Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week announced that he has appointed Kathryn R. Burton as his Chief of Staff, effective March 9. Burton formerly worked for the South End development group, New Boston Ventures, which has been developing in the…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Former Councilor Josh Zakim joins Coaster Cycles as Public Affairs Advisor
This week, Coaster Cycles announced that former Councilor Josh Zakim will be joining the company’s leadership team as a Public Affairs Advisor. After choosing not to seek re-election to a fourth two-year term, Zakim left the Boston City Council in January…
News Briefs
OFFICE HOURS WITH DISTRICT 8 CITY COUNCILOR BOK Friday, March 13, 8 – 9:30 a.m. Neighborhood Coffee and Crepes (96 Peterborough St.) KLEZMER JAM COMES TO BOSTON SYNAGOGUE The Boston Synagogue at 55 Martha Road at Charles River Park invites…
March is weather purgatory
With the promise of winter coming to an end and spring just around the corner, we have high hopes for March. The crocuses start to pop through the ground and the sun is noticeably stronger and warmer. There also is a…
D-4 Police News
Sleeping on the job On Monday, Feb. 24, at about 7:20 a.m., police responded to a radio call for a breaking and entering in process at 120 Huntington Ave.On arrival, a Colonnade Hotel security guard and engineer flagged down officers…
EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH HOLDS FINAL SERVICE
The Ebenezer Baptist Church on West Springfield Street in the South End held its final service at the South End location on Sunday, Feb. 23, after continuously meeting there since 1871. Mayor Martin Walsh and several clergy joined in on the emotional, last service. Rev. Carl Thompson has said publicly the congregation will sell their longtime gathering location and temporarily meet in Orchard Gardens School next month until they find a permanent home. The building was constructed in 1860 for a Presbyterian Church, but former slaves from Virginia began meeting there upon arriving in Boston. The Church is an official Black Heritage Site.
From the Feb. 25 License Board meeting, City Hall: •DEB Group, LLC D/B/A: El Jefe’s Taqueria, 80 BOYLSTON St., Back Bay. Has applied for a Common Victualler License to be exercised on the above – 1,082 Sq. Ft kitchen, serving…
D-4 POLICE NEWS 02-27-20
No free lunch On Monday, Feb. 17, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the victim of an attempted armed robbery flagged down an officer in the area of 64 West Rutland Square. The victim, who works as a driver for Domino’s Pizza,…
The Davis Companies and The Copley Group partner to acquire Fenway’s Park Gallery Apartments
A joint venture of The Davis Companies (TDC) and The Copley Group last week announced its $28.5 million acquisition of the Park Gallery apartments in the Fenway. Boston Realty Advisors brokered the sale of the multifamily portfolio, a collection of…
News Briefs 02-27-2020
BOSTON WARD 4 DEMS CAUCUS: SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Registered Democrats in Boston’s Ward 4, which includes parts of the neighborhoods of Back Bay, Fenway, and the South End, will hold a caucus on Saturday, March 21, at Union Church (485…