It’s important to pause and celebrate the women who impact us every day. Those we interact with on a daily basis, and those women who came before us that have made positive changes in the workplace and our world. Making…
Month: March 2018
Tremont 647 Hosts Cooking Matters Fundraiser
That’s a lot of cooks in the kitchen! It was an all-star cast of cooks at the 21st annual Cooking Matters fundraiser to benefit No Kid Hungry at Tremont 647 in the South End on Monday, March 12. Seen here…
Snow Doubt About It: Winter 2018 Isn’t Done with US Yet
A passerby walks two dogs in front of The Syrian Grocery Importing Co., on Shawmut Avenue in South End during the Nor’easter that hit on Tuesday. Between 15 and 18 inches of snow fell on the neighborhoods, shutting down school…
Park Plaza Urban Renewal Zone May Be the First to Go
Known for being home to Emerson College, the Four Season Hotel, the Chinatown Trade Building and a vibrant theatre culture, the Park Plaza Urban Renewal area has been turned around over the past decade into a vibrant downtown area of…
Police Body Camera Seen as Initial Success for Officers, Public
In preliminary data unveiled at a Council hearing on Monday, March 12, Boston Police Commissioner William Evans said the Boston Police body-worn camera pilot has been a success to date. “The preliminary results are for the most part all positive,”…
Working Group to Examine Public and Private Sewer Lines in the City of Boston
Across some of the neighborhoods in Boston, private alleys that abut commercial and residential properties have sewer lines and infrastructure with some dating back to the mid-1800s. When needed maintenance is required, the cost of repairs is put on the…
Kenmore Square Hotels
Mark Kenmore, LLC and Buckminster Annex jointly filed their Letter of Intent to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) on Monday, March 12. Together, they are proposing to redevelop their respective properties located directly across Beacon Street from one…
News Briefs
‘JAZZ ALONG THE CHARLES’ On a single fall afternoon, 25 jazz ensembles will gather at a series of connected, walkable locations along the Charles River Esplanade, interpreting the same curated list of Boston-related tunes in one collective free concert that…
Stop Child Predators Seeks Removal of Commercial Investors in Short-Term Rentals
Stop Child Predators, a nonprofit organization that combats the sexual exploitation of children and represents and protects victims national wide is asking Boston City Councilors to help strengthen Mayor Martin Walsh’s short-term rental ordinance by removing provisions that allow for…
A Guide to St Patrick’s Day:Bostonian Carol Beggy Shares Her Advice
With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, Carol Beggy, a former Boston Globe staffer and author of many books including “Irish Boston,” has shared her insight with The Boston Sun on how to best celebrate the holiday. But, Beggy warned…