BACK BAY- KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG Nov. 21 1341 Boylston St. – Larceny Shoplifting 700 Boylston St. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 557 Columbus Ave. – Motor Vehicle Recovered in Boston (Stolen outside Boston) East Lenox/Fellows streets – Weapon…
A Vinyl Record and the Lost Spirit of Boston Rock
Thanksgiving weekend at my house has been about cleaning up and clearing out for as long as I can remember. As a kid, it wasn’t long after the turkey hit our stomachs that our mother came in with a laundry…
The Secret Weapon to Ending America’s Health Crisis: Schools
By Kenneth Thorpe America has a big, fat problem. A whopping 13 million American children are obese — and millions more are about to join their ranks. By 2025, according to a report in Pediatric Obesity, the nation will house…
Let’s Stay Cool and Calm on Legal Marijuana
If recent news reports are to be believed, some in our state are hyperventilating about the imminent legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts which was approved by voters in the recent election. Their opposition primarily is two-fold: First, that more under-age…
Union United Methodist Church Hands Out Turkey Dinners
People lined up outside the Union United Methodist Church as early as 7 a.m. on Tuesday to receive turkey dinners given out by the church’s food pantry. Students and teachers from the Dana Hall School in Wellesley delivered a large…
Boston Shines Fall Clean Up
Will Kerner of the South End gets busy scooping leaves with his family in Franklin Square on Saturday, Nov. 19, as part of a group from the Kingsley Montessori School. Friends, families and neighbors all over the South End came…
Bike Courier Industry Transitions to Compete in Modern Times
By Beth Treffeisen For two years bike courier Mike Oakhem, 33, from Quincy, has been zig-zagging throughout Boston’s downtown streets to hand off various goods from piping hot pizza to architecture design rolls, offering Boston residents and companies one of…
Heliport Fears Seem to Have Subsided for South End Locations
By Seth Daniel Helicopters are nobody’s friend, unless one is being flown for emergency medical care, and it looks like those unwelcome friends won’t be landing in or near the South End. Minus medical emergencies, the sound of hovering copters…
Hamersley Speaks on the ‘Beast’ That Is Thanksgiving Turkey and Closing His Restaurant
By Seth Daniel Popular writer and former restaurateur Gordon Hamersley made a name for himself in the South End with a Red Sox cap always on his head and a wonderful recipe for chicken. This week, however, he talked turkey.…
Neighbors,Foley’s Hash Out Differences on Late Night Closings
By Seth Daniel There’s something about the South End whereby, despite all its niceties and tight-knit alliances, those from outside the neighborhood feel the need to relieve themselves on the stoops and stairs of South End homes. That, among other…
SoWa Boston Goes Big on Small Business Saturday
America’s favorite shopping season is fast approaching, and while it’s easy to be swayed by department stores’ crazy discounts and once-a-year sales, it’s most important to support local shops and small businesses. In honor of “Small Business Saturday,” on Saturday,…
Ellis Neighborhood Association Happy With Sidewalk Repairs,Looks for More Lighting
By Seth Daniel Berkeley Street is no doubt a major gateway into the Back Bay and downtown areas these days, with thriving businesses and tourists trekking on foot, but the infrastructure has not kept up with the times, and many…