By Phineas J. Stone That’s the feeling I had when I went to the new Boston Winter village on City Hall Plaza over the Christmas and New Year’s break. Boston is a winter city; let’s face it. Yet somehow we’ve…
Category: Editorials
Keeping Our Water Supply Safe
In 2014, the American Waterworks Association declared MWRA’s water to be the best in the nation. (In fact, it won both first and second place both for the City of Boston’s and the MWRA’s own sample.) This was not a…
Doors That Never Lock on Christmas, New Year’s
By Phineas J. Stone Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are pretty taboo when it comes to being open for business. Certainly, the movie theaters and some Asian markets will open their doors as if nothing is different, but for…
Have A Happy, Healthy, and Safe New Year
The upcoming long weekend marks the start of the New Year — 2017. The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, both as to the year that has passed and as to the year to come. In…
The Day the Quahogs Came for Christmas
By Phineas J. Stone It had to be at least 3 a.m. when the phone rang. I answered in a fog, wholly irritated that someone would phone at such an hour. “You gotta get out here to Revere,” said the…
Why I Voted “No” on the 2% Tax on the Sale of Alcohol in Boston
By Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George I want to start by thanking the Makers of this Order. Councilors Bill Linehan and Frank Baker have been passionate forces of advocacy and support for families that are struggling to connect their loved ones to…
Boston City Council Votes Down 2 Percent Alcohol Tax to Fund Substance Abuse Programs
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council last week voted down an order that would place a two percent tax on certain alcoholic beverages to fund prevention and treatment programs for substance abuse. Backed by City Councilors Frank Baker and…
Remember Those in Need
Although the holiday season for most of us will be filled with fun and joy, it is incumbent upon all of us who are fortunate to be doing well in our lives to remember that there are many among us,…
Enjoy A Happy — and Safe — Holiday Weekend
By a coincidence of the calendar, both Chanukah and Christmas arrive this weekend, and we wish to take this opportunity to wish all of our readers of the Jewish and Christian faiths (and those of no faith at all) a…
The Politics of the Coffee Shop
By Phineas J. Stone Nothing these days in Boston speaks as to who we are, what circles we run within and what class of person we are than where we choose to get coffee. In Boston, the simplicity of getting…