When tasked with filling several retail vacancies at the Charles Street Meeting House two years ago, Paul Elias sought to bring in new businesses that would fit in well among existing shops on the street and comfortably within the historic…
Month: October 2015
Downtown View:Statistics
You probably already know that the United States has the third most land area, 9,629 square kilometers, of all the countries in the world. Russia is almost twice as large. Canada is a hair bigger with 9,985. The Mississippi-Missouri river…
Getting those Gas Leaks Fixed
By Suzanne Besser It turns out squeaky wheels don’t just get the grease, they keep right on rolling. At least that’s the case with the dozen or so moms who successfully persuaded the Boston City Council to help stop the…
Absentee Ballots for November Election Now Available
Polling locations will be open on Election Day from 7:00AM to 8:00PM on November 3, 2015. In order to be eligible to receive an absentee ballot, an absentee ballot application must be received by November 2, 2015 at noon. The…
Michael Flaherty Looks to Schools, Development as Key Issues for Boston
By Seth Daniel When Councilor Michael Flaherty walks the streets of Boston’s neighborhoods, whether Charlestown, Beacon Hill, Eastie or Jamaica Plain, he said he often encounters folks he’s known for years. It goes with having grown up in South Boston…
Celebrating 100th Anniversary
In the top photo Employees of the Boston Credit Union helping out at the 100th anniversary celebration at City Hall Plaza last Tuesday were (Left to right) Colleen Lyndon, Cheryl Donahue, Annie McCarey, Leila Ruiz, Keri Baszkiewicz, and Kristen Dolan.
City Council Candidates:Range of Experiences Will Prepare Essaibi George for City Council
By Seth Daniel City Council candidate Annissa Essaibi George is the one person in this year’s City Council at-large race that is on the outside looking in, but her generational roots in the City and vast experience – from being…
Zoning and Licensing Not to Oppose Church Rehab
By Dan Murphy A plan to repurpose the former Church of St. John the Evangelist and adjacent brick rectory at 33-35 Bowdoin St. for residential and office use was met with a vote of non-opposition Wednesday from the Beacon Hill…
Resident Goes with MGH Doctors on Trip to Columbia
Over the last 16 years, William (Jay) G. Austen, Jr., MD, chief of Massachusetts General Hospital Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Surgery, and a team of about 20 MGH surgeons, anesthesiologists, residents, recovery room technicians and operating room nurses,…
Downtown View:More Ideas
By Karen Cord Taylor Last week this column offered ideas for improving life in Boston. Several brave souls suggested transportation improvements that would reduce traffic on Boston’s streets. They were happy to be identified. Other suggestions came from people who…