By Seth Daniel About three minutes into a martini at the bar of the newly re-opened Aquitaine Restaurant on Tremont Street in the South End last week, a customer turned to his neighbor at the bar and proclaimed astonishment at…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
‘Open Newbury’ Draws Mixed Reaction from Business Community
By Dan Murphy The city’s decision to shut down Newbury Street to vehicular traffic on Sunday, Aug. 7, is drawing mixed reactions from the Back Bay’s business community, with some representatives steadfast against the idea and others enthusiastically embracing this…
Neighbors to Weigh in on Liquor Store
By Seth Daniel A high-end liquor store concept on Washington Street and Massachusetts Avenue had a neighborhood meeting last week and will be on the docket for the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) this month. The concept, called Bullfinch,…
With No Tax-Free Holiday,Local Businesses Maybe Just Fine
Beth Treffeisen For the first time since 2009, the August sales tax reprieve of 6.25 percent will not greet Massachusetts’s residents this year. Due to falling short fall of tax collections for the fiscal 2016 and a lowered expectation for…
Downtown View:Words to Get Rid Of
By Karen Cord Taylor This week is going to be pretty exciting. First, we’ll learn how many Republicans are packing guns at their convention. And, mercifully, we’ll also start to get rid of a dreadful word. The word is “presumptive.”…
Where is Your Sting?
By Phineas J. Stone Death is something we don’t often confront that much in these neighborhoods, not as much as in other places around Boston. Though hundreds die around us every week, Boston – and especially the downtown neighborhoods and…
Police Briefs 07-21-2016
BACK ABY – KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG July 11 220 Huntington Ave. – Vandalism 700 Boylston St. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 42 Harrison Archways – Ballistics Evidence/Found 289 Shawmut Ave. – Vandalism Berkeley/Boylston streets – Towed Motor Vehicle…
Letter to the Editor
Boston Public Market now open daily Dear Editor: Since the Boston Public Market opened last summer, you’ve welcomed us with open arms, and helped us succeed in our mission to provide fresh, healthy food to consumers of all income levels,…
Why I Voted Against the City Budget
By Councilor Anissa Essaibi George As the Boston City Council cast its final votes on the City of Boston budgets for fiscal 2017, I went in to the meeting ready to take a stand for the children of Boston, for…
Our Summer of Discontent
Tragic events seem to be cascading upon us from throughout the world almost on a daily basis. Whereas for the past 15 years (since 9/11), a terrorist-inspired event might happen sporadically, now when we go on-line each morning to look…