1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly sunny day with a high of 45 degrees. Melt, baby, melt! 2. Boston Parking Ban Still in Effect: As of Tuesday morning, Boston’s Snow Emergency Parking ban is still in effect. In the South End, this means no parking on parts of Columbus Avenue, Dartmouth Street East […]
Should South End Residents Get to ‘Hold’ Their Parking Spots?
In the wake of the Blizzard of 2013, parking has become unbelievably difficult between the city’s parking ban, the shrinking of streets to one-lane roads, and the 10-or-more-foot high and five-foot deep piles of snow that line the streets. Bostonians all know of the tradition in the city that when you shovel out a […]
Police: Man Found Doing Drugs Inside Women’s Bathroom at STD Clinic
The following information was supplied by the Boston Police Department. Charges do not indicate convictions. Police arrested a Brockton man for allegedly doing drugs inside of a women’s bathroom stall at the Boston Medical Center STD clinic on Harrison Avenue. Officers responded to a call of narcotics activity in the women’s room at […]
Two Dead, Four Injured in Boston from CO Poisoning Related to Blizzard
Two people have died and four people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Boston related to this past weekend’s blizzard, according to the Boston Public Health Commission. The posioning occured after the victims failed to clear their car’s tailpipe from snow blockages before starting their cars. One of the deaths in Boston […]
Boston Public Schools CLOSED on Tuesday, February 12
Boston Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday due to the continued cleanup of the blizzard of 2013 that dropped more than 20 inches on Boston’s neighborhoods. Mayor Thomas Menino made the announcement first over his official twitter account. “Boston Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, February 12,” he tweeted. Boston Public Schools […]
City to Target Large Snow Piles on Roadways
Two days after the blizzard of 2013, most streets have been cleared and conditions for motorists are improving. But huge snow piles are shrinking travel lanes, clogging intersections and making parking impossible. The City of Boston announced on Monday that it will launch a coordinated “snow strike teams” to remove the massive piles […]
South End Resident Wins Grammy
A South End resident won a coveted award last night at the 55th Grammy Awards. Fritz Klaetke, a resident of the Franklin/Blackstone Square neighborhood in the South End, won a grammy for his role as art director for Woody At 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection, which one the award for Best Boxed or Special Limited […]
PHOTOS: Before and After the Blizzard in the South End
The predictions were true. The blizzard of 2013 dumped more than two feet in the Boston area. In the South End especially, many small side streets were not plowed for the first 24 hours, and many residents with plowed streets woke up to find their cars completely buried in several feet of packed snow. […]
Boston Public Schools CLOSED on Monday
Boston Public Schools will be closed on Monday, February 11, 2013, as crews continue to cleanup from one of the worst storms to hit Beantown. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino tweeted on Sunday: “Boston Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, February 11.” The snow emergency parking ban remains in effect. Menino also […]
Do You Need a Hand Shoveling in the South End?
Will you need shoveling out after the storm? Are you a student looking to make some money shoveling today or tomorrow? If you know someone who needs shoveling or wants to offer shoveling, have them post in the comment section below! Hopefully we can help set something up for the folks who really need […]