George S. Imrey Memorial Service is Friday, September 18 George S. Imrey, age 82, of Boston, Massachusetts passed away on July 13, 2015 with members of his loving family surrounding him. After being diagnosed with cancer, he lived fully with amazing energy…
Month: September 2015
Block Party Returns On This Sunday
Usher in autumn at the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s “Neighborhood Block Party,” which takes place outside the Firehouse at 127 Mt. Vernon St. this Sunday, Sept. 20, from noon to 4 p.m. For more than 10 years, the event has…
Downtown View:City Council Blahs
So last Tuesday, I go to vote in the city council preliminary election. I think I’m pretty smart, but not smart enough I guess. There was no election—at least in my precinct. My district city councilor had no opposition. There…
Charles River Bistro Strives to be The Esplanade’s Community Center
As the café’s managers see it, the Charles River Bistro serves two primary functions: to feed visitors to the Esplanade, and, perhaps just as importantly, to function as the de facto community center for the park. “We like being a…
‘Out of the Park’ Event is Sunday
The Highland Street Foundation, the Boston Red Sox and the City’s Parks and Recreation Department, today announced the second annual “Out of the Park” event, a free, family-friendly program that will transform a busy corner of Boston Common into Fenway…
Downtown View:Donald O’Trump
It started when the nine-year-old in our family misheard Donald Trump’s name and called him, with disgust and outrage, Donald O’Trump. She hasn’t been the only one disgusted and outraged. Globe columnists, Times columnists, television commentators have been spewing disbelief,…
Police Briefs 09-08-2015
From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 08/29/15 – Between 11:50 p.m. on Aug. 28 and 7:10 a.m. on Aug. 29, a victim reported while his 2001 Dodge SUV was parked on Phillips Street, unknown person(s) broke the…
Sasha’s City Passport:A Piece of Panama
By Sasha Mishkin “Blink and you’ll miss it,” I thought to myself, searching the open waters for a 14-foot dark object. Off the island of Contadora in the glistening Gulf of Panama, time was running out on my hour-long Humpback…
Downtown View:More Children Downtown.Now What?
Karen is taking a break. This column from January 2012 still has relevance three years later. New mayor, but same problem, and a new school in the North End and an expanded school in the North End is not enough…
BTU to Hold Back to School Fair
Save the Date! Join the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) Sept. 19 for their 2nd annual Back to School Fair! This FREE event starts at 2 p.m. and goes until 5 p.m. and features live music, food and other entertainment to…