Civics
The city’s Main Streets Foundation heralded its top volunteers last week during an awards ceremony at the Strand Theatre— an event that raised $200,000 for the program aimed at boosting neighborhood business districts.
At the award ceremony, Department... Read more
A mobile “City Hall to Go” truck will be making stops in Dorchester and Mattapan this summer— part of a new Menino administration initiative that takes its cue from food trucks. Residents can plan to visit the truck to conduct city business that typically... Read more
Neponset Greenway: Popular amenity will become more popular with planned expansion. Photo by Chris Lovett
Gov. Deval Patrick has made our summer —before it even began officially.
On June 11, the Patrick administration announced that it intends to fully... Read more
A former campaign aide to Los Angeles Mayor-Elect Eric Garcetti and Gov. Deval Patrick is signing on with City Councillor Michael Ross’s mayoral campaign. Josh Gee, who served as new media director for Patrick’s 2010 reelection campaign, has returned to... Read more
Mayor Thomas Menino and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sat down for a quiet dinner in the South End on Wednesday night, the mayor said. Their dinner prompted some light chatter on Facebook and Twitter after they, along with Clinton’s security... Read more
Reuben Kantor, who signed on as the manager of Bill Walczak’s mayoral campaign, is stepping down, he said Wednesday night. Kantor, who has worked on campaigns for Gov. Deval Patrick and City Councillor At-Large Ayanna Pressley, cited a hefty schedule that... Read more
Could this be the future of public transit in parts of Boston— perhaps even Dorchester's own Columbia Point? How about Blue Hill Avenue?
Moving around town in a solar-powered “pod” that cuts down on congestion, helps the environment and gives you your... Read more
Edmond Romulus, a Milton resident, has pulled nomination papers and is aiming to run in the special election for the vacant 12th Suffolk House seat.
Romulus, who managed Jean-Claude Sanon’s campaign for City Council At-Large in 2009, says he plans to run... Read more
“The exceeding beauty of the earth
in her splendour
Yields a new thought with every petal.”
By Richard Jeffries
The roses in our yard are so beautiful that it caused daughter Sue to write a lovely piece as she sat on her porch, looking toward our... Read more
Members of the Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association voted in a new slate of officers last month as part of its annual elections. The new president of the association, which meets monthly, is Eileen Boyle, who takes over for Anne Riley. Peter McNamara is... Read more
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