By Beth Treffeisen In order to accommodate the continued growth in both jobs and population, the citywide draft plan under Imagine Boston 2030 has pointed out potential places of growth on the outer edges of the city. “We have to…
Developers of 115 Winthrop Square Seek to Change Existing Shadow Law
By Beth Treffeisen Millennium Partners, the developers behind the proposed project slated for the deteriorated Winthrop Square Garage, seek to change the current shadow laws in order to build a 775-foot tower in the heart of downtown Boston. The Impact…
Emilio’s Pizzeria to Close
By Seth Daniel The neon lights may soon go off, and quick delivery of affordable, hot pizza or calzones could be a memory of the past if reports are correct that the eating institution Emilio’s Pizza on Tremont Street will…
Quiet South End Text Amendment Pulled Back for Public Meeting
By Seth Daniel After the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) quietly passed a noteworthy zoning text amendment for the New York Streets area at its October Board meeting, it has slowed down the process in presenting it to the…
Eataly Boston Grand Opening
By Joseph Prezioso Eataly Boston, inside the Prudential Center, opened its doors on Tuesday Nov. 29th to the public with a private ribbon cutting ceremony at noon for invited guest and the local officials. Hundreds of guest and patrons packed…
Police Briefs 12-01-2016
BACK BAY- KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG Nov. 21 1341 Boylston St. – Larceny Shoplifting 700 Boylston St. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 557 Columbus Ave. – Motor Vehicle Recovered in Boston (Stolen outside Boston) East Lenox/Fellows streets – Weapon…
A Vinyl Record and the Lost Spirit of Boston Rock
Thanksgiving weekend at my house has been about cleaning up and clearing out for as long as I can remember. As a kid, it wasn’t long after the turkey hit our stomachs that our mother came in with a laundry…
The Secret Weapon to Ending America’s Health Crisis: Schools
By Kenneth Thorpe America has a big, fat problem. A whopping 13 million American children are obese — and millions more are about to join their ranks. By 2025, according to a report in Pediatric Obesity, the nation will house…
Let’s Stay Cool and Calm on Legal Marijuana
If recent news reports are to be believed, some in our state are hyperventilating about the imminent legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts which was approved by voters in the recent election. Their opposition primarily is two-fold: First, that more under-age…
Union United Methodist Church Hands Out Turkey Dinners
People lined up outside the Union United Methodist Church as early as 7 a.m. on Tuesday to receive turkey dinners given out by the church’s food pantry. Students and teachers from the Dana Hall School in Wellesley delivered a large…
Boston Shines Fall Clean Up
Will Kerner of the South End gets busy scooping leaves with his family in Franklin Square on Saturday, Nov. 19, as part of a group from the Kingsley Montessori School. Friends, families and neighbors all over the South End came…
Bike Courier Industry Transitions to Compete in Modern Times
By Beth Treffeisen For two years bike courier Mike Oakhem, 33, from Quincy, has been zig-zagging throughout Boston’s downtown streets to hand off various goods from piping hot pizza to architecture design rolls, offering Boston residents and companies one of…