Cafe in South Boston to be replaced by another one with a pun name
Eileen Murphy reports that the Cranberry Cafe on East Broadway closed for good yesterday and will be replaced by a new place called Deja Brew.facebooktwitteremailprint
View ArticleState to finally test Silver Line on Ted Williams ramp that could shorten...
MassDOT said today it will experiment next week with letting Silver Line buses use a ramp from the South Boston Haul Road to I-90 that, if nothing bad happens, could lead to shorter rush-hour rides...
View ArticleOld Ironsides goes out for a quick run around Boston Harbor
Gary Waldeck watched the USS Constituion out and about this morning.Great to see @USSConstitution underway now on Boston Harbor! @theurbanologist@universalhubpic.twitter.com/4XnhNHNwse— Adam...
View ArticleSouth Boston Christmas involves actual Christmas trees
Eileen Murphy spotted this offering on the streets of Southie today:Oh, the weather outside isn't frightful and the sidewalks will be delightful tonight with the start of #SouthieChristmas and starting...
View ArticleDeveloper will have to wait at least a year to seek approval for residential...
The Zoning Board of Appeal today rejected a proposal by developer Larry Cristafori to build a four-story, five-unit building on what is now a vacant lot at 223 Northampton St., near Tremont Street in...
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Return of the Murphy bed: Board approves South Boston building with a...
The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved a five-story, 19-unit apartment building at 142-144 Old Colony Ave., at D Street in South Boston, that will have 18 one-bedroom units and one studio small...
View ArticleGlobe names developer and project in zoning bribery case
The Globe has the details on the 2017 vote involving a project on H Street in South Boston that have led to federal bribery charges against a BPDA official. Still a mystery: The zoning-board member...
View ArticleA big-cloud day over South Boston
Jonathan Berk captured some of the cloud tops over South Boston after the afternoon storm.facebooktwitteremailprint
View ArticleZoning board denied more time for project at heart of federal charges, then...
Architect James Christopher, developer Steven Turner and attorney George Morancy at H Street zoning hearing on May 23, 2017.The Globe fills in some more details of the incidents that led federal...
View ArticleZoning-board member with business tie to man facing federal bribery charges...
The Globe reports that Craig Galvin, a Dorchester real-estate broker whom Mayor Walsh recently re-appointed to another term on the Zoning Board of Appeal, resigned this weekend.Galvin was the broker...
View ArticleRed Line riders right to feel doom: Train at Andrew just went boom
WCVB reports the T is blaming "a blown motor" on a Red Line train for filling Andrew station with smoke.At 2:43 p.m., Greg Simoneau reported it was more than just smoke suddenly appearing:Two huge...
View ArticleAt least one pedestrian seriously injured in Fort Point van crash
UPDATE: WFXT reports the more seriously injured pedestrian, a woman, has died.The Fort Pointer reports spotting the aftermath of a crash between a van driver and two pedestrians at Summer and Melcher...
View ArticleSeaport Square developer wants to shift future development away from luxury...
Architect's rendering of proposed building on Congress Street.The developer of the massive Seaport Square project is seeking BPDA approval to shift an as-yet unbuilt building on Congress Street from...
View ArticleThe turning of the screw: Dead train at Andrew
The MBTA reports residual delays of up to ten minutes on the Red Line due to a train that kicked the bucket at Andrew Square and had to have its carcass hoisted over to the nearby maintenance...
View ArticleSouth Boston gets a new water feature
Flooding on E sixth I st coming from H @universalhubpic.twitter.com/LNScm58BGz— Jon Peters (@peters4136) September 18, 2019facebooktwitteremailprint
View ArticleDoyle's fate could be officially sealed tomorrow
The Boston Licensing Board tomorrow will likely decide whether to approve a Seaport restaurant's $450,000 purchase of the liquor license now held by the venerable Doyle's on Washington Street in...
View ArticleClosing time: Board approves sale of Doyle's liquor license to steak chain in...
The Boston Licensing Board today approved the sale of the liquor license now held by Doyle's on Washington Street in Jamaica Plain to the owner of a planned Davio's in the...
View ArticleA layered sunset over Boston
Apeller watched day morph into night from near the South Boston convention center.facebooktwitteremailprint
View ArticleOld Colony Avenue could get another new residential building
Architect's rendering.A developer is proposing to replace a nondescript one-story commercial building at 218-220 Old Colony Ave., between Dorchester and E streets, with a five-story, 32-unit...
View ArticleAttention passengers: The next Red Line cars are now arriving - in New Jersey
Red Line car being offloaded in New JerseyThe MBTA reports that the first two "pilot" Red Line cars from CRRC arrived in New Jersey from a Chinese factory today and will now be trucked up to the Red...
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