ArtsEmerson is cancelling its Summer Special engagement, Step Afrika!’s Drumfolk, which was scheduled to play the Emerson Cutler Majestic Theatre July 22 – August 01, 2020. “The City of Boston has now cancelled summer events and have asked everyone else…
Baker-Polito Administration Holds Virtual Memorial Day Ceremony
Governor Charlie Baker, along with Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and several other elected officials, held a virtual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday to honor those who have served the country and those who have lost their lives. Baker said in…
Amtrak Continues to Advance Testing of New Acela Fleet
Amtrak’s new Acela fleet, scheduled to enter service on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) in 2021, continues to progress with its high-speed testing at Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, Colo., as the first Acela prototype completed another milestone by traveling at speeds up to 165 mph, although the…
Neighborhood Roundup
GoFundMe campaign brings food to frontline medical workers Gianni Frattaroli, general manager of Artu restaurant’s Beacon Hill and North End locations, urges readers to give to “Feed the Frontlines” – a GoFundMe campaign to send food to healthcare workers now…
Police Briefs 05-28-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny – Shoplifting 05/16/20 – A Charles Street market reported an unknown male suspect entered the store at around 1:15 p.m. and stole three bottles of whiskey before fleeing on foot towards the Boston Common. Breaking and…
Americans Will Survive Without Bacon Double-cheeseburgers
The decision of the federal government to invoke the Defense Production Act to order meat-processing plants to reopen raises a number of issues about the use of the act for this purpose. First and foremost, the order ignores the reality…