The South End Open Market announced this week that after 13 years it has formed a new partnership with National Development and will move the popular market to the Ink Block on Harrison Avenue and Traveler Street. New England Open…
TEA Outlines Goals at Annual Meeting
By Dan Murphy At the group’s 15th annual meeting at Hampshire House on Monday, April 11, representatives from the Esplanade Association outlined their major goals for 2016, including the restoration of the historic Lotta Fountain and the launch of the…
Bringing the City to Life,One Baby at a Time
By Seth Daniel Last July, Catherine Walker was driving home from her job as a Certified Nurse Midwife at Boston Medical Center (BMC) when a women stopped dead in her tracks right in front of Walker’s car – staring intently…
No Room for Fake Journalism
By Phineas J. Stone Let me be the one-millionth person to weigh in on the Boston Globe’s fake Donald Trump front page. But maybe let me be the first “weigher in” with some 20 years of experience reporting the news…
Council Votes 12-1 to Extend their Terms to 4 Years
By Seth Daniel The Boston City Council voted 12-1 last Wednesday, April 6, to approve a home rule petition that would lengthen Council terms to four years from the existing two-year terms. As a Home Rule Petition, the matter must…
Boston Marathon Schedule of Events Listed Starting on Friday
Friday, April 15 John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo: 10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Boston The 39th annual John Hancock Sports & Fitness Expo features more than 150 exhibitors and is widely regarded…
Marathon Monday will Feature Many Local Runners in Long Race
Marathon Monday will have local runners hitting the pavement on 26.2 mile, running for the cjhallenge or to help local charities raise funds. Either way, runners will be pounding their bodies harder than the course. Monday will the culmination of…
Police Briefs 04-14-2016
BACK BAY KENMORE/FENWAY SOUTH END POLICE LOG April 3 163 West Springfield St. – Death Investigation 245 Massachusetts Ave. – Assault – Aggravated – Battery; Assault Simple – Battery; Disorderly Conduct 115 Newbury St. – Burglary – Commercial – No…
Letter to the Editor
Getting the facts straight about urban renewal Dear Editor: In last week’s article “Community Leaders Express Outrage at BRA’s 6-year Extension of Powers,” the Beacon Hill Times showed an incredible lack of sound judgment in its reporting of the Boston…
Speed Racing
Trying to catch drag racers as they zoom along Beacon Street at exactly the right moment is almost impossible unless you have a police car permanently stationed there 24/7 hours. Although there would be some public safety benefit, admittedly it…
An Artist’s Haven at Kenmore Studios
Mayor Martin Walsh joined Lynda McNally, founding president of Fenway Studios (left), and resident artist Berio Gizzi (center) for a tour of the Fenway Studios on Ipswich Street.
NABB Meeting Aims to Tackle Speeding on Beacon Street
By Dan Murphy City officials and police met with more than 100 concerned citizens at Old South Church on March 30 to discuss ways to quell the persistent problem of speeding on Beacon Street. The community meeting, sponsored by the…