By Jordan Frias Finding a way to memorialize Allen Seletsky is the goal of the Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA), which is collecting donations in his honor after his sudden passing. Seletsky, 57, owner of The Five Seventy Market on…
Month: March 2016
Dearth of Small Space:Theatre Groups are Getting Squeezed Out of Boston
By Seth Daniel It’s never easy on the cutting edge, or else it wouldn’t be the cutting edge. But at the same time, when it comes to the cutting edge and fringe small theatre companies in Boston, it also shouldn’t…
Government Center MBTA Station Opens
By John Lynds On Monday Governor Charlie Baker joined Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Department of Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack, MBTA General Manager Frank DePaola, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and others to officially cut the ribbon on the Government Center station’s…
Love(D) That Dirty Water
By Phineas J. Stone It seemed to escape most news outlets, but a major milestone in Boston’s contentious and contemptuous 1980s history came to a close last Friday. The once, all-consuming Boston Harbor Clean Up fizzled out in Federal Court…
Zakim Seeks Changes on Beacon Street Following Weekend Drag Race Incident
By Dan Murphy After a vehicle jumped the curb and struck a pedestrian on the sidewalk during a drag-racing incident on Saturday, City Councilor Josh Zakim is calling for short- and long-term traffic changes to end the persistent problem of…
6 More Years:Council Grants BRA Extension on 10-3 vote
By Jordan Frias The extension of the 14 urban renewal districts was approved by the City Council for a six year period on Wednesday, March 23, as proposed by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The BRA was originally seeking a…
Police Briefs 03-24-2016
March 14 994 Tremont St. – Verbal Dispute 444 Harrison Ave. – Larceny – Theft from Building 219 West Newton St. – Larceny – Purse Snatch – No Force 444 Harrison Ave. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 801 Massachusetts Ave. –…
Five Simple Habits to Help Our Children Thrive
By Ron Ferguson, Jeff Howard, and Mayor Martin J. Walsh Did you know that 80% of a child’s brain development occurs during the first three years of life? That fact presents a challenge: it means we can’t wait for schools…
Happy Easter
It’s hard to believe that another Easter already is upon us. Not only does Easter come early this year, but Monday’s snowstorm hardly seemed Easter-like. But regardless of what Mother Nature has in store for us, Good Friday and Easter…
Steve Martin — Art Collector
Grammy winning actor and comedian Steve Martin showed how well-rounded a person he is last Saturday evening when he appeared in a discussion at the Museum of Fine Arts in the Fenway to discuss the show he has curated, which…