By Beth Treffeisen At a February 10 press conference, Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Tommy Chang announced the promotion of Dr. Makeeba McCreary of Jamaica Plain to the role of managing director and senior advisor of…
New Co-Working Space is Coming Soon to Newbury Street
By Beth Treffeisen Spaces Newbury Street recently opened on February 13 as a collaborative workspace for Boston entrepreneurs and innovators. The new innovative office space will be situated on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Newbury Street, only blocks away…
Michlewitz Files Legislation to Get South End in Airplane Advisory Group
By Seth Daniel The South End might have a new seat at the table when it comes to sounding off on airplane noise, with State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz filing legislation this week that would require a South Ender to have…
Councilor Josh Zakim and Local Organizers Host Rally in Support of HAIS National Day of Action for Refugees
By Beth Treffeisen This past Sunday, over a hundred people came together to join City Councilor Josh Zakim and community allies across the region for a rally in support of HAIS National Day of Action for Refugees. The rally was…
Police Briefs 02-16-2017
BACK BAY – KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG Feb. 6 53 Huntington Ave. – Property – Stolen, Then Recovered 794 Massachusetts Ave. – Assault Simple – Battery East Berkeley/Washington streets – Violation of Auto Law – Operating After Revocation/Suspension…
Getting Grizzly is a Way of Dealing with the Winter
By Phineas J. Stone When I was little, my aunts used to always have extreme disdain for their husbands carrying a beard – especially in the winter. That’s because, for many a New England man, one of the best ways…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Mr. Stone: I am a fairly recent (2015) arrival in Boston who regularly reads your column in the Sun. I find what you say often thought-provoking, if not always easy to agree with. This week you expressed discomfort with…
Residents Urged to Get Involved
City Councilors Ayanna Pressley, Michelle Wu, Andrea Campbell, and Annissa Essaibi George are to be congratulated for starting a series of meetings on the issues of early childhood education and childcare in Boston. The fear that Boston is a city…
Obituaries 02-16-2017
Jeffrey Hull Abstract painter, professor, and heart transplant survivor who devoted his life to art, the creative process, and his family Jeffrey S. Hull passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer at his Boston home on February 6.…
Seba’s “Warm in the Winter” Event
Monica, Lisa “Light” Christ and Teresa Glass (L-F), Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, shown during their performance at the South End Business Alliance’s Warm in the Winter event hosted at the Cyclorama on Saturday, Feb. 4.
Years in the Making:South Bay Harbor Trail Project Set in Motion
By Beth Treffeisen A pedestrian and bike trail that will connect Boston’s neighborhoods to its waterfront through a three and a half mile route is one step closer to completion after securing funding to construct part of the trail. Once…
After Controversy, Mural’s History in the Neighborhood to Be Preserved with New Artist Call
By Seth Daniel The wall along the tennis courts at Peters Park in the South End is a simple, 10-foot wall, but one that carries a tremendous amount of importance for the neighborhood’s longer term residents who saw some of…