Hundreds of District 2 residents came to Roza Lyons in South Boston last week for an event hosted by over 150 women endorsing Ed Flynn’s campaign for Boston City Council. The overwhelming show of support and building momentum across the…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Charlesgate Alliance Working to Reclaim Lost Neighborhood
By Dan Murphy When Parker James and Pam Beale formed the ad hoc Charlesgate Alliance in February, their mission was to piece back together a city neighborhood lost to the construction of the Bowker Overpass more than half a century…
Potential Developer for Alexandra Hotel Ready to Make Building Proud Again
By Seth Daniel In his first, much-anticipated appearance before the South End neighborhood, new Alexandra Hotel owner Eric Hoagland, of Cambridge, said he hoped to make the building proud once more. South End Forum Moderator Steve Fox helped to bring…
Police Briefs 09-07-2017
Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log Aug. 28 14 Cunard St — Investigate Person 1341 Boylston St — Warrant Arrest 533 Commonwealth Ave — Towed Motor Vehicle 240 Newbury St — Larceny Shoplifting 62 Brookline Ave —…
Why Honk When You Can Fish?
By Phineas J. Stone Few things are more annoying than the custom of taxi cabs and drivers pulling up to a home and laying on the horn, instead of simply calling or going to the door. I have witnessed this…
Starting the School Year Together
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh The start of the school year brings a lot change into our students’ lives: new classes, new teachers, new subjects to tackle. September can be an inspiring time, a season that brings students, teachers and…
NABB Summer Wine Social
COMING TOGETHER: Julie Madjar (Friends of the Public Garden and Beacon Hill Civic Association), Dallas Crites (Beacon Hill Civic Association), Emily Claire (Beacon Hill Civic Association), Dr. Richard Jamara (professor at New England School of Optometry), Charlotte DeWitt (NABB board…
IBA Preschool Graduation
Nia Dunkley waves at her family during the IBA Pre-School Graduation in the South End last Friday, Aug. 25. The annual program honors students graduating from the organization’s bi-lingual pre-school program, and who are ready to head to kindergarten next…
Innovative Ink Underground Park to Open Sept 9
By Seth Daniel After a number of delays in construction, the new Underground at Ink Block park beneath the Expressway in the South End will open with a colossal artistic celebration on Saturday, Sept. 9. The opening is the culmination…
Capital Campaign Kick-Off is Launched to Renovate the South End Library
By Beth Treffeisen Jazz and blues illuminated the park outside the South End Library as community members and passersby stopped and listened to Pat Loomis and his band in the final concert of the season. To kick the night off,…