The additional costs for Boston Police staffing for the many protests that have unfolded in Boston – mostly in the downtown areas – since late May are close to $6 million over and above normal police staffing costs for this…
Month: July 2020
A City Exodus? Not Quite Say the Real Estate Professionals
As COVID-19 rocked dense urban neighborhoods, and racial unrest fueled some violent protesting and looting over the last several months, most in the downtown neighborhoods were bracing for what could be an exodus from city life. Young families, retired empty…
Councilor Flynn Hosts Census Information Session for South End
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will be hosting a 2020 Census information session for South End civic organizations and residents next Wednesday, July 29, 6 p.m. State Representative Jon Santiago will be joining, and Sebastian Zapata, Mayor Walsh’s Census Liaison…
Commission Moves Forward with Plans for Statue Removal, Identifies Five More Pieces for Further Review
Following its landmark vote on June 30 to remove the controversial Emancipation Group statue that depicts a freed black slave crouching at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln from its current location in Park Square, the Boston Art Commission will…
New Book Recounts 350-Year History of Old South Church
Three years in the making, an exhaustive new book chronicles the story of Old South Church and how as one of the oldest religious communities in the U.S., it has helped shape the history of both Boston and the nation.…
Baker Announces New Funding, First round of Food Insecurity Grant Recipients
Gov. Charlie Baker provided an update on COVID-19 and announced new funding at a press conference on July 16. He said that face coverings continue to be the “best and most important thing we can all do here in the…
BAA Construction Site Back in Action; Structure Work Expected to Be Completed Soon
Construction on the new Boston Arts Academy (BAA) building is back in full swing, despite having to take a nearly 9 week hiatus due to COVID-19 orders from the City and State. The Sun spoke with Lee Michael Kennedy of…
City Launches Pilot Program to Provide More Off-Campus Housing for Colleges and Universities
The city launched a pilot program Monday, July 13, to ease restrictions on off-campus housing for colleges and universities, and to help alleviate the city’s housing crunch during the pandemic, which has prompted Northeastern University to pursue leasing all of…
Fenway Purveyors Get Creative Without Red Sox Nation at the Door
No fans in the seats of Fenway Park at this summer’s Red Sox games means fewer, if any, customers at the adjacent businesses that live off of the nation’s pastime each summer. To try to make up the difference, they’re…
Harvard International Student Recently Stranded Abroad Now Committed to Helping Immigrants Navigate Difficult System
As an international undergraduate student at Harvard University studying abroad, Lavinia Teodorescu found herself a woman without a country in March when her semester in Denmark was cut short due to the pandemic. Teodorescu, age 20, was then informed that…