1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a cloudy day, with a high near 70 degrees, and a 70 percent chance of showers, including a possible thunderstorm. 2. Coffee with Menino:…
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What Sold in the South End: Union Park Condo for $920K
Realtors: Add your photos of recently sold homes to this gallery! It’s easy—just sign into your Patch account (or sign into Patch using your Facebook account). Click the “Upload Photos and Videos”…
South End to Get New Public Art on Friday
Several local artists and organizations are coming together in the South End on Friday to present a new public art project. Brookline artist and resident Tony Lopes commissioned a sculpture designed…
Boston Budget Hearings Rolling Along
Boston’s budget hearings for Mayor Thomas Menino’s last proposed budget—a $ 2.6 billion operating budget, are rolling along. “We’re currently in hearings, and 18 of 26 departmental hearings have already occurred,”…
Menino Endorses Markey as ‘There When We Need Him’
Calling him a friend to his city and state, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate special election nominee Congressman Edward Markey in Dorchester on Friday morning. Speaking at a…
Legislation Aims to Protect Off-Duty Responders from Lawsuits
The Massachusetts State Senate has unanimously approved a “Good Samaritan Bill” aimed at protecting off-duty first responders from lawsuits if they provide assistance at an emergency scene. The issue of protecting first…
Mayor Announces $1.8 Billion Capital Plan
The mayor last week announced a plan to invest $ 1.8 billion over the next five years in capital projects across the city, including $ 1.6 million for a new park near…
Boston Drivers Can Avoid Traffic with New Video Screens
The rush hour bottleneck that occurs at many of the entrances to major arteries and highways out of Boston could become a thing of the past in the near future. The…
Menino Having Prostate Surgery on Friday
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino is scheduled to have surgery later this week at Brigham and Women’s Hospital to reduce his enlarged prostate. “This Friday Mayor Menino is having elective surgery to correct…
Sneak Preview: Disney’s ‘Planes’ Movie Trailer (Sponsored)
Watching movies is my favorite new family ritual. Now that my 5-year-old daughter spends her days running through neighbors’ backyards until dinner, television time has lost that guilty edge. In fact,…