By Mayor Martin J. Walsh What does it mean to be an age-friendly city? It means a city that adapts its structures and services to provide accessibility and inclusion to residents of all ages and abilities. That’s why we’ve created…
Gov Baker Stands Tall — Again
The swift and unequivocal announcement last Friday by Gov. Charlie Baker that Massachusetts will join in an initiative with other states to encourage alternative forms of energy in order to reduce carbon emissions is yet another example of the sort…
3rd Annual Barks & Bagels
Kate Wann, with Queenie, experienced tongue-wagging excitement last Saturday, May 20, during the City’s 3rd Annual Barks & Bagels event at the Boston Common Frog Pond. The event drew hundreds of dogs and their humans to socialize and enjoy doggie…
Memorial Day Exercises
Domingo Cintron Jr. raises the State Flag as the National Anthem is sung at the Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial Day exercises at the Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Square in the South End on Monday, Memorial Day, May 29.
TripAdvisor Ranks Fenway Park as One of the Best Landmarks in the U.S.
By Beth Treffeisen TripAdvisor, the travel planning and booking site announced last week the winners of its Traveler’s Choice awards for Landmarks, with Fenway Park pegged at 13 out of 25 sites in the country. The Golden Gate Bridge came…
Pedestrian Killed on Tremont Highlights Urgency of Safe Streets
By Seth Daniel A vehicle hit and killed a neighborhood man that was crossing Tremont Street Monday evening, May 29, near Upton Street – and residents are saying the area needs fixes now to prevent more car on pedestrian accidents.…
Residents Vie for New Community Center at 151 Lenox Street
By Beth Treffeisen An outpouring of support emerged for a new community center for the Tenants Development Corporation (TDC), a non-profit property management and development corporation, to be built at the vacant parking lot at 151 Lenox Street, located on…
Key New York Streets Building Breaks Silence with 13-Story Proposal
By Seth Daniel The silence has been broken, and the mystery has been solved, as the Davis Companies announced last week that they will seek to develop a 13-story residential mixed-use tower on the site of the former ABCD child…
Unique BPDA Loan Program Helps Tea Bar Come to Main Street Area
By Seth Daniel A unique cold brew tea bar based in Jamaica Plain is expanding to a new location in Charlestown, and it’s in no small part due to the cooperation of a unique, citywide loan program that’s part of…
Total Wine & More Launches New Statewide Campaign to Modernize Mass. Laws Governing Sale of Beer, Wine and Spirits
Total Wine & More announced the start of a new statewide information and awareness campaign to support sensible changes to update and modernize the laws governing the sale of beer, wine and spirits in Massachusetts. The Consumers First initiative is…
South End Forum Remains Skeptical of Impending Hotel Alexandra Sale
By Seth Daniel Members of the South End Forum are not exactly buying the assurances of a new Boston attorney representing the Church of Scientology in an unexpected announcement last week at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) that…
MassDOT: I-90 in Boston Reduced to Two Lanes in Each Direction This Weekend
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) reminds travelers that Interstate 90 (the Massachusetts Turnpike) between the Allston Interchange and the Beacon Street Overpass in Boston will be reduced to two lanes in both the eastbound and westbound directions from 11:59…