Imagine your employer locked you out of your job, stopped paying you and canceled health insurance for you and your family all as a way to send a message: When you get desperate enough you’ll come back with fewer benefits…
Letters to the Editor
Ward 4 looks to Katie Ford in Registry of Deeds race Dear Editor, On Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day of Labor Day, voters will have a number of important choices to make on the ballot. In some cases, voters will…
Summer: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
For those of us who live for the triple-H weather of summer — hazy, hot, and humid — the six-week period we enjoyed from July 4th week through this past Saturday was our proverbial cup of tea. Temperatures in the…
TDC National Night Out
Bonaparte the magician amazed – and scared – several residents of the South End (including this young man) at the Tenant’s Development Corporation (TDC) 10th annual Mary Longley National Night Out celebration on Thursday, Aug. 9, at Titus Sparrow Park.…
Isabella Gardner Concert
Musician Josh Knowles immerses himself in his violin while surrounded by the greenery of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum courtyard during the Cosmic Cycles Block Party on Thursday, Aug. 9. The event was the last of three super-fun Neighborhood Nights…
OneHood All-Stars and Police Bond Over Basketball
Across the country, there are many stories of young people and police officers at odds, but last Friday at the Blackstone Community Center basketball court, the odds were on a competitive and fun game between City kids and the officers…
Sigma Nu Moves Out of 28 Fenway, Building to Become a Lodging House
A long-time Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) fraternity house in the Fenway is closing up shop this month, one of the few legacy MIT fraternities to leave the Boston side of the Charles River. Sigma Nu Fraternity occupied the building…
South End Community Health Center on Firm Ground, CEO says
The leader of the South End Community Health Center (SECHC) said this week that the center is on fine footing, even after terminations of two longtime employees at the center last week raised eyebrows and longtime leaders have voiced some…
News Briefs
CITGO DRAFT STUDY REPORT REFERRED TO FULL COMMISSION AFTER TWO YEARS After numerous subcommittee meetings regarding the CITGO Sign, the Boston Landmarks Commission subcommittee voted on Aug. 14 to refer the draft of the Landmark Study Report to the full…
Disco Legends Trammps to Play at City Hall Plaza
The Dorothy Curran Wednesday Night Concert Series grand finale brings the legendary Trammps back to City Hall Plaza on Aug. 22, at 7 p.m. The series is presented by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, the Mayor’s Office of Tourism, Sports, and…
Capuano and Pressley Debate in 7th Congressional as the Democratic Primary Approaches
With the Democratic primary coming up on Sept. 4, Congressman Mike Capuano and Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley discussed the issues of transportation and housing, among others, in the Massachusetts’ 7th Congressional District Debate held at UMass Boston on Tuesday,…
BBAC and Local Stakeholders Discuss Changes to Signage Policies
The Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) held a public meeting on Aug. 2 to discuss the revision and updating of the guidelines regarding signage. Present from the commission were Joe Cornish, Director of Design Review for the Boston Landmarks Commission…