By Beth Treffeisen For more than a decade, Library Park, which sits adjacent to the South End Branch of the Boston Public Library at 685 Tremont St., has not seen any major infrastructure improvements. But, better days for the charming…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Mattapan Councilor Announces Full Support in Council President Bid:South End Looks Ahead to Campbell’s Redistricting Appointment
By Seth Daniel Mattapan Councilor Andrea Campbell – in just the beginning of her second term in office – announced on Saturday night that she had secured the votes to become the next City Council president, and the first African-American…
Back Bay Residents Enlist Local Businesses in Campaign to Stop Private Club Development
A grassroots movement of Back Bay residents is calling on local businesses to join the growing campaign against a plan to convert 29 Commonwealth Ave. into an 11-story, private club, including a restaurant, bar and lodging. A total of 64…
A Look at Disparity in City’s Public Statues
By Dan Murphy The majority of public statues and monuments found throughout the city memorialize white men while few depict women and people of color, and this discrepancy was the subject of a presentation and panel discussion Monday night at…
Old Dover Neighborhood Association Begins Discussion of Changing Their Name
By Beth Treffeisen The Old Dover Neighborhood Association is looking at changing its name. Maybe it’s the ‘Old’ in the name making it feel a little aged, or the fact the name is after a street that no longer exists,…
Women of the Boston City Council Roundtable
By Beth Treffeisen On stage, a diverse group of six, hard-working women sat together for the first time to discuss their hardships, accomplishments, and excitement to serve on the Boston City Council beginning Jan. 1. On Monday, Dec. 11, the…
Police Briefs 12-14-2017
D-4 POLICE NEWS A friend indeed On Monday, Dec. 4, at about 8:36 p.m., officers responded to a radio call for a group of unknown men fighting in the vicinity of 150 Appleton St. On arrival, the victim approached police…
An Online Christmas with a Bit of a Byte
It was last year at this time that parcels and packages started coming to the stoop one after another. For my wife, it was our first online Christmas. It went so well that this year we’ve returned to the store.…
Level 4 Biolab is a Hazard Waiting to Happen in South End
By James Alan Fox “If you build it, they will come,” a much-overused expression for just about any kind of venture, originally referred to a Field of Dreams ballpark in an isolated Iowa cornfield that would attract the unsettled spirits…
Letter to the Editor
Boston Faith Leaders Opposition to the Proposed Back Bay Pipeline Dear Editor, We write to you about a matter of profound significance – a matter of faith, a matter of justice, a matter of life and death, and a matter…