By John Lynds The MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board approved several fare changes that translate into a system-wide average increase is approximately 9.3 percent. Following a series of community meetings MBTA Director of Operations Charles Plank heard from residents…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
The Windup and The Pitch
By Phineas J. Stone There was a time in Boston for men, young and old, when St. Patrick’s Day typically meant digging out the mitt, cleats and softball gear from the basement. The older one got, the more necessary it…
Police Briefs 03-17-2016
March 7 21 Emerald Court – Verbal Dispute 55 West Dedham St. – Larceny – Theft of Bicycle 11 East Newton St. – Investigate Person 1050 Tremont St. – Drugs – Possession of a Class D Substance – Intent to…
Downtown View:Big Pharma? Try Big Fish
By Karen Cord Taylor Last week the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center hosted Seafood Expo, a showcase of more than 1,200 fishing boat companies, seafood packagers and processors, fish farmers and suppliers to the fish industry. I went over to…
Worth A Try
For years, plans to change the brick wasteland that is City Hall Plaza into a more vibrant part of the city life has been bandied about by city officials. Officials have even tried to move events from the over used…
First Friday Event
The SoWa Artist Guild held its ‘First Friday’ open house at the Harrison Avenue studios, with more than 50 artists opening their doors to the public – as they do on the first Friday of every month. Despite the snow,…
Top Chef:Coombs Selected for Forbes Under 30 Fest
By Seth Daniel When 5,000 of the most innovative adults under 30 descend upon Boston this October for the Forbes Under Summit, well known Chef Chris Coombs will feed them the best of what Boston – and the nation –…
Fenway Organizations Get First Round of Grants for Yawkey Way Easements
By Jordan Frias The first round of Fenway Park Demonstration Project money was awarded to several nonprofit organizations for beautification projects concentrated in the Fenway. Recipients include the Fenway Civic Association (FCA), Emerald Necklace Conservancy, the Fenway Community Development Corporation…
Several Local Women Recognized By Mayor Walsh for Women’s Day
By Jordan Frias Mayor Martin Walsh’s Office of Women’s Advancement celebrated International Women’s Day by awarding 31 females from around the city, including one in the South End, Fenway and two in the Back Bay on Tuesday, March 8. Those…
The Elusive Bright Lights of the Day
By Phineas J. Stone The spotlight is a strange and temporary thing these days. Today, so many people come in the spotlight from complete obscurity, and you hear about them continuously in a cyclical way for days, months or maybe…