By Seth Daniel A little-known zoning text amendment quietly passed a vote of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) last Thursday that would increase the density of residential projects allowed in the New York Streets area in exchange for…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Road Closures for Halloween Weekend in Boston
Throughout Boston a number of events will be taking place from Saturday, October 29 through Monday, October 31 in celebration of Halloween. People traveling on Boston’s local streets are asked to proceed with caution and watch for children trick or…
Haunted #OFFTHEWALL to Close Season for South End Open Market
New England Open Markets, owner and operator of South End Open Market, now located at Ink Block, announced details for 2016 season closing event – Haunted #OFFTHEWALL, set to take place on Sunday, October 30, from 10 a.m. to 5…
Airbnb in Boston May Soon See Restrictions
By Beth Treffeisen On a quiet residential street in Charlestown, Joe Bianco, a long-time resident has been a host for Airbnb, an online home sharing community, for five years. During that time he has had over 400 reservations with guests…
Two Die on Sewer Line Job at Dartmouth Street
By Seth Daniel Two men working for Atlantic Drain Company of Roslindale died on Friday afternoon when a 20-foot trench in the South End’s Dartmouth Street collapsed on them while they were working inside. The scene unfolded around 1 p.m.…
Local Group Looks to Raise Awareness of City Gas Leaks
By Dan Murphy With the problem reportedly costing Boston-area consumers $90 million a year as utilities companies routinely bill them for the expense, a group of 350 concerned mothers, grandmothers and other children’s caretakers statewide are now working to bring…
Urban Paintings Show A Colorful, Gritty Side of Boston
By Seth Daniel There are few out-of-the-way corners in the city that Jim Connelly hasn’t been. There are even fewer of those places that he hasn’t painted. The colorful, urban landscape painter has lived in the Fenway for the past…
Left with ‘Candy Girl,’ Returns with a Lot of Hoop-La:Bivins, City Celebrate Naming of Court and Refurbishment of Ramsey Park
By Seth Daniel Before Michael Bivins was the ‘Biv’ in Bell Biv Devoe or the smooth voice of ‘Mike’ in the teen sensation New Edition, he was a heavy duty baller on the courts of Ramsey Park – shooting from…
Police Briefs 10-27-2016
BACK BAY KENMORE/FENWAY SOUTH END POLICE LOG Oct. 17 497 Commonwealth Ave. – Robbery – Street 46 Claremont St. – Robbery – Street 15 Lansdowne St. – Disorderly Conduct 450 Shawmut Ave. – Assault Simple – Battery 800 Boylston St.…
Toss the Kale, Shelve the Sushi: the Real Boston can be found in a Pot of Beans
By Phineas J. Stone The chill of fall always makes me think of beans. Boston is the so-called ‘Beantown,’ even if the old moniker no longer sticks to a new, sleek City made of reflective glass – not brick and…