Mayor Martin J. Walsh launched 311 for Recovery Services, the City of Boston’s new hotline support system designed to help people struggling with substance use and addiction to access recovery resources, this week on site in the South End’s Methadone…
SoWa Boston Hosts New Art Installment “Madam President: The Monument to the First Female President of the USA
SoWa Boston is once again playing host to “Madam President: The Monument to the First Female President of the USA,” the timely art installment from headline-making local artist Donna Dodson. Also referred to as “The Mighty Lioness,” the wooden fixture,…
A Distinguished New Neighbor:Cross Takes Over Consul’s Role
By Cary Shuman Harriet Cross, a career diplomat with extensive experience in international relations, is the new British Consul General to New England. Mrs. Cross began her work on Aug. 22 in the esteemed position as the leader and liaison…
South End Soccer Looking to Pump Up Traveling Teams this Year
By Seth Daniel The South End Soccer League has been placing children and teens on the soccer field since 2008, and though they started with just 40 players, they now boast more than 400 players and are hoping to expand…
Cosmopolitan Project at Former IC Church to go All Rental,Back to Community
By Seth Daniel The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) reported this week that the Cosmopolitan development in the former Immaculate Conception (IC) Church on Harrison Avenue would not move forward to the Board at a public hearing scheduled for tonight, Sept.…
Red Sox Neighborhood Meeting Builds Bridge Between Residents and the Park
By Beth Treffeisen Bright T.V. screens boosted red and white slides as classic game day hot dogs and hamburgers were being served in the back. Up front, David Friedman, the legal senior vice president for the Red Sox took the…
Invisible School: Neighbors, McKinley South End Academy Forge New Partnership
By Seth Daniel Neighbors walked by the huge McKinley South End Academy for years, almost as if it were an invisible entity even though it takes up nearly an entire block on Warren Street and neighbors are prone to “camp…
Northeastern Crossing Gateway Mixer Works to Build Bridges with Surrounding Communities
By Beth Treffeisen As the sun slowly went down on a warm early fall evening, people talked to one another enjoying the food and beverages. Together, students, facility, police officers and the surrounding community members mixed and mingled at Northeastern…
Police Briefs 09-15-2016
BACK BAY – KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG Sept. 6 69 Park Drive – Landlord – Tenant Service 53 Huntington Ave. – Larceny – Shoplifting Brookline Ave/Yawkey Way – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 89 Northampton St. – Auto Theft 35…
Dirty Word Specialists
By Phineas J. Stone Boston is pretty well locked down as the “dirty water” city due to the rock song by the Standells, but I’d petition the fact that the Hub has claim as the dirty word capital of the…
Welcome Back to School
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On Thursday, September 8th, Boston Public Schools began classes for their first day of school. I hope BPS teachers, parents, and students have had a restful summer, and are excited to start another great school…
Remembering the Heroes of 9/11
For every generation of Americans for the past near-century, there have been seminal events for which those who were of a certain age can recall “where they were” when they “heard the news.” Every member of the Greatest Generation could…