By Beth Treffeisen At last week’s Boston City Council meeting, held on January 25, legislation was filed for a hearing to discuss dramatically increasing the share of renewable energy used to power Boston through a program called Community Choice Aggregation.…
South End Meets with Capuano, Will Focus in on Stopping Constant Early Morning Flights
By Seth Daniel While the South End has been mostly quiet in the fight against jet noise, increasingly the jets up above the neighborhood have not been so mum. With that perceived or real increase in jet noise, the South…
Boston City Council Passes Resolution in Support of the Equality Act
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council passed a resolution in support of amending the Civil Rights Act to be more inclusive on the issue gender identity and sexual orientation. The proposed change that is sponsored by U.S. Representative David…
Mayor Walsh Joins Community for Discussion at BPL
By Dan Murphy Mayor Martin J. Walsh was on hand at the Copley Square Branch of the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Lecture Hall on Monday for a “community discussion” sponsored by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. Walsh counted…
Back Bay Restaurant Troquet is Set to Move to New Location
By Beth Treffeisen After 15 years, the Modern French restaurant Troquet in the Back Bay is celebrating its last few days at the 140 Boylston Street location before embarking on their next journey to the Leather District. The restaurant will…
Ladder 17 is Streamlined, Back to the Basics Say Local Jakes
By Seth Daniel When one purchases a new vehicle, the standard refrain is to get all the “bells and whistles,” right down to the computers and electric windows. It’s not the case for firefighters, though, and the new Ladder 17…
Fenway Civic Association Holds 55th Annual Meeting
By Beth Treffisen The Fenway community came together at the Fenway Civic Associations 55th Annual meeting this past Wednesday, January 11 at the Massachusetts Historical Society to swear in their leadership team and learn more about the transportation projects happening…
Police Briefs 02-02-2017
BACK BAY- KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG Jan. 23 38 Wareham St. – Investigate Property 30 Hemenway St. – Drugs – Sick Assist – Heroin 34 Paul Place – Investigate Person 794 Massachusetts Ave. – Larceny All Others 334…
Understanding the Pay Increase Vote
By State Sen. William Brownsberger There has been a lot of visibility recently on the legislature’s vote to increase the salaries for the statewide constitutional officers (Governor, Attorney General, etc.), for legislative leaders and for judges. I’ve posted details on…
Charlie Baker: A Steady Hand At the Tiller of Our Ship of State
As we were listening to Gov. Charlie Baker deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the legislature last week, it occurred to us how refreshing it was — and what a sense of relief…
Estimated 175,000 Unite at Boston’s Women’s March
By Beth Treffeisen Marchers bearing pink hats, colorful signs, and t-shirts stating ‘Nasty Women’ packed the Boston Common this past Saturday in a peaceful protest against the recent election of President Donald J. Trump. Tens of thousands of protesters marched…
Developers Take Battle to State’s Top Court
By Seth Daniel In essence, it’s simply a small seam that joins two brick walls on Harrison Avenue that, for some five years, has come between two major South End developers, John Holland and Arthur Leon, and cost them both…