on Friday, April 29, in the Taj Boston ballroom. This black tie and fabulously fashionable event will feature a cocktail reception, followed by…
Marathon Daffodils Will Line Boylston St for Marathon Race
Marathon Daffodils is pleased to announce that for the third year, they will be displaying thousands of daffodils in businesses along Boylston Street, Boston’s busy Marathon Finish Line area for the 2016 BAA Boston Marathon. Marathon Daffodils is an annual…
A Word for the Wise
By Phineas J. Stone Anyone who stays alive long enough sees trends circle and circulate through the culture. So many things that were “out” or forgotten suddenly have a way of popping up again – such as when a celebrity…
Walsh’s and Park Department’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament will take Place April 19-22
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will be hosting the 2016 Mayor’s Cup Street Hockey Tournament over the April public school vacation week on April 19, 20, and 22. “Boston is a hockey town and…
150th Anniversary of Christian Science Church Points to a Future of Good
By Cheryl Petersen One hundred-fifty years ago, a woman living in Swampscott, Mass., had an ah-ha moment. She couldn’t describe the epiphany, but it resulted in an instant recovery from an injury caused a few days earlier that had left…
The Boston Athenæum Exhibition Runs through September 4
The Boston Athenæum at 10½ Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 is proud to present the exhibition, Collecting for the Boston Athenæum in the 21st Century: Prints & Photographs in the Athenæum’s Norma Jean Calderwood Gallery on view through Sunday, September…
Police Briefs 04-07-2016
March 28 236 Newbury St. – Larceny – Theft from Building 535 Newbury St. – Assault Simple – Battery 110 Huntington Ave. – Investigate Person 16 Queensberry St. – Motor Vehicle Accident – Other City Vehicle 132 Jersey St. –…
Downtown View:Heroic
By Karen Cord Taylor Mayor John Hynes was elected in 1949, John Collins in 1960. Collins brought in Ed Logue as the director of the Boston Redevelopment Authority, established in 1957. These men faced a problem. Boston was in trouble.…
Boston Strong
That is the slogan, a rallying cry, that came out of the senseless bombings of the Boston Marathon in 2013. While the culprits and their associates are either dead or in jail, their actions still live on for the familes…
The Anime Boston 2016 Festival
The Back Bay was invaded last week. The Anime Boston 2016 festival at the Hynes Convention Center caused more than a few neighbors to do a double take as elaborately consumed characters made their way through he streets and byways…