Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log April 25 300 Shawmut Ave. – Verbal Dispute 36 Upton St. – Vandalism 17 Exeter St. – Vandalism 650 Harrison Ave. – Warrant Arrest 760 Boylston St. – Larceny – Shoplifting…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Downtown View:Ducklings Then and Now
By Karen Cord Taylor Duckling Day is coming up. On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, starting at 10 a.m., the Harvard Marching Band will lead hundreds of parents and children dressed like ducklings from the Boston Common’s Parkman Bandstand into…
Letter to the Editor
Letter carriers will be collecting food on May 14 Dear Editor, Saturday, May 14th, marks the 24th anniversary of the National Association of Letter Carriers “Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive”. Letter carriers walk throughout the community every day, often coming…
Mother’s Day
This Sunday is a day set aside to honor our mothers. Few can doubt the loyalty and love that our mothers have exhibited to their children despite the difficulty that some of their children may cause. Growing up in this…
Construction Work Ready To Start on Ink Block Hotel
By Seth Daniel A new hotel in the South End will begin major construction activities next week at the Ink Block, as a 200-room AC Hotels by Marriott takes shape at the corner of Herald and Albany Streets. Gone is…
Revived South End Market Opens Sunday
By Seth Daniel Chris Masci literally started with $10 and a good idea when he began a door-knocking campaign some 13 years ago in the South End to drum up support for what he was calling the South End Open…
Park Boston App Surges in Use,Producing Huge Revenue Numbers
By Seth Daniel Drivers looking to avoid a parking ticket would do well to pick up their smart phones, and put away the rolls of quarters. City officials, and most especially thousands of drivers, are hailing the new ParkBoston smart…
Some Really Green Thumbs:Boston’s Growing Urban Farming Movement
By Samantha Mellman The increasing demand for accessible, fresh, and affordable foods in a city such as Boston is not a new trend. However, with the progression of urban agriculture in recent years, people are steadily changing the food landscape…
Get Your Brooms:Clean-Up is Slated for this Weekend
As part of an annual effort to beautify the streets of Boston in time for the spring season, Mayor Martin J. Walsh has asked for Boston residents’ to participate in Boston Shines, a citywide initiative to clean the neighborhoods across…
Don’t Worry,He’s Just from Southie
By Phineas J. Stone This past week I was able to take my two kids to the Red Sox game for the first time, and though it cost more than two month’s of car payments, there were some great memories.…