William Gross, the first Black commissioner of the Boston Police Department, says he’s feeling “perturbed” that the North End, filled with Italian restaurants, is being singled out with heavy restrictions on outdoor dining. Gross remembers arriving in Boston from rural Maryland as a youngster with his family in 1975, when forced busing existed in the … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s plan to increase property taxes on businesses beyond the state limit is continuing to receive skepticism, with the City Council the latest to express concern on how the proposal could do more harm than good. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is … Read more
The Boston City Council wants to raise the maximum age requirement for entry into the police academy to 45 to “allow more residents with different life experiences and backgrounds to become officers and better serve the city.” Candidates must be younger than the age 40 to become a cop in the city — a requirement … Read more
North End restaurateurs behind a lawsuit claiming the city has shown ill-will toward them by imposing restrictions on outdoor dining will have to wait longer to meet with the mayor to discuss how they can find a compromise. Hundreds of community members – restaurant owners, employees and residents – from the neighborhood packed Saint Joseph’s … Read more
Mayor Michelle Wu stood by her position that the city will not consider applying the initiative granting BPS students free access to museums to other students on Sunday. “This was a very carefully negotiated opportunity over the course of an entire year of conversations and negotiations,” Wu said, visiting the Boston Children’s Museum with her … Read more
North End restaurateurs are accusing Mayor Michelle Wu of showing them no love by using funds they paid to provide outdoor dining in 2022 to purchase an electric street sweeper. Though the $552,000 sweeper has traversed city streets for nearly two years, restaurant owners are using the purchase as a crucial argument that the mayor … Read more
Alejandra Salcido, a server at Vinoteca Di Monica in the bustling North End, is constantly on the move. Salcido has served at the popular Italian eatery for three years to help her afford higher education. She looks forward to the warmer months, but often reminisces about her first summer at the restaurant. “It is a … Read more
A North End restaurateur says the neighborhood is “at war” with Mayor Michelle Wu as eateries will continue to face heavy restrictions if they decide to provide outdoor dining this year. The escalating conflict has triggered a group of 21 neighborhood restaurateurs and the North End Chamber of Commerce to amend a lawsuit filed earlier … Read more
Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh appears poised to return to the Biden administration, after securing a presidential nomination to serve as a governor of the U.S. Postal Service. If the president’s nomination is approved by the Senate, Walsh, who previously worked as Joe Biden’s Secretary of Labor before departing last year to head the NHL … Read more
A developer looking to place 15 housing units above a Mediterranean grill and shoe repair shop downtown will be seeking approval from the city’s planning agency next month. This is the first application up for consideration under a pilot program aimed at converting vacant office space into residential use, primarily in and around downtown. The … Read more
