Through its Connect Downtown program, which aims to improve accessibility for both pedestrians and bicyclists in the downtown neighborhoods, the city is planning to make several changes to Cambridge Street this fall, which include plans for a new separated bike…
Author: Dan Murphy
Boston Voters Let Their Preferences Be Heard
After the votes were tallied in the Sept. 6 state primary, Democrat Maura Healey, who will face off with Republican Geoff Diehl in the gubernatorial race in the November general election, was also the preferred candidate among Boston voters. According…
North End, Surrounding Neighborhoods See Slight Increase in Positive COVID Tests
The North End and surrounding neighborhoods saw a slight increase in individuals testing positive for covid from the previous week. According to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission, 619 residents of the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Downtown, the…
Mayor Wu Announces Next Steps for Outdoor Dining in the North End
Following an outcry from some North End restauranteurs in response to her new outdoor dining policy in that neighborhood, Mayor Michelle Wu announced some conciliatory next steps for outdoor dining in the North End during a March 29 press conference.…
MBTA Details Proposed Changes to Modernize and Streamline Its Fare-Collection System
The MBTA outlined proposed changes to modernize and streamline its fare-collection system, including the introduction of a mandatory one-time $3 fee for all CharlieCards riders, during a March 22 virtual meeting. Steven Povich, the MBTAâ€s director of fare policy and…
Upcoming Walking Tour Focuses on Colonial New Englanders’ Drinking Habits
Colonial New Englanders drank roughly three times as much alcohol as Modern Americans, and an upcoming walking tour will explore this phenomenon before making its way to the Green Dragon, one of the city’s most historic watering holes. The program,…
Women’s Rights Trailblazer, Anne T. Barron, Dies at 100
Anne T. Barron, a trailblazer for women’s rights in the 1970s following the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, died on Friday, Jan. 21, at her Longfellow Place home. She was 100. Born on Oct. 30, 1921, to Hermann Frankfort,…
Livingstone, Bok, City Help Residents Displaced by Flooding
Since residents of 25 households at West End Place were displaced by flooding nearly two weeks ago, Rep. Jay Livingstone, Councilor Kenzie Bok, and the city have stepped up to help provide support to the impacted individuals. A sprinkler check-valve…
At Boston Premier Dentistry, Patients Are like Family
What sets Boston Premier Dentistry, PC (formerly Ficociello and Ficociello D.D.S, PC) apart from the competition, according to Dr. Kourosh Asha, DMD, the owner of and one of the practitioners at the longstanding downtown dental office, is the warm, familial…
Remodeled Garden to Be Unveiled on Aug. 18
In addition to holding its children’s programming during the month of August outdoors, weather permitting, on the grounds of the Old West Church next door, the Friends of the West End Branch Library will also unveil the library’s newly remodeled…