By Beth Treffeisen Two Boston brothers, Troy Santulli, 15 and Tristan Santullie 13, traveled to their 100th country this past summer when they landed on the island of Ternate, Maluku in Indonesia. “Travel has been a big part of our…
Major Meeting Looks at Suboxone Program at South End Health Center
By Seth Daniel It started with a mere mention during the South End Forum on Sept. 6. South End Neighborhood Health Center (SENHC) CEO Bill Walczak announced that the health center was going to add addiction recovery programming to its…
The Piano Man on Tremont Street Piano Initiative Taught Brockway to Play Three Years Ago
By Seth Daniel On Thursday afternoon last week, crews pulled a piano out of a truck – painted decoratively like a Popcorn box – and took the plastic sheeting off of it and stationed it on Tremont Street near the…
Back Bay Architectural Commission Approves Design for Long-standing Violation Against Hereford Street Owner
By Beth Treffeisen In a 2-1 decision, the Back Bay Architectural Commission approved the design of a temporary landscaping plan behind 45-53 Hereford Street row houses, along with the repainting of masonry at the wall that runs along Newbury Street…
Police Briefs 09-29-2016
BACK ABY KENMORE/FENWAY SOUTH END POLICE LOG Sept. 19 80 West Dedham St. – Harassment Commonwealth Ave/Deerfield St – Violation of Auto Law – Other 755 Tremont St. – Assault Simple – Battery 850 Harrison Ave. – Warrant Arrest Tremont…
Chester Square Fall Fest
MAKING A MOVE: David Jordan considers his next move in a chess game played during the 4th Annual Chester Square Fall Fest in Chester Square last Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17. The beautiful day lent itself to a great festival for…
Neighbors Want More Information on Mckinley School Demolition Plans
By Seth Daniel Students and faculty at the McKinley South End Academy know very little about their future in the neighborhood, and neighbors of the large, block-long school on Warren Avenue know even less about a plan floating within the…
Sixty Street Pianos Will Soon Line the Streets
By Beth Treffeisen Soon to be scattered around Boston, 60 colorful, quirky and uniquely designed pianos will be placed throughout the city enticing passersby with the message “Play Me, I’m Yours,” inscribed on them. “It is so effective because it…
Esplanade Assoc to Celebrate 15th Anniversary at Moondance Gala
On Saturday, September 24, 2016, the Esplanade Associaiton will celebrate 15 years of Making Life Better in the Park at their annual Moondance Gala to be held along the banks of the Charles River in Boston. As one of the…
East Boston Savings Bank Warms Up for the 11th Annual 5K Bay Run/Walk
East Boston Savings Bank (EBSB) announced that its eleventh annual 5K Bay Run/walk will take place Sunday, October 2nd . Adults and children of all ages and from all communities in Greater Boston are invited to run or walk the…
BCYF Swim League Now Recruiting Youth Participants
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF,) is currently enrolling youth participants, age 6-17, for the annual BCYF Citywide Swim League. Every year, over 300 young swimmers participate in the BCYF Swim League. In addition to improving swimming skills, participants…
Fenway Center, Air Rights Project Could Begin in 2017 with Change
By Seth Daniel The first air-rights project over the Mass Pike in 30 years could begin as early as next spring, as the Fenway Center proposal that unites Beacon Street to Brookline Avenue over the Pike issued a Notice of…