The race for District 8 City Council has become a little more crowded, with Boston native Kenzie Bok announcing her candidacy on March 29—the fourth candidate so far to run. As the Senior Advisor for Policy and Planning at the…
Esplanade Association Looks Back on Eventful Year and with an Eye Towards the Future
The Esplanade Association took a look back at its achievements from 2018 and plans for this year during its annual meeting on Tuesday, April 2, at the Park Plaza Hotel. Michael Nichols, executive director, reported the nonprofit raised an unprecedented…
Neighborhood Roundup
Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee Meeting: April 16 The April meeting will be held next Tuesday night, April 16, at 7 p.m. at First Church Boston (66 Marlborough St.). The agenda will include an election for Chair of the Boston…
Police Briefs 04-11-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Larceny in a Building 03/29/19- A witness observed a male suspect steal two packages from the front stairs of a Pinckney Street home at around 6:50 p.m. The witness further stated that the suspect jumped into a maroon…
College Debt Is a National Crisis and Disgrace
One of the clearest indications of the growing income and wealth inequality in our nation is the level of college debt that is being incurred by the vast majority of the current generation of college students and recent graduates. According…
Guest Op-ed It’s a Guarantee: High-quality Pre-K for All
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On April 2, we made a promise: in five years, Boston will achieve high-quality Universal Pre-Kindergarten for every four-year-old in the city. In the last five years, we’ve added 750 pre-K seats that are high-quality,…