Mayor Martin Walsh swears in new Police Commissioner William Gross in the sanctuary of Morning Star Baptist Church in Mattapan on Monday, Aug. 6. Commissioner Gross and Mayor Walsh took their show on the road later that day and Tuesday…
Midsummer Night’s Wine Tasting
Joyce Ritter and Jim Hill enjoyed the Midsummer Night’s Wine Tasting at Fleming’s Steak House and Wine Bar in the Back Bay last Weds., Aug. 1. The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Wine Tasting Committee put together the…
Walsh Thanks One Dalton Construction Workers
Mayor Martin Walsh wanted One Dalton to be the tallest building in Boston, but what he got was the second tallest. At 742 feet tall, the Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences at One Dalton is the tallest residential building…
Edwards, Essaibi-George Want Hospitals, Schools to Pay Their Fair Share in Pilot Program
The City Council Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing on Aug/ 2 regarding the Payment in Lieu of Tax (PILOT) program. Through this program, which is in its seventh year as of fiscal year 2018, schools, hospitals, and…
Edena Looks to Capture Best of Both Lodging Worlds
Steve Wu likes the short-term rental model, but he and his company – Edena Urban Resorts – are not ready to give up on the human touch of a hotel. That’s why Edena has come up with the first-ever hybrid…
Legislature Agrees Not to Approve SIFs, but Will Study Them
The long-discussed wide-ranging Opiate treatment bill passed the state legislature late Tuesday night, July 31, just in the nick of time, after a conference committee on that same day agreed to a compromise form of the bill that went through…
Shattuck Community Process Looks to Begin in September
The 12-month community process for the move of the Shattuck Hospital from Jamaica Plain to the South End will commence in September, according to the state Office of Health and Human Services. The state recently chose Health Resources in Action…
Rules and Regulations of the South End Landmarks:District Came to Light at Tuesday’s Hearing
Eleven proposals were on the table for design review by the South End Landmark District Commission on Aug. 7. Throughout the more than four hour meeting, the Commission heard case after case, consisting of everything from the installation of cellphone…
News Briefs
INK BLOCK BEER GARDEN TURNS UP IN CHARLESTOWN Castle Island Brewing and National Development have re-located the beer garden slated for Ink Underground to Charlestown this summer. The brewery has set up the garden on Constitution Wharf, which is owned…
Police Briefs 08-09-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Conehead On Sunday, Aug. 5, at approximately 2:35 a.m., officers responded to a radio call to remove an intoxicated man who was kicking over cones at a construction site at the corner of Park Drive and Queensbury…
Letter to the Editor
IS this what democracy looks like? Dear Editor, Bostonians voted overwhelmingly in 2012 to legalize medical marijuana, and local support has only increased since then, as it has nationwide. Doctors and patients alike have been desperate for an adequate number…
Summertime — and the Livin’ Is Easy
With this past week’s high temperatures and high humidity, those of us who work and live in air conditioned buildings have had a lot to be thankful for. Even a sojourn to the beach offers no relief from the heat,…