By Seth Daniel There’s always been some mystery surrounding wine, and unless one has a formal education on the proper vintage, getting a good bottle of wine can sometimes be a frustrating stab in the dark. That’s what Tyler Balliet…
Free Programs Available on the Esplanade
The Esplanade Association is offering the hugely popular free fitness classes in the park. This year, thanks to our partners, we are thrilled to once again offer weekly Zumba, Yoga, and CrossFit! All Healthy, Fit & Fun classes are free…
Time to Name UDR Building at 345 Harrison as Building Begins to Come Out of Ground
By Seth Daniel As the large apartment building towers begin to come out of the ground this summer on the 345 Harrison Ave. project by developer UDR, representatives from the project said it’s time to give it a name. The…
Bay Village Residents Back Moving Of Cocoanut Grove Plaque
By Beth Treffeisen Walking down Cocoanut Grove Lane, Steve Dunwell a resident of Bay Village looks up from a floor plan map and points to the left stating, “We are now standing on the dance floor or what was the…
City to Launch Body Camera Pilot Program with BPD this Summer
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans announced Tuesday an agreement with the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) to allow the City of Boston and Boston Police Department to launch a six-month Body Worn Camera Pilot Program.…
Time to Put the Brakes On The European Idea Machine
By Phineas J. Stone If you talk to the thinkers and policy makers around the neighborhood these days, one of the first phrases you hear is, “Well, in Europe they do things like this…” It seems these days that all…
Police Briefs 07-14-2016
BACK BAY – KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG July 4 15 Hemenway St – Assault Simple – Battery 17 Trotter Ct – Assault Simple – Battery Gainsborough St / Hemenway St – Vandalism Haviland St & Massachusetts Ave –…
Sadness Across America
The shooting deaths of two black men by white police officers in Minnesota and Baton Rouge, and then the assassination of five white officers by a black sniper in Dallas, have shocked Americans of all ages, races, color, and creeds.…
Boston Pops July 4th Celebration
Fireworks explode behind the Hatch Shell for the Boston Pops July 4th celebration.
Raising Money for a Good Cause
Anna Wadlington, aged 9, set up a lemonade stand at the corner of Dartmouth and Marlborough streets on the Fourth of July. Her intention was to raise a little money for the Animal Rescue League of Boston, located in the…
BCDC Gives Critical Report to Design, Massing of Quinzani’s Site Proposal
By Seth Daniel A design review committee within the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) pretty much sent the Quinzani’s site proposal by Related Beal back to the drawing board – leveling pointed criticism at a meeting this month of the project’s…
New Public Art Projects to Enliven Two Local Spots
The New England Foundation for the Arts has awarded $93,675 in annual Fund for the Arts grants supporting public art projects that will take place in the greater Boston area, including two in the South End. The Fund for the…