Month: June 2019
Boston Cabbie Killed After Daytime Shooting in Back Bay
A 34-year-old Pawtucket, R.I., man was arraigned yesterday in Boston Municipal Court in connection with Tuesday’s shooting outside the front entry of the Colonnade Hotel in the Back Bay that resulted in the death of a cab driver. Phillip Foy…
Community First: For Quincy Upper Valedictorian, It All Came down to Community
Kamaiya Austin has finished at the top of her class this year at the Josiah Quincy Upper School in Bay Village, but for the South End resident, her journey was as much about community as it was about academic achievement.…
East Boston and South End Health Centers Announce Intent to Merge
Special to the Sun This week, in one of the first mergers of its kind in Massachusetts, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC) and South End Community Health Center (SECHC) announced their intent to merge after signing a definitive merger…
Boston Pride Week is in Full Swing
Boston is gearing up for the annual Pride Parade, which will commence in Copley Square at noon on Saturday, June 8. This year’s theme is “Looking Back, Loving Forward,” which recognizes the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, and the…
Show Some Pride Boston Pride Week
Schedule of Events Thursday, June 6 6pm Stonewall 50 Event Author Talk Featuring Russ Lopez – Author of Hub of the Gay Universe Commonwealth Salon, BPL Copley Square (Boston) 9pm-2am Pride@Night Event Queeraoke Midway Cafe – (Jamaica Plain) Friday, June…
New Boston Ventures Unveils Plans for Tubman House at South End Forum
New Boston Ventures unveiled yet-unseen details of their plan to demolish and rebuild on the site of the current USES Harriet Tubman House – a plan that is by right and won’t require any zoning relief for the 60l-65 unit…
Sox Reps Discuss Plans for Fenway Theatre, Bleacher Improvements
Representatives from the Boston Red Sox organization discussed plans for the proposed Fenway Theatre and bleacher improvements at the ballpark during a community meeting Tuesday evening at Fenway Park. David Friedman, senior vice president of legal and government affairs for…
Forum Members, Bay Villagers Irate Over Earlier Trash Time
Members of the South End Forum and a visitor from the Bay Village Neighborhood Association grilled Chief of Streets Chris Osgood for the City’s recent decision to have an earlier, 6 a.m. trash pick-up in the downtown neighborhoods – thwarting…
City Hall Plaza Reimagined in New Proposal
In 2015, Mayor Martin Walsh announced his vision to reimagine City Hall Plaza— and that vision is now becoming a reality. Global design firm Sasaki has been hired to create the design for the Plaza, which will be revamped in…