By Joyce King, Retired Educator, 89-Year-Old South End Resident The move of the Harriet Tubman House is difficult; I understand that very well because I was born in the South End and never lived any place else. Thankfully, we are…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Mary Longley’s National Night Out Block Party
Wheel’n Around Opens at Victory Gardens
Newest Members of Red Sox Scholars Class Feature Local Students
The Boston Red Sox and Red Sox Foundation introduced the newest class of Red Sox Scholars on Sunday, June 23, at Fenway Park in a ceremony before the Red Sox-Blue Jays game. Now in its 17th year, the Red Sox Scholars Program…
BPS Launches Satellite Registration Center in South End
Boston Public Schools (BPS) Supt. Brenda Cassellius announced 11 “Neighborhood Registration” satellite locations to be held at community centers throughout the city for the next three Saturdays, including one in the South End on Aug. 24. This initiative aims to…
News Briefs
MassDot: Boston I-90 Westbound Clarendon Street On-Ramp Permanently Closing Effective September 3, 2019 The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has announced that the on-ramp which carries vehicles from Clarendon Street onto I-90 westbound in Boston will be permanently closed effective…
Alexandra Hotel Proposal Receives Unanimous Approval from Boston Zoning Board of Appeal
A proposal to save Boston’s historic Alexandra Hotel and redevelop the property into a boutique hotel received unanimous approval Tuesday from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal. The Alexandra Partners, the development team, plans to rehabilitate the long-neglected structure, saving…
D-4 Police Briefs 08-15-2019
Dude, Where’s My Car? On Sunday, Aug. 4, at around 8:30 a.m., a victim walked into District 4 headquarters to report he had fallen prey to auto theft. The victim said he parked his father’s black Honda Civic in front…
Our Glorious Summer Days
When we think of the “dog days of summer,” what comes to mind are the languid and sultry days of early to mid-August, when the heat and humidity combine to make for a stew that can make even the most…
Guest Op-Ed : Harriet Tubman : Sold to the Highest Bidder…Again
By David Wright (Executive Director of the Black Ministerial Alliance), Rachel Goldberg, Lilly Marcelin and Eva Kerr During Black History Month, African Americans are reminded of the accom-plishments of our people and their contributions to this Nation. It is also…