Police Reduction Outlined in Plan Raises Concerns
It is the first summer the Boston Police and all City departments have entered warmer weather with coordination and a defined plan on how to handle drug abuse, homelessness and quality of life issues...
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Friday Night Supper Program Receives Boston Resiliency Fund Grant for Meals
Since 1984, Friday Night Supper Program (FNSP) has been providing hot, three course meals every Friday to homeless and low income individuals and families out of the Arlington St. Church. Having never...
View ArticleLatest COVID-19 Statistics for the downtown neighborhoods
Citywide Cases as of July 7: 13,578 Citywide Case Recoveries as of July 7: 9,568 Citywide Deaths as of July 7: 710 Numbers of Back Bay/Beacon Hill Cases: •As of July 1: 486 confirmed positive cases...
View ArticleShooting on East Newton under investigation; witnesses reported man shooting...
Detectives at the D-4 Station are still investigating a brazen shooting on East Newton Street and Harrison Avenue just after midnight on July 5 – adding to the incredible drama that unfolded with...
View ArticleA Rare Chance: JVS/BCAE merger looking at two options for Bay Village facility
Following the announcement of the merger between the Jewish Vocational Services (JVS) and Boston Center for Adult Education (BCAE), JVS said this week it is looking at two options for how to use the...
View ArticleMore Than Words Receives Library of Congress State Literacy Award
More Than Words (MTW) of Boston and Waltham has been announced by Massachusetts Center for the Book as the recipient of the 2020 Library of Congress/Massachusetts State Literacy Award. Funding for the...
View ArticleEvents Planned for Esplanade Go Virtual in Response to Pandemic
While the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation has postponed group events on the Charles River Esplanade through the end of this month, some organizations that had events planned in the...
View ArticleWalsh Announces City Programs, and Initiatives, Provides COVID-19 Update
Mayor Walsh made several announcements at his press conference on July 14, one day after Step One of Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan took effect in the City. “Right now, the US is the worst...
View ArticleBok Navigates Uncharted Terrain During First Term
When Kenzie Bok was sworn in for her first term as District 8 City Councilor on Jan. 5, she never could have imagined what the following six months would have in store for her. Bok, who was named...
View ArticleZBA Approves Takeout for Greystone Cafe Bakery and Provisions
Greystone Cafe Bakery and Provisions, which is co-owned by Jacqueline Gannon, is set to open at 75-77 Dartmouth St. on the corner of Appleton and Dartmouth Streets. The space was previously occupied...
View ArticleCommunity Advocates for Fair Tree Removal in Phase Two of Muddy River...
The Muddy River Restoration Project Maintenance and Management Oversight Committee (MMOC) held a virtual public meeting on June 30, where they provided information to the public about Phase Two of...
View ArticleVacation Cancelled? Take a Trip to the Public Garden Instead
The Boston Public Garden is known for being a place to relax, unwind, and enjoy nature, and this summer, be sure to stop and smell the hibiscus. For more than 100 years, city gardeners have prided...
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Pine Street, Roundhouse Hotel to Open Homeless Shelter at Mass/Cass
Agreement Shocks Neighbors, Some in City Hall By Monday morning, tables, lamps and other hotel amenities were being taken out the front door of the Best Western Roundhouse Hotel on Mass/Cass in the...
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Sax Serenades on Boylston
Jonte Samuel worked hard for his music last week on Boylston Street, where he played his saxophone despite the hot and humid temperatures. Coming from St. John, USVI, he said the heat doesn’t bother...
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Uses Early Childhood Education Program Reopens
The United South End Settlements (USES) Early Childhood Education program and the Club48 program re-opened this week for summer activities after having closed in March due to COVID-19 restrictions....
View ArticleBaker Announces New Funding, First round of Food Insecurity Grant Recipients
Gov. Charlie Baker provided an update on COVID-19 and announced new funding at a press conference on July 16. He said that face coverings continue to be the “best and most important thing we can all...
View ArticleNew Book Recounts 350-Year History of Old South Church
Three years in the making, an exhaustive new book chronicles the story of Old South Church and how as one of the oldest religious communities in the U.S., it has helped shape the history of both...
View ArticleCommission Moves Forward with Plans for Statue Removal, Identifies Five More...
Following its landmark vote on June 30 to remove the controversial Emancipation Group statue that depicts a freed black slave crouching at the feet of President Abraham Lincoln from its current...
View ArticleCouncilor Flynn Hosts Census Information Session for South End
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn will be hosting a 2020 Census information session for South End civic organizations and residents next Wednesday, July 29, 6 p.m. State Representative Jon Santiago will...
View ArticleA City Exodus? Not Quite Say the Real Estate Professionals
As COVID-19 rocked dense urban neighborhoods, and racial unrest fueled some violent protesting and looting over the last several months, most in the downtown neighborhoods were bracing for what could...
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