By Seth Daniel For the fourth year, Marathon Daffodils delivered and displayed thousands of daffodils in businesses along Boylston Street, Boston’s busy Marathon finish line area for the 2016 BAA Boston Marathon, as well as Back Bay Streets, and Charles…
News Briefs
DISTRICT 2 CAMPAIGN TRAIL Candidate Mike Kelley has been visiting the various neighborhood associations as he meets people in and about District 2. This Tuesday, April 18, he appeared at the Old Dover Neighborhood Association to discuss his candidacy. Reminiscing…
Revere Hotel Replaces Storefront Before BVAC Approval
By Beth Treffeisen Tucked away on the corner of Piedmont and Broadway Street in the Bay Village, the Revere Hotel upgraded a much forgotten storefront that runs beneath the concrete parking garage. But, at the Bay Village Architectural Commission (BVAC)…
40 Berkeley Street Hostel is Set for Major Renovations
By Beth Treffeisen Known as an affordable hostel with hotel amenities in the heart of downtown Boston, 40 Berkeley is in the midst of some major renovations that will add a restaurant and open up the currently underutilized hidden courtyard.…
Organist Peter Krasinski to Create Live Improvised Musical Score for ‘BEN-HUR’ at St Cecilia’s
A sweeping silent film drama set during the time of Christ will be shown in a landmark Boston church. Organist Peter Krasinski will accompany BEN-HUR, A Tale of the Christ” (1925) on Thursday, April 27, at Saint Cecelia Parish, 18…
Police Briefs 04-20-2017
Back Bay – Kenmore/ Fenway – South End Police Log April 10 50 Camden St. – Investigate Property 29 Monsignor Reynolds Way – Harassment 840 Harrison Ave. – Assault Simple – Battery; Robbery – Street 441 Beacon St. – Harassment…
The Haves and Have Mores: The Heartbreak of High School in Boston Public Schools
Over Easter Dinner this past Sunday, I was speaking with a relative of mine who mentioned his family had been put in disarray over the last month, particularly his wife, who had been brought to tears on many occasions and…
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, I read with great interest Deb Blair’s April 11 letter to the Editor concerning the Winthrop Square garage project. Her position is that the one-time inflow of cash from the sale of the parking garage is worth trading…
A Truly Perilous Time
When President Obama left office, he made it clear to incoming President Trump that the most important foreign policy challenge that the new administration would face would be figuring out how to prevent North Korea from developing an intercontinental ballistic…
Business Breakfast Looks to Connect Small Businesses to Resources
In an effort to continue the momentum of helping small businesses in the South End compete and remain in the neighborhood, the Washington Gateway Main Street (WGMS) will host an innovative South End/Lower Roxbury Business Breakfast on Monday, April 24,…
Hard Times on Newbury St.
Stores along the famed street struggle to survive On a sunny Friday morning this past April 7, a few tourists and locals traveling in late for work weaved up and down the renowned outdoor shopping area, Newbury Street in the…
Createfest 2017
Musician Hayley Thompson King during CREATE Boston at South End’s SoWa Market zeros in on the lyrics to her song last Friday night, April 7. CREATE paired up Boston’s best musicians, artists, bartenders and chefs in one colossal event put…