The iconic Yawkey Way will no longer bear the name of former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey after the Boston Public Improvements Commission (PIC) voted unanimously to change the street name back to Jersey Street, on Thursday, April 26. The…
Pathways to Freedom Brightens up Boston Common Monument
Surrounding the Soldiers and Sailors Monument in the Boston Common, brightly colored disks stand out amongst the parks background, enticing passersby to stop, take pictures and wonder what they represent. “Pathways to Freedom” is a public art installation that reflects,…
Hospital Employees Volunteer Time to Narcan Training
Last July, Raagini Jawa and Melissa Bachman and their friends sat in a coffee shop near Boston Medical Center and decided they needed to do more than talk about preventing overdose deaths. With BMC neighboring a ground zero location for…
BWSC Continuing Major Water Line Projects through South End
The signs of spring in the South End are almost always accompanied by the chirping of the birds, the flowering of the dogwoods and roaring return of trench cutters ready to rip up streets for a summer full of water…
News Briefs
REBUILDING LONG ISLAND BRIDGE Mayor Martin Walsh announced on Wednesday April 2, that the City filed a notice of intent for the rebuilding of Long Island Bridge with the Boston Conservation Commission, taking another step forward in Boston’s plans to…
Annual Duckling Day Parade Will be Held Mother’s Day, May 13
Duckling Day on Sunday, May 13 is the cutest family event in Boston. The Friends of the Public Garden, in association with the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, will celebrate Mother’s Day with Boston-area families during its annual…
Volunteers Work to Make the Charles River a Bit Cleaner
In recognition of National Volunteer Week and Earth Month, over 3,500 people volunteered on Saturday, April 28, as part of the 19th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup. In a collaboration led by Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA), over 110…
Ellis Welcomes New Board Members at Annual Meeting
An evening of music and history took place during the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association annual meeting on Tuesday, April 24, at the Community Music Center of Boston, where residents joined to give thanks and welcome new board members. The…
Davis Companies Slows Down Shawmut Ave Project Timeline
On Monday night, developers of the Shawmut Avenue project made up of the Davis Companies and two non-profits were clearly at odds with the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) over the timeline of the development. Davis’s Brian Fallon said he was…
Neighborhood Groups Stress location is Issue for Medical Marijuana Store:Many WSANA Neighbors Claim their Meeting Last Week was ‘Stacked’
Several neighbors in the South End this week believe that the meeting with Compassionate Organics medical marijuana company was ‘stacked’ with supporters, whom they say turned the argument to a referendum on marijuana and not a discussion of the location.…
Police Briefs 05-03-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Shocking development On Monday, April 23, at about 10 a.m., a Boston School Police officer was dispatched to the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers at 110 Fenway to take a report and obtain evidence. Upon…
That Lucky T-Shirt Needs a Wash…Or Maybe Not
There’s a strange mental issue with sports fans that we here in Boston take to a new level. Traditions in our public sports accommodations are known far and wide. You have the seventh-inning ‘Sweet Caroline’ tradition at Fenway, and the…