By Beth Treffeisen After 15 years, the Modern French restaurant Troquet in the Back Bay is celebrating its last few days at the 140 Boylston Street location before embarking on their next journey to the Leather District. The restaurant will…
Ladder 17 is Streamlined, Back to the Basics Say Local Jakes
By Seth Daniel When one purchases a new vehicle, the standard refrain is to get all the “bells and whistles,” right down to the computers and electric windows. It’s not the case for firefighters, though, and the new Ladder 17…
Fenway Civic Association Holds 55th Annual Meeting
By Beth Treffisen The Fenway community came together at the Fenway Civic Associations 55th Annual meeting this past Wednesday, January 11 at the Massachusetts Historical Society to swear in their leadership team and learn more about the transportation projects happening…
Police Briefs 02-02-2017
BACK BAY- KENMORE/FENWAY – SOUTH END POLICE LOG Jan. 23 38 Wareham St. – Investigate Property 30 Hemenway St. – Drugs – Sick Assist – Heroin 34 Paul Place – Investigate Person 794 Massachusetts Ave. – Larceny All Others 334…
Understanding the Pay Increase Vote
By State Sen. William Brownsberger There has been a lot of visibility recently on the legislature’s vote to increase the salaries for the statewide constitutional officers (Governor, Attorney General, etc.), for legislative leaders and for judges. I’ve posted details on…
Charlie Baker: A Steady Hand At the Tiller of Our Ship of State
As we were listening to Gov. Charlie Baker deliver the annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint session of the legislature last week, it occurred to us how refreshing it was — and what a sense of relief…
Estimated 175,000 Unite at Boston’s Women’s March
By Beth Treffeisen Marchers bearing pink hats, colorful signs, and t-shirts stating ‘Nasty Women’ packed the Boston Common this past Saturday in a peaceful protest against the recent election of President Donald J. Trump. Tens of thousands of protesters marched…
Developers Take Battle to State’s Top Court
By Seth Daniel In essence, it’s simply a small seam that joins two brick walls on Harrison Avenue that, for some five years, has come between two major South End developers, John Holland and Arthur Leon, and cost them both…
City, Boston State Delegation Looking to Cooperate;City Requests 151 New Licenses from State Leaders Over Three Years
By Seth Daniel Putting last year’s low-level feud over control of liquor licenses for Boston in the past, Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston state delegation are looking this year to cooperate in releasing more than 150 new liquor licenses…
City Officials Outline New Legislation to Allow New Shadow from Winthrop Square Tower in Common
By Beth Treffeisen If passed, the proposed 750 foot building slated for the Winthrop Square Garage could be the last to cast additional shadows on the Boston Common and Public Garden downtown. The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) proposed…
USES to Celebrate Past 125 Years, Look to the Future, in Kick-Off Party Jan 28
By Seth Daniel Few things are enduring in the ever-changing landscape of the South End, where the neighborhood has made and re-made itself over time and again. One thing from that storied past that has endured, however, is the Settlement…
Old Dover Support for Quinzani’s Conditional on Comprehensive Traffic Plan
By Seth Daniel The Old Dover Neighborhood Association agreed on Tuesday night, Jan. 17, to lend its support to the Quinzani’s residential development by Related Beal, but with a major asterisk denoting that the Association wants some comprehensive traffic and…