Summer activities at the Myrtle Street Playground The Friends of the Myrtle Street Playground and Summer Horizons present summer programming on Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the playground, including Popsicles & Sprinklers” on July 25; the Color Me…
Police Briefs 07-24-2019
Beacon Hill Beat Trespassing 07/19/19 – Officers responded to a Joy Street building at around 5:15 p.m. for a report of two male trespassers there. A male suspect, who appeared intoxicated, attempted to leave the area with an open container of…
Overuse of Antibiotics Threatens All of Us
The discovery and widespread use of antibiotics in the middle of the last century ranks as one of the greatest achievements of modern science. Until the 20th century, infections that we now consider straightforward to treat – such as pneumonia…
Letters to the Editor : Our Support Is Resolute
To the Editor: U.S. Congresswoman Ayanna S. Pressley 7th District of Massachusetts 1108 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congresswoman Pressley: As you know-we’ve had the honor of your presence at our meetings-the Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee advocates for…
Florina Tops ‘People’s Choice’ in Boston Pizza Festival
For the second year in a row, Florina Pizzeria and Paninioteca was declared the winner of the “People’s Choice” in the third annual Boston Pizza Festival on July 13 and 14 at City Hall Plaza. “It was such an honor…
Veteran Real-Estate Broker Endures Changing Industry
In the more than three decades years she has worked as a real estate broker in Boston, Ivy A. Turner has seen the industry transform into what she describes as “very much a service-oriented business” where her clients expect the…