Ten days after Mayor Michelle Wu and the city implemented the ‘B Together” mandate that requires all employees and patrons at indoor venues to show proof of vaccination, the Back Bay and the surrounding area’s weekly COVID 19 positive test…
Author: John Lynds
Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to Be Sworn in as Senator Today, Looks to Form Community Transition Committee
First Suffolk & Middlesex Senator-elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn into the state senate Thursday during a ceremony at the State House. To mark the occasion Edwards and her team are hosting a watch party at Democracy Brewing, located at…
BPDA Approves Plans to Add Housing Above Abe & Louie’s
Last week the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved plans to add 9 units of housing and office space above Abe & Louie’s on Boylston Street. The project at 761-793 Boylston St. will add nine new units of housing…
Proof of Vaccine Begins in Back Bay and Across the City for Indoor Venues
Indoor venues in the Back Bay like restaurants, bars and gyms began adjusting to Mayor Michelle Wu’s new mandate that requires workers and patrons at all indoor venues to show proof of vaccination in order to bend the curve of…
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Slows a Bit
The COVID 19 winter surge may be slowing down a bit in the Back Bay and the surrounding area. With over 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week still turning out to be positive, the…
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…
Councilor Lydia Edwards Becomes Senator-Elect Edwards Following Election
On Tuesday, voters in Bay Village, Chinatown, the South End and the rest of the First Suffolk & Middlesex district went to the polls and elected City Councilor Lydia Edwards to serve as their next state senator. Once sworn in…
Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Over 20 Percent
The COVID 19 virus continues to spread across the Back Bay and the surrounding area with 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive. Deaths from the virus are also rising…
Back Bay, Area Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate at 15 Percent
The COVID 19 virus is spreading like wildfire across the Back Bay with 1.5 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week turning out to be positive and a certain degree of panic has set in as…
First Suffolk and Middlesex General Election Set for Tuesday, Jan. 11
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…