At the South End Landmark District Commission hearing on Sept. 4, four cases were heard as part of the design review process. The first was at 619 Massachusetts Avenue #1, where an architect represented the owners who could not make…
Students Invited to Apply for City’s Exam Schools
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) will offer the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) for admission to the city’s three examination schools on Saturday, Nov. 3, at 8 a.m. Testing will take place at seven locations across the city. The deadline…
Applied Learning Center Unveiled at Cathedral High School
Cathedral High School in the South End revealed its brand new Applied Learning Center at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 4. Construction for the 15,000 square-foot center began in April 2017, and it will include programs in STEAM-based learning: science,…
Local Artist’s Esplanade Mural Extended for Another Year
Patterned Behavior, a 100-plus-foot-long vivid mural painted by local artist Silvia Lopez Chavez, will remain for another year on a stretch of the Charles River Esplanade west of the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge. Completed in Summer 2017, the mural has brightened…
Alleged Gunman Charged in Mass Ave Station Shooting
A man was arraigned Aug. 16 on charges he opened fire outside the Mass Ave MBTA station, critically injuring a 24-year-old man. Lushaun Gay, 27, was arraigned in Roxbury Municipal Court in connection with the Aug. 15 shooting at Mass…
MBTA Fenway Portal Project, 60 Kilmarnock St., Safety are Huge Concerns for ACNA
The MBTA Fenway Portal Project is an issue that is very important to the members of the Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association (ACNA), but perhaps the most important question still remains: where will the water go once it’s diverted into the…
Mayor Walsh says He Would Help Locked Out National Grid Workers if Asked
Mayor Martin Walsh said this week he would help National Grid gas workers in their 11-week lockout battle if asked by the workers to assist in any way. The lockout of two United Steelworkers unions in the gas line division…
Boston Councilor Ayanna Pressley Defeats Congressman Capuano
The world was turned on its nose Tuesday night in the Congressional District 7 race when Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley surprised everyone with a solid victory, ousting Congressional Michael Capuano from the seat he has held for 20 years…
Police Briefs 09-06-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Funny money On Wednesday, Aug. 29, at around 6:20 p.m., police responded to a radio call pertaining to counterfeit bills passed at the Whole Foods Market at 348 Harrison Ave. On arrival, the officer spoke to the…
Back to School
September is one of my favorite months. The weather is getting cooler, football is back in season, and students like yourselves are heading back to school. You might not know it, but it takes a village to prepare for the…
Hot, Hot, Hot
News reports about the hot weather and all of the records for high and highest-low temperatures that have been set this month in our region have become so commonplace that it is all-too-easy to read the headlines and move on…
Sidewalk Sale
The owner of men’s clothing store Sault at 577 Tremont St., Philip Saul, talks to customer Nick Rossi during the annual South End Sidewalk Sale, which was coordinated by SEBA and Washington Gateway this year – with more businesses participating…