On Tuesday, January 11 voters are reminded to head to the polls during the First Suffolk & Middlesex Special Election General Election and cast their ballots for state senator. District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who won the state primary…
Month: January 2022
CBCU Supports Boston Police Officer Health and Wellness Initiatives Fitness Company Brings the Fitness Center to You
City of Boston Credit Union (CBCU) presented the Boston Police Department with the third installment of a $250,000 grant over five years that allows the BPD to provide services and programs necessary for improved health and wellness of officers. The…
Accomplished Restaurateur Ponders Future of City’s Dining Establishments
While Mayor Michelle Wu opting to extend the outdoor dining through the month of December undoubtedly gave the city’s restaurants a much-needed boost amid the still-ongoing pandemic, one accomplished restauranteur also sees it as a promising sign for the future…
Mayor Wu Swears in City Council; Delivers Speech Noting Their Diversity
On Monday, in one of the shortest and perhaps the coldest Boston City Council inaugurations in recent history, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu swore in returning and new members of the Council outside City Hall. Due to the rising number of…
Imagine Van Gogh
By Marianne Salza Imagine Van Gogh the Original Immersive Exhibition in Image Totale will be on display now through March 19, at the SoWa Power Station for its U.S. premier in Boston. Created in France by Artistic Directors, Annabelle Mauger…
EBNA Hears from Councilor Flynn; Discusses Request for Beer and Wine License
The East Berkeley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) met virtually for its first meeting of the year on January 4, where members and neighbors heard a safety report from Boston Police D-4 Capt. Steve Sweeney, updates from new City Council president Ed…
SELDC Hears Second Advisory Review for Seven Story Multi-Use Building at 1395 Washington St.
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) heard a second advisory review on January 4 for the proposed project at 1395 Washington St., which is to raze the existing one story commercial building and construct a seven-story building with retail…
If COVID-19 Has a Brain, It’s Much Smarter Than Us
We don’t pretend to be experts in biology — and maybe we’ve been watching too many science fiction movies these days — but the ability of the COVID-19 virus to mutate (or shape-shift, in the lingo of sci-fi fans) in…
On the Bright Side…..
The lengthening of the daylight hours is imperceptible at first. The least amount of daylight occurred on December 22, clocking in at nine hours, seven minutes. But by the end of this week, January 8, we’ll have nine hours and…
Guest Op-Ed: Developing a Plan for 2022
By Glenn Mollette Proverbs 29.18 “Where there is no vision the people perish. “Everyone needs a strategy. You may be 25 or 85 years in age. Who cares? Probably the only one who cares about your age is you. Your…