By Seth Daniel Crickets are usually reserved as the prime noisemaker at 3 a.m. in the morning, but increasingly on Northampton Street in the South End, the sound has been the crashing and booming of large trucks that use the…
Month: August 2016
South End Landmarks Commission Works to Retain Harrison Ave Church
By Beth Treffeisen Going into the late hours of Tuesday evening, the South End Landmarks Commission continued to work with the developer of the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Harrison Ave., to revamp the house of prayer into rental…
Special Promos Planned for Sunday’s ‘OpenNewbury’
By Dan Murphy When Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s inaugural “Open Newbury Street” initiative transforms the street into a pedestrian-only walkway on Sunday, Aug. 7, several participating businesses will offer special promotions and activities to mark the occasion. From noon to…
Downtown View:Donald O’Trump
By Karen Cord Taylor This column was published last fall. Things haven’t changed except that Donald is now the Republican nominee. But only a few weeks ago The New York Times reported he wouldn’t rule out quitting shortly after he…
Attack on Harrison Avenue Raises Eyebrows,Institutional Security Issues
By Seth Daniel The woman was walking casually near her home at the GTI building on Harrison Avenue. It was broad daylight, just after 8 a.m. on Friday, July 22. She was looking at her phone. The man was in…
Of Barbershops and Boston Loyalty
By Phineas J. Stone I recently lost my “guy.” That, of course, could mean a whole host of different things, but in Boston-speak, we can translate it to mean that someone important who did critical favors, allowed access to unrestricted…
Police Briefs 08-04-2016
BACK BAY FENWAY/KENMORE SOUTH END POLICE LOG July 25 121 Brookline Ave. – License Premise Violation 125 Brookline Ave. – License Premise Violation 62 Brookline Ave. – License Premise Violation; Liquor Law Violation Van Ness Street/Yawkey Way – Disturbing the…
Letter to the Editor
Tethering is cruel Dear Editor: The German shepherd in Middleborough who chewed off part of his paw after reportedly being tethered for at least a day and becoming entangled is a reminder of the cruelty and danger of tethering and…
Enjoy the Last Days of Summer
When we glanced at the calendar this week, it seemed hard to believe that August already is here — and that are just four weeks to go until Labor Day weekend. Summer always is fleeting. It goes by way too…