With Republican office-holders abandoning their support of GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump like the proverbial rats leaving a sinking ship, Massachusetts residents can be proud that our Governor, Charlie Baker, was among the very first prominent Republicans (he was number…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Boston Parents Say No on 2
Mary Battenfeld and Odette Williamson As Boston parents with deep commitments to improving educational opportunities for all children, we oppose ballot Question 2. This extreme lift of the state charter cap will destroy opportunities for many children, in order to…
Debate Watch Party at Ink Block
Members of SparkBoston gathered at Ink Block to watch the third and final debate between candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.
Ramsey Park Addition
BIVINS BUMP: Former pop icon Michael Bivins, of New Edition and Bell Biv Devoe fame, gives a fist bump to his daughter, Shilah Bivins, shortly after unveiling the new Michael Bivins Court at Ramsey Park last Thursday, Oct. 20. In…
Project Over Turnpike Moves Closer to Reality
By Beth Treffeisen The tunnel that drivers take on the Massachusetts Turnpike underneath Back Bay approaching the Copley Square exit may soon get a little longer. After two years of delaying, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Turnpike air rights…
Summer Adventure:11 Year-Old Back Bay Resident Swims Strait of Messina
By Beth Treffeisen Now back into the grind of daily schoolwork, Tancrede Roy, 11, is busy finishing his last school year at Kingsley Montessori School in the Back Bay. But only months before he was across the Atlantic Ocean and…
Boston Landmarks Commission Begins Discussion on Protecting Iconic CITGO Sign
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston Landmarks Commission held a subcommittee meeting on October 19, to discuss the draft Landmark study report for the CITGO sign along with the preservation consultant assigned to the project. In the draft report, the subcommittee…
New Zoning Amendment Passes Quietly in BPDA
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…
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…