Last Live Jazz Concert Tuesday Night at South End Library
Catch a performance by the former lead guitarist of The Temptations, Marvin Gayne and Aretha Franklin. South End Patch News
We Live Shorter Lives Than Most of Massachusetts
Americans are living longer than they were three decades ago, but there are widening disparities between counties. See how Suffolk County stacks up. South End Patch News
The Week Ahead in the South End: Lots of Live Music
Here's a look at what's coming up in the South End this week. Don't see an event listed? No problem! Add it to the South End events calendar to share it with your ne South End Patch News
The Week Ahead in the South End: Lots of Live Music
Here's a look at what's coming up in the South End this week. Don't see an event listed? No problem! Add it to the South End events calendar to share it with your ne South End Patch News
Live Blog: Memorial Service for Sean Collier Begins at Noon
Sean Collier will be remembered at an MIT memorial service at noon on Wednesday. Collier, who was killed Thursday, was laid to rest on Tuesday morning. Police believe the Boston Marathon bombing suspects shot Collier as he responded to an unrelated robbery. Patch will provide updates throughout the memorial service. We welcome you to add your condolences and memories of Sean in the chat above once the live chat begins. South End Patch
Locked Down in Watertown: ‘You Can’t Live Scared’
“Well, it’s a beautiful day out there, best of the year,” said Brian Baccaro, 29, a former roommate of mine who still has a Brighton address on the Watertown line. “And now I think bombs might be hidden all over the place.” That statement is no longer irrational for this community. It’s no longer irrational for Boston. The porch barbecues and outdoor events that make these neighborhoods so boisterous likely will not take place this weekend – the first one to hit 70 degrees after a long, brutal winter. There won’t be chicken kabobs or lahmajun eaten, Coors Light 30-racks will stay on the shelves, and you won’t see neighbors yelling across their porches at each other. Instead, the working class people of Brighton, the largely Armenian population of Watertown, the students and citizens of Cambridge and the rest of Eastern Massachusetts will stay hunkered down indoors in a police state. Welcome to post-bomb Boston. Watertown and Brighton Arsenal Street, specifically the section located between two malls in Watertown, is the epicenter of Friday morning’s news. Police have clustered here as they hunt for the remaining suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old wanted for Monday’s Marathon bombings. Aresnal Street, and the two malls that bookend the enormous police presence, are on the border between Watertown and the Boston suburb of Brighton. Brighton is home to young adults, college students and Irish and Russian families who have been there for generations. From 2006 to 2012, I lived on Hobson Street in Brighton. It was a short Charles River bike ride away from the scene of this manhunt. There’s no violent crime in these neighborhoods: When I lived here someone unwittingly showed up drunk at my apartment door mistaking my home for his and a misunderstanding ensued. That’s the only confrontation I remember. It was through Watertown’s quiet, small, one-way streets in the east end of town that police had a gun battle in the middle of the night. By 6 a.m., live images of SWAT teams and other law enforcement encamped in front of a building on Quimby Street were broadcast, and riveting us in front of our televisions before we knew we weren’t allowed to leave our homes. Today not just Brighton and Watertown, but the neighboring communities of Belmont, Cambridge and all of Boston are on government-mandated lockdown; Watertown is a law enforcement stronghold. Not the outdoor celebration of spring it was supposed to be. Locked in Doors, Confident Normalcy Will Return Sue Gryszkiewicz, 29, lives on Clark Street in Somerville, two blocks from Norfolk Street, within shouting distance of the police activity early Friday. “It’s scary,” she […]
Things to Know in the South End Today, Feb. 27: Live Music at Darryl’s
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a pretty gross day. It will start out with rain and snow and turn into all rain after 8 a.m. High temperatures will be around 39 degrees. 2. Bass Guitarist at Darryl’s: Bass guitarist Chris Faison, of Soul Fuzion, will perform tonight at 7 p.m. at Darryl’s Corner Bar & Kitchen (604 Columbus Ave.) Faison will be playing different blends of music ranging from Top 40 to Old School. See here for more information. 3. For Middle Schoolers: An “Art Journaling for Fifth-graders and Up” workshop will be held Thursday, February 28 at the South End branch library between 4 and 5 p.m. It’s free and materials will be provided. See here for more information. 4. International Women’s Day: Boston area women are invited to attend the city’s International Women’s Day Celebration on Friday, March 8 at Simmons College (300 The Fenway). A suggested donation of $ 6 per person includes a light continental breakfast and an informative discussion on the issue of women and hunger. RSVP by Monday, March 4 at http://iwd2013.eventbrite.com. 5. Boston-Based Reality Show Premieres Tonight: TNT’s new reality show, “Boston’s Finest,” premieres tonight at 9 p.m. The unscripted show, which is executive produced by Donnie Wahlberg, follows the men and women of the Boston Police Department, promising “an up-close and very personal look at what it takes to protect and serve one of America’s greatest and most distinctive cities.” See here fore information. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch
LIVE CHAT: Blizzard of 2013
New England may be in shutdown mode as a giant blizzard barrels through the area, but the conversation is alive and well on Twitter and the rest of the Web. Follow our live chat from Friday morning through the duration of the storm for updates in your neighborhood and around the rest of the state. Patch editors will provide continuous updates, and Twitter feeds from public officials, safety personnel and residents will let you know what’s happening outside your window. If you’d like to ask a question during the chat, simply add it in the comment section above. We can’t get to every question but will try our best to provide as much information as we can. South End Patch