By Karen Cord Taylor A few weeks ago I took the T over to Prudential Center. I wanted to check out Eataly, since I’d heard so much about it. Was it really a sign that tradition-bound Boston can handle the…
Month: March 2017
Opinion
By Phil Orlandella Pot holes need to be repaired immediately While the state has a legal law to purchase pot conditionally, the Commonwealth and cities and towns have an obligation to repair potholes and there are plenty of those on…
How We’re Making Boston’s Streets Safer
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh In January, the busy streets of Boston became safer. As we dig out from this month’s snowstorms and prepare for spring, I want to remind drivers, cyclists and pedestrians about our City’s newest initiative to…
City Planning Major Volunteer Cleanup Projects
A new high impact cleaning program “Love Your Block†will begin this April spearheaded by the City of Boston. Formally, “Boston Shines†the spring cleaning program encourages residents to improve their neighborhoods over the course of a weekend in April.…
Review Supports Shot-Term Rental Legislation
Legislation file by State Representative Aaron Michlewitz will go a long way toward resolving regulations dealing with short-term rentals in Massachusetts, especially in each individual neighborhood like the North End/Waterfront. If enacted, measures like public safety, protection for renters and…
Obituaries 03-07-2017
Rosina Mellace Of Revere, formerly of Boston’s North End Rosina (Squillacioti) Mellace of Revere, formerly of Boston’s North End, died on March 1. She was 95 years old. Rosina came to the United States from Italy in 1962 and settled…