By Seth Daniel Washington Gateway Main Street (WGMS) Director Jennifer Effron announced late last week that she intends to leave her post as director of one of the oldest Main Street programs in the City, choosing to spend more time…
WSANA ‘Desperate’ for a Solution, Gives Tacit Approval to Engagement ‘Tent’
By Seth Daniel While the name has changed several times during the rollout (from The Tent, to the Low-Threshold Center to the current Engagement Center), Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) members said they are desperate for something to relieve…
Border Brigade Brings Life to the Corners of the Public Garden
By Beth Treffeisen Everyone knows the Boston Public Garden for the Swan Boats, colorful roses, and palm trees that line George Washington Statue during the summer but few, if not most, pay no attention to the borders that line the…
Councilor Baker says Its Time for A Conversation about Long Island Shelter
By Seth Daniel City Councilor Frank Baker might be on a political island when he talks about Long Island, but the councilor who represents the Mass/Cass corridor told the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) on Tuesday night that it’s…
Police Briefs 06-29-2017
Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log June19 533 Commonwealth Ave – Towed Motor Vehicle 58 Dwight St – Larceny All Others 23 Dartmouth St – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 780 Albany St – Indecent Exposure / Lewd And…
Playing Ball on the Street and the Good Old ‘Pinkie’
By Phineas J. Stone I was reminded by a recent article in the Sun about playing ball in the street or on the greenies. I was further reminded of it when I recently saw an old picture of the South…
Enjoy A Safe and Sane Fourth of July
The summer season’s big holiday, the Fourth of July, is upon us. Millions of Americans will be celebrating the holiday — which will be a long and extended four-day weekend for many of us — with friends and family in…
The Annual South End Garden Tour
Artist Elizabeth Taylor is seen painting a nearby rose bush in the Berkeley Community Garden on Saturday, June 17, as part of the annual South End Garden Tour. While foggy and wet weather started the day, crowds picked up in…
21st Annual Rose Garden Party
‘Chronicle’-ing the Weather: Shayna Seymour of ‘Chronicle’ and Mike Wankum of WCVB’s Weather Team enjoy the Mayor’s 21st Annual Rose Garden Party at the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens on Thursday, June 15. More than 400 showed…
Safe Injection Site Gets Hearing at City Hall, Not Much Council Support
By Seth Daniel Calling it everything from ‘asinine’ to ‘absolutely necessary,’ the City Council’s Committee on Homelessness and Addiction Services held a hearing Monday on the recently touted plan by the state and the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) on Safe…
BPDA Board Approves New Residential Tower in Bay Village
By Beth Treffeisen After much debate between residents of the Bay Village, the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board approved the 199-foot, mix-use building at 212-222 Stuart Street with a unanimous vote at the hearing held on Thursday, June…
Boston City Council to Exam Access to Parking for Health Care Attendants
By Beth Treffeisen Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim along with Councilor Michael Flaherty asked for a hearing to discuss the city’s current process for granting parking permits to in-home health care attendants serving City of Boston residents, at the Boston…