By Seth Daniel Growing up in the South End and attending schools in East Boston, it was clear upon hearing the life story of new Council President Andrea Campbell that she had far more in common with the disenfranchised voices…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Where to Park? Confusion Along Beacon Street Strikes
By Beth Treffeisen It’s been years to make Beacon Street in the Back Bay safer, but now as freezing-cold temperatures settle in and roadways become dicier, the initial work of re-designing the roadway has been stalled, leaving a mess of…
If You Think It’s Cold Right Now, You Must Be from Somewhere Else
By Phineas J. Stone One thing a Bostonian tried and true will never do is tell you it’s cold. The past week has been one of the longest cold snaps in 100 years by the numbers, I heard it was…
Finding Our Way Home in 2018
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh To all Bostonians: happy new year, and may 2018 bring you happiness and health in Boston. As we enter into the new year, I’m grateful for the people of Boston — I continue to be…
Congratulations to Our Elected City Officials
We offer our congratulations to our city officials who were sworn into office this past week. Public service is not easy these days. In an era of limited resources, it seems that our elected officials find themselves saying “No” more…
City Lights
Director Of The Arts Commission, Karin Goodfellow, presents City Lights founder and executive director Duggan Hill with a proclamation of Duggan Hill Day from Mayor Martin Walsh. In Boston, Dec. 23 was Duggan Hill Day, commemorating the 30th annual City…
Top Stories of 2017
Time flies by fast, especially after attending public meeting after public meeting. The year of 2017 brought a lot of changes to our neighborhoods from concerns over new development projects to traffic qualms, to even just down-to-earth fun events with…
BPS Officials Cancel Plans to Change Starting Times
By Beth Treffeisen After widespread opposition from parents and a number of Boston City Councilors, the Boston School System has decided to desert their plans to change the opening and closing school times across the city next fall, according to…
More Outreach Needed for Opiate Working Group in South End
By Seth Daniel After concluding its first public meeting last month, the expansive Opiate Working Group in the South End has agreed that it needs to have more and better outreach to the overall community. The public meeting took…
Police Briefs 12-28-2017
HEAD CASE On Friday, Dec. 22, at around 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a radio call to investigate a person in the area of 535 Boylston St. On arrival, police observed the suspect attacking another officer in the vicinity of…