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
A Boston city councilor who brought a congestion pricing measure before the body Wednesday said her push for a discussion does not necessarily mean that she is taking a position on implementing a policy that would tax drivers for Hub access. “While we want to be transit-oriented and we agree that carbon emissions is the … Read more
“Black history is American history, and we always need to make sure that we are reminding people of that fact,” City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune said to conclude a kick-off event for Boston’s Black History Month celebrations. The nearly two-hour event began Tuesday with a flag-raising outside City Hall and wrapped up with a locally-catered … Read more
As the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex has turned into a shelter for migrants, a Roxbury community group says the governor and mayor should look into meeting one of the neighborhood’s biggest needs: accessible health care. The Black Community Information Center, which describes itself on social media as an “organization dedicated to independent media,” is … Read more
By Saturday, roughly 200 migrants who had been sleeping overnight at Logan Airport will be residing at the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex, a development that one city staffer described as a “terrible situation.” An initial 75 individuals arrived at the Roxbury recreation facility Wednesday night, and they received a full orientation and a case … Read more
The Boston City Council finally approved a $13 million federal counter-terrorism grant for the region on Wednesday, but the vote was not without fireworks, with several councilors pointing to a lack of transparency around how it was handled. The anti-terror grant, blocked in December and again last week when it was sent to committee, was … Read more
A youth track-and-field club run out of the Melnea A. Cass Recreational Complex for more than a decade is closing on a deal for an alternative practice space after its long-time home turned into a temporary shelter for migrants. Boston United has received an offer to use the Reggie Lewis Center, about a mile away … Read more
