Aleisha Harris works on her bouquet at the Copley Society of Art’s “Florals and Fresh Paint” event with Winston Flowers at the Four Season’s Hotel on Monday, May 1. The fun event was in promotion of the ‘Fresh Paint’ Bid…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Boston Licensing Commission Grants Owners of Famed Icon Nightclub a Second Chance
By Beth Treffeisen Paga Inc., that oversees a number of the nightclubs in the Theatre District, has been struggling to ware off underage drinking violations for years. At Venu Nightclub, one of five clubs owned by Paga Inc., there are…
Exchange South End Developers Have Enjoyed the Ride, Feel Positive Energy
By Seth Daniel It’s fair to say The Abbey Group’s Bill Keravuori knew almost everyone in the neighborhood already, being a long time Southender. However, after a whirlwind tour in the last 60 days of nearly every neighborhood association, group…
UPNA Debuts New Co-Presidents,Tzenova to Partner with Fox
By Seth Daniel As they say, two heads are better than one, and the Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA) has elected two people to head up the long-time South End association for the coming civic year. Board member Svetla Tzenova…
News Briefs
INJECTION SITE IN SOUTH END? The Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) caused a stir this week when its membership voted to endorse supervised drug consumption areas, also known as safe injection sites, for the state. While nothing has been decided, and…
Neighborhood Walking Tours are Back
NEWBURY STREET A free historic walking tour will take place May 4, from 6 – 7:30pm, beginning at 46 Newbury Street in front of Brooks Brothers. This tour will explore how an appreciation for art and architecture guided the historic…
Blighted Hotel Alexandra Deal Falls Through This Week after Promising Talks with Two Buyers
By Seth Daniel A potential sale of the blighted and dilapidated Hotel Alexandra by the Church of Scientology to at least two potential developers has fallen through this week, sources have indicated, in a blow to the neighborhood that erases…
Siena Condo Building Tops Off Steel Work in Ink Block
By Seth Daniel Sales are brisk and steel is assembled at the Siena condo building in the Ink Block area of the South End, one of the last remaining buildings on the slate for the popular block brought by National…
Charlesgate Alliance Seeks to Reclaim Lost Neighborhood
By Dan Murphy By restoring Charlesgate Park, an ad-hoc citizen’s group hopes to piece back together a city neighborhood lost to the construction of the Bowker Overpass more than half a century ago. “The Charlesgate neighborhood exists at the ‘back…
Charles River Esplanade to Get New Signage
By Beth Treffeisen For many local residents who run, bike, or even roller blade down the Charles River Esplanade, the wooden signs that pop up here and there may just blend into the background. But, for many tourists, these signs…