By Phineas J. Stone Not long ago, I was able to get out of the Hub for a few days time – off to another region of the country entirely. Things are so different in the various sectors of our…
Early Voting is Coming to Boston
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Voting in Boston is about to become more convenient. For the first time, registered voters who reside in the City of Boston will be able to take part in early voting, ahead of the November…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, As someone who grew up in the shadow of old Boston City Hospital where my dad was employed for over 35 years, I remember back in the late ‘60s when the issue of drug addiction first, then homelessness,…
Voters Should Pay Attention to the Four Ballot Questions
On November 8, Massachusetts voters will go to the polls to elect a new President of the United States as well as other state and county positions on the ballot. However, voters need to pay attention to the four ballot…
Gallows Owner Rebecca Roth Gullo to Be Honored at ‘neckties’ on Oct. 5
By Seth Daniel Rebecca Roth Gullo thought she would go into politics. She ended up in the business of donuts, and delicious burgers. Though it’s a world apart from her original aspirations, the founder of the Gallows Restaurant, Blackbird Donuts…
Methadone Clinic Tells Wsana It Wants to Expand
By Seth Daniel In a jam-packed meeting of the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) on Tuesday night, neighbors gathered to get information from the Acadia Methadone Clinic on Topeka Street, and they learned the clinic has plans to expand…
Project Team Unveils Plans for Upgraded Back Bay T Station Concourse and Ventilation System
By Dan Murphy The project team unveiled the latest plans for the renovated concourse and ventilation system of the redeveloped MBTA Back Bay station on Monday night during a presentation at the state’s Transportation Building. Boston Properties, which assumed control…
Downtown View Infrastructure. Investment. Interesting.
By Karen Cord Taylor Throughout the 1990s and into the early 2000s, Boston boldly invested in itself. It cleaned up the harbor, spending $3.8 billion on the Deer Island Treatment Plant alone. It spent from $650 to $850 million, depending…
Boston Landmarks Commission Approves Changes to Fenway Park
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston Landmarks Commission Tuesday night approved the previously presented dugout and dugout seat expansion and the new day-of-game suites on the right field and left field press levels. The projects were passed with a proviso that…
Mr. Boston Taking in the Boat
By Phineas J. Stone There’s a whole world of wonder to the East, but huge swaths of Bostonians hardly know it exists. That place is the Atlantic Ocean, and it goes unnoticed by many of us living in the peaceful,…
Protesters Take Center Stage During the Boston’s Planning and Development Agency Unveiling
By Beth Treffeisen During the unveiling ceremony for the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA), formally known as the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA), protesters took center stage after its abrupt ending, sporting a sign with the agency’s new logo next…
South End Brothers Travel to Their 100th Country
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…