A prosecutor said on Tuesday, March 14, that a fugitive from Brooklyn entered the West End apartment of a 75-year-old man last month, slashed the man’s throat, ate his food, slept on his couch, and then left in the morning,…
Community Hears About City’s Latest Plans To Update West Fenway Zoning
The Boston Planning & Development Agency held its second virtual public meeting on Wednesday, March 8, to discuss proposed changes to zoning in the West Fenway.Between 2004 – when the city adopted Article 66, which established and codified a zoning…
COVID-19: Still a Major Threat for Seniors
President Biden declared recently that the COVID-19 pandemic officially will be over in May, but in our view, that is just wishful thinking.In January, the number of COVID-related deaths fell after a holiday spike, but nevertheless numbered about 2,100 among…
Safe Consumption Sites Are the Only Way To Stem the Tide of Drug Overdoses
The so-called War on Drugs, which began in the administration of Richard Nixon, has been ongoing in America for more than 50 years. Putting aside the fact that Nixon began his war on drugs primarily as a means for incarcerating…
Nichols Sisters and Their Domestic Staff Honored During Women’s History Month
Since it became a museum in the 1960s, the Nichols House has highlighted women’s history, decorative arts, and everyday life through stories of the Nichols family and their contemporaries in late 19th and early 20th century Boston. It is only…
City Releases ‘Understanding Charles Street’ Document
As part of its ongoing, multi-phase Connect Downtown project, the city released last month “Understanding Charles Street” – a document that will help inform decisions around the planned design changes on Charles Street between Charles Circle and Beacon Street. According…