Though it’s still hat-and-glove season, Elizabeth Bertolozzi of the Fenway Garden Society said it’s time to start thinking about the butterflies that will flutter around the Victory Gardens this summer. Last year, the Fenway Victory Gardens received a grant from…
Month: January 2019
‘Common Ground’ Matriarch Brings New Story to South End
Joan Diver, the matriarch of one South End family profiled in J. Anthony Lukas’ 1986 Pulitzer Prize-winning account of court-ordered busing in Boston – “Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families,” discussed and read from…
School Committee: Boston Superintendent Position Will Be a Desirable Job Nationally
The superintendent of schools in Boston will be a desirable job across the country, School Committee Chair Michael Loconto said this week as the process begins to choose a new school leader. “Boston is a place people want to be…
News Briefs
GOV. BAKER SIGNS LOGAN CAC BILL After a couple of years fighting for a seat at the table, the South End will finally get a place-setting with MassPort. Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill into law late last week put…
For the Record
From the Jan. 17 Public Improvement Commission meeting, City Hall: •40 Trinity Place, Stuart Street; Boston Proper – Vertical Discontinuances, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by Trinity Stuart LLC and the Boston Planning & Development Agency •1…
Police Briefs 01-17-2019
D-4 Police News In through the outdoor On Monday, June 7, at approximately 9:13 a.m., officers responded to a radio call for a reported breaking and entering at Lululemon Athletica at 337 Newbury St. On arrival, police spoke to the…
Guest Op-Ed: Fun in the Parks… In the Winter
As we head into the heart of winter, many Bostonians tend to stay inside, choosing to stay warm and dry rather than bundle up and face the cold. Yet even while our public green spaces are blanketed in white, winter…
What Would Dr. Martin Luther King Think?
When one considers that it has been almost 51 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated, it is easy to understand why so many of our fellow Americans today have so little understanding of who he was and what…
EBNA Winter Social
Collapsible Trash Bins May Solve Issues Throughout the Downtown Areas
When living in a dense, urban neighborhood like the South End, Back Bay, Fenway or Beacon Hill, the question once a week is always what to do with the huge, dad-blamed trash bins. Not having the luxury of a backyard…