Gov. Charlie Baker shocked many last week with an out-of-the-blue proposal to legalize sports betting in Massachusetts – with one of the prime sites for the proposed new wagering system to be at Encore Boston Harbor. Baker said he plans…
Author: Seth Daniel
First Major Demolition Underway On North Washington Street Bridge
The North Washington Street Bridge project will log its first major demolition of the old bridge in work that started this week in removing a median and the western sidewalk. The work is scheduled to be done from this week…
Encore Boston Harbor Tops the List of Anticipated Hotel Openings
Just a few short years ago, few would have thought that something on the old Monsanto Chemical site across the Alford Street Bridge from Charlestown would be anticipated worldwide. That is just the case, though, as Forbes Magazine published a…
School Committee: Boston Superintendent Position Will Be Desirable Job
The superintendent of schools in Boston will be a desirable job across the country, School Committee Chair Michael Loconto said this month as the process began to choose a new school leader. “Boston is a place people want to be…
Weissman Hopes Her Story Can Help End Cervical Cancer
Kate Weissman was only 30 when she got the news that changed her life. Full of energy and just embarking on her life’s journey, a simple phone call on Oct. 6, 2015 to her Charlestown home derailed all of her…
Can Nips Be Banned? Litter and Public Drinking Cited as Reasons
Like flowers and Christmas lights, liquor nip bottles have become part of the landscape in Charlestown and other neighborhoods of the City. They are strewn about the sidewalks from Thompson Square to Hayes Square to The Neck. Last Friday morning,…
Moving Forward: Mayor’s State of the City Focuses on Using Boston as Example of How to Keep Government Running
Mayor Martin Walsh took a decidedly national tone in his State of the City address at Symphony Hall in the Back Bay on Tuesday night, unveiling few new local initiatives, but highlighting past successes in the City as an example…
BPDA Commits to Public Process to Discuss Little Mystic Parcels
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) said this week that they have begun re-negotiations with MassPort on the expiring Little Mystic Channel parcels, but with the full commitment to run a public process before codifying any agreement with the…
Youth Basketball League Dribbles into the Winter Season
There’s plenty of round-ball to go `round in the Town this winter. The growing Charlestown Youth Basketball League kicked off its season this week, and reported that the program is strong and growing – despite competing with other youth sports…
State Legislators, Governor Find Last-Minute Compromise on State Short-Term Rental Bill
Both houses of the state legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker found a sudden compromise at the end of December in their two-year session to push through the stalled short-term rental bill – which Gov. Baker signed into law on Friday,…