By Beth Treffeisen The red, white, and blue LED lights that make up the famous CITGO sign in Kenmore Square may soon continue to shine as an official landmark. On Tuesday, the Boston Landmarks Commission voted unanimously to accept the…
PLS Check Cashing Not to Pursue More Hours
By Seth Daniel The PLS Check Cashing business on the busy corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Tremont Street will not pursue a 24-hour, seven day a week, extension of its current hours, an attorney for the company said on Wednesday.…
Pedestrian Death On Albany Street Brings Call For More Enforcement
By Seth Daniel Boston Police are still investigating the death of a 69-year-old man hit and killed by a car on Albany Street last Thursday, July 7, near Thayer Street – but residents in the area say it’s a visible…
New Restaurant to Have A ‘Speakeasy’ Feel
By Seth Daniel The lead singer of the Dropkick Murphy’s will continue to expand his restaurant business by opening a small-plate, speakeasy type restaurant in the South End’s Ink Block this coming fall. Ken Casey of the Dropkick Murphy’s will…
Boston Transportation Department will be Offering Free Cycling Clinics for Women
The Boston Transportation Department will be offering free cycling clinics for adult women this summer at locations around the city. Women who never learned to ride a bike, as well as those who would like to refresh their skills, are…
Salsa, Live Music, Cool Tech and Even A Greased Pole Contest At Betances
By Seth Daniel The longest ongoing Latin American Festival will once again march through the South End’s Villa Victoria neighborhood this weekend, as the Festival Betances celebrates another year of culture and neighborhood fun from July 15-17. The Festival Betances…
Good Grapes: Wine Riot Store Seeks To Take The Mystery Out Of Buying Wine
By Seth Daniel There’s always been some mystery surrounding wine, and unless one has a formal education on the proper vintage, getting a good bottle of wine can sometimes be a frustrating stab in the dark. That’s what Tyler Balliet…
Free Programs Available on the Esplanade
The Esplanade Association is offering the hugely popular free fitness classes in the park. This year, thanks to our partners, we are thrilled to once again offer weekly Zumba, Yoga, and CrossFit! All Healthy, Fit & Fun classes are free…
Time to Name UDR Building at 345 Harrison as Building Begins to Come Out of Ground
By Seth Daniel As the large apartment building towers begin to come out of the ground this summer on the 345 Harrison Ave. project by developer UDR, representatives from the project said it’s time to give it a name. The…
Bay Village Residents Back Moving Of Cocoanut Grove Plaque
By Beth Treffeisen Walking down Cocoanut Grove Lane, Steve Dunwell a resident of Bay Village looks up from a floor plan map and points to the left stating, “We are now standing on the dance floor or what was the…
City to Launch Body Camera Pilot Program with BPD this Summer
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans announced Tuesday an agreement with the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) to allow the City of Boston and Boston Police Department to launch a six-month Body Worn Camera Pilot Program.…
Time to Put the Brakes On The European Idea Machine
By Phineas J. Stone If you talk to the thinkers and policy makers around the neighborhood these days, one of the first phrases you hear is, “Well, in Europe they do things like this…” It seems these days that all…