Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of the South End on Monday – heading up Tremont Street to the State House – to protest a controversial portion of Gov. Charlie Baker’s police accountability bill, a portion of the bill…
Month: June 2020
Planting at Hayes Park
Council Passes FY2021 Budget
After more than two hours of discussion, the Boston City Council voted virtually via Zoom on Wednesday to pass the FY21 operating budget, the Boston Public Schools (BPS) budget, and the capital budget. The operating budget was passed 8-5, the…
Rushing: Keep ‘Emancipation’ Statue with Lincoln in Back Bay
A Back Bay statue from the late 1800s celebrating Emancipation is on the hot seat once again in its long history, with hundreds calling for its removal immediately due to the awkward imagery, but former state representative and long-time historian…
Walsh Gives COVID-19 Update on BPL, Testing, Biz. Assistance
Mayor Walsh held a press conference on June 18, where he gave an update on COVID-19 as well as the reopening plan. He said that as of last week, the overall positive test rate is down 19.6 percent, the “first…
Massachusetts Adds Jobs in May as Unemployment Stagnates
The state’s May total unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point at 16.3 percent following a revision to the April rate of 16.2 percent, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced Friday. The Bureau of Labor…
Phase Two, Step Two of State’s Reopening Plan Underway
Phase Two, Step Two is officially underway in Massachusetts as of Monday, June 22. At a press conference on June 19, Governor Charlie Baker announced that as part of Step Two of Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan, things…
Robert ‘Problak’ Gibbs and MFA Partner on Mural at Madison Park
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced Monday the launch of a multipart community mural project co-led by artists-in-residence Rob “Problak” Gibbs and Rob Stull—a key initiative of the MFA’s 150th anniversary that draws inspiration from Writing the Future: Basquiat and the…
BLC Seeks More Info from DCR about Fenway Lighting Plans
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) met virtually on June 23, where Paul Costa presented a proposal for communications infrastructure provider Crown Castle to replace an existing concrete street light with a metal one and a small cell wireless infrastructure, including…
Silver Linings for Services Begin to Show Through the COVID-19 Fog: Several Emergency Initiatives Could Help South End Opioid Issues Long-Term
Whether it’s tele-medicine, moving some shelter beds elsewhere, or delivering Methadone to the home of patients, several emergency initiatives instituted for the opioid recovery community seems like they could have a long-term effect on changing the optics and issues on…