By Seth Daniel After more than a year of planning, the Boston Municipal Court has embarked on a pilot program led by Judge Kathleen Coffey to help make it easier for police and physicians to involuntarily commit people who are…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
ZBA Approves Proposed Bay Village Tower on Stuart
By Beth Treffeisen The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) voted to approve the proposed 212 Stuart St. tower in the Bay Village during the board of directors hearing on Aug. 15. This comes after many hotly contested community meetings led…
Discreet Alleyway Leads to Hidden Treasures Unexpected Finds at 46 Waltham Street
By Beth Treffeisen Off Washington Street in the South End in a large complex, is a brick entranceway with an iron gateway that leads down a discreet alleyway on Waltham Street. Once off the busy street, a quiet brick oasis…
Big Changes are Underway in Renovating the Huntington Theatre
By Beth Treffeisen Opened in 1925 as America’s first civic playhouse, the Huntington Theatre has been hosting plays, movies, and entertainment for close to century along the Avenue of the Arts in the Fenway. The theatre, which was set to…
New Walk Up Window to be Installed at 40 Berkeley St Hostel
By Beth Treffeisen In a series of modifications, the hostel at 40 Berkeley St. in the South End is in the midst of some serious renovations, but a playful idea to add a walk up window in a brick wall…
Esplanade Association Hosts ‘Children in the Park: Science Day’
On Wednesday, Aug. 9, the Esplanade Association (EA) hosted the first ever “Children in the Park: Science Day,” in collaboration with the New England Aquarium and Museum of Science. To everyone’s delight, the New England Aquarium’s “traveling tide pool” exhibit and the Museum of Science “Science…
Silence is Golden – and Melodic – in BPL’s Courtyard Concerts
By Seth Daniel As the sun shone brightly last Friday afternoon on the shrubbery of the Copley Library’s celebrated Courtyard, string music from the Boston Philharmonic permeated the air as shadows danced off of the columns and statuary. It was…
Harrison-Albany Block to Begin Construction Next Week
By Seth Daniel Workers will begin to mobilize on East Dedham and East Canton Streets as the long-debated Harrison-Albany Block project is slated to begin construction activity on Tuesday, Aug. 22. At a construction meeting for neighbors on Tuesday night,…
Police Briefs 08-17-2017
Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log Aug. 7 35 Northampton St — Death Investigation 85 E Concord St — Larceny Theft From Mv – Non-Accessory 700 Boylston St — Warrant Arrest Boylston St — M/V Accident –…
How We’re Creating Affordable Housing
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Boston is a diverse city made up of residents of all backgrounds, all education levels and job sectors spread out over 14 neighborhoods. Some of us were born and bred here, some with families that…