By Seth Daniel Watson Park on Taylor Street might be one of the smallest little parks in the city if one looks at a map, but neighbors say it has knitted together generations of folks in the area throughout the…
BPL Gains New Outreach Manager to Provide Care to Homeless
By Beth Treffeisen In an effort to provide additional care to individuals in need, the Boston Public Library (BPL) has taken on a new outreach manager to provide a path of services to unsheltered individuals drawn to the spaces and…
News Briefs
OPIATE WORKING GROUP TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING IN NOV The South End Forum Opiate Working Group has announced that it will have a community-wide public meeting on the week before Thanksgiving, likely on Nov. 15 or 16, to unveil more…
‘Crucial Catch’ with NFL at SECHC
By Seth Daniel Three organizations, including the National Football League (NFL), will come together at the South End Community Health Center this Tuesday, Oct. 17, for a one-of-a-kind event to draw awareness to early detection of cancer. The program is…
All-Door Bus Boarding Deemed a Success on Silver Line
The pilot program for the Silver Line through the South End that allowed boarding at all doors through the summer has proven to speed up operations and improve perceptions of the bus by riders. The Silver Line Better Bus Experience,…
Community Choice Energy is Adopted by the City of Boston
By Beth Treffeisen In an effort to make Boston a little greener, the Boston City Council on Oct. 4, voted unanimously to adopt Community Choice Energy (CCE), with the goal of increasing the consumption of renewable energy across the city.…
Dinopoulos Endorses Mike Kelley in Final Election for District 2 City Council
Nearly half of the voters in the preliminary election for District 2 City Council seat supported an alternative to the establishment candidate. With that in mind, and in a show of unity following a competitive summer campaign, Corey Dinopoulos endorsed…
Ed Flynn to Address Domestic Violence with the City Council
Ed Flynn, candidate for Boston City Council District 2, announced his intention to make advocacy for victims of domestic violence a priority on the City Council. Flynn, a probation officer and former state public-safety official, held a press conference in…
Mobile Incubator Makes Boston Home, for Now
By Beth Treffeisen On the corner of Tremont and Clarendon Streets, in the South End, an orange and white 1957 Shasta camper that would normally be seen in a wooded camp site sticks out of the brick backdrop in front…
Housing Dreams Dashed on Mass/Cass as Hospital Potentially Looks at Key Property
By Seth Daniel Officials from the Newmarket Business Association reported to the South End Forum Opiate Working Group that hopes for supportive housing at the corner of Melnea Cass and Hampden Street are likely dashed with reports of a pending…
Police Briefs 10-12-2017
Back Bay-Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log Oct. 2 300 Harrison Ave — Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 207 Newbury St — Graffiti 90 Warren Ave — Missing Person – Located 1071 Washington St — Burglary – Commercial – Force 2000 Washington…
An Ode to the Strawberry Frosted
By Phineas J. Stone I’m a little nervous this week. I have no reason to be other than the fact that things that were certain keep changing, and this week is no different. The change that’s got me all bunched…