The job of mayor of a large American city never has been easy, but these days the challenges facing our public officials who lead our major metropolitan areas are greater than ever. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a confluence of…
Month: January 2022
Something Else to Worry About
We were driving on the Expressway the other day and we heard on the radio that the Florida orange crop will be at its lowest output since the 1940s. “What? The 1940s?!?” we thought to ourselves. The point of the…
Emerald Necklace Conservancy to Bring Back ‘Lights in the Necklace’
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is bringing back a wonderful reason to visit the Emerald Necklace parks this winter. “Lights in the Necklace” is a unique lighting exhibition which began last year and will return beginning February 1 and continuing through…
Planet Fitness Seeks BSC Site
New City Council President Ed Flynn Looks Forward to Serving During Historic Time for the City and for the Council
As the new City Council President, District 2 Councilor Ed Flynn is looking forward to serving in the role during the dawn of Mayor Michelle Wu’s new administration, as well as amid an influx of new blood into the City…
Wu, Public Officials Discuss Mass/Cass City in Process of Removing Encampments
Mayor Michelle Wu held a press conference on January 10 to provide updates on the public health crisis at Mass and Cass. “Our efforts here at Mass and Cass have been driven by a public health and housing-led approach,” Wu…
Working Group Meeting Focuses on Ongoing Issues at Mass/Cass as City’s Deadline Looms for Clearing Out Encampments
One day ahead of the deadline set by Mayor Michelle Wu to clear out the homeless encampments at Mass. and Cass, neighbors on hand for a virtual meeting of the South End, Newmarket, Roxbury Working Group on Addiction, Recovery, and…
Eliot School Parents Circulating Petition to Wu Over Exam School Entrance Plan
Parents at the North End’s Eliot School are fuming over the introduction of the so-called ‘10-point’ penalty placed on some high performing Boston Public Schools in order to level the playing field for entrance to Boston’s exam school like Boston…
Pressley’s Statement on Anniversary of January 6 Insurrection
Special to the Sun Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement on the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection. “One year ago, the nation watched in absolute horror as a violent, white supremacist mob—incited by Donald Trump and Republican…
Planet Fitness Proposes Opening 24-Hour Gym at 361 Newbury St
Representatives for Planet Fitness outlined their plans to take over the below-grade space at 361 Newbury St. formerly occupied by the Boston Sports Club and transform it into a 24-hour gym during the Monday, Jan. 3, meeting of the Neighborhood…