By James O’Brien and Barbara Huebner Courtesy of Boston Athletic Association Two Ethiopian Elite runners made stunning surges to come from behind and claim the crown for both the men’s and women’s division – becoming the first Ethiopian duo to…
Beer Summit in Back Bay a Make or Break for Local Brewers
By Seth Daniel Local beer has become more than a thing to drink. In fact, breweries and craft brewers have become such a cornerstone to being a “happening” city or neighborhood that politicians and City planners regularly court brewers to…
Police Briefs 04-21-2016
BACK BAY – KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG April 11 Dwight Street/Shawmut Avenue – Vandalism Brookline Avenue/Lansdowne Street – Assault Simple – Battery; License Premise Violation 68 West Newton St. – Assault Simple – Battery; Threats to Do Bodily…
Boston is Going Fiber
By Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh This week I announced something that will change Boston’s future: working closely with the City over the next six years, Verizon will rewire the entire city with an advanced fiber-optic network. Replacing our outdated…
We Need A Transportation Transformation
By Michelle Wu Boston City Council President As a new mom, I think often about the world that my one-year-old son will grow up in. Twenty years from now, what will Boston look like? As excited as I am…
Happy Passover
We wish the Jewish community a Happy Passover that begins at sundown Friday night. The observance continues for eight days and commemorates the Israelites being freed by God from slavery in Egypt in biblical times. Passover commences with the First…
Jim Rice Still Inspires Local Fans
By Seth Daniel It wasn’t so much a disciplined eye, a smooth swing, or exhaustive off-season workouts that kept former Red Sox Jim Rice in right field for 15 years and gave him a place setting in the Baseball Hall…
South End Open Market Set to Open at Ink Block
The South End Open Market announced this week that after 13 years it has formed a new partnership with National Development and will move the popular market to the Ink Block on Harrison Avenue and Traveler Street. New England Open…
TEA Outlines Goals at Annual Meeting
By Dan Murphy At the group’s 15th annual meeting at Hampshire House on Monday, April 11, representatives from the Esplanade Association outlined their major goals for 2016, including the restoration of the historic Lotta Fountain and the launch of the…
Bringing the City to Life,One Baby at a Time
By Seth Daniel Last July, Catherine Walker was driving home from her job as a Certified Nurse Midwife at Boston Medical Center (BMC) when a women stopped dead in her tracks right in front of Walker’s car – staring intently…
No Room for Fake Journalism
By Phineas J. Stone Let me be the one-millionth person to weigh in on the Boston Globe’s fake Donald Trump front page. But maybe let me be the first “weigher in” with some 20 years of experience reporting the news…
Council Votes 12-1 to Extend their Terms to 4 Years
By Seth Daniel The Boston City Council voted 12-1 last Wednesday, April 6, to approve a home rule petition that would lengthen Council terms to four years from the existing two-year terms. As a Home Rule Petition, the matter must…