The Friends of Congress Square Park held their Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 16th. The event was held in the community room of 10 Congress Square Plaza, a retirement home near Congr... Read more
About a year ago Liz Trice, owner of Peloton Labs, a coworking space located at Bramhall Square, requested motorcycle and scooter parking spots in front of her business. As of Thursday, Sept... Read more
The City’s Planning & Urban Development Department will hold two Comprehensive Plan Open Houses in September, with the first happening this evening from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Deering High... Read more
The City Council approved a new amnesty policy for blue trash bags at its meeting last night. Citizens can continue to use them until they no longer have any. Previously, the blue trash bags... Read more
On Saturday, September 12th, at about 11:15 p.m., a cab driver for ABC Taxi reported that he was robbed at knife point. The robbery occurred at the intersection of Broadway and Carriage Lane... Read more
Adam Marletta I knew I was rattling a proverbial hornet’s nest when I took on Sen. Bernie Sanders in my last column. But then, such is the nature of journalism. The job of a rep... Read more
by Asher Platts While riding my bicycle from a friend’s wedding rehearsal at the First Unitarian Universalist church on Congress Street, I was almost hit by a car. For being almost maimed b... Read more
by Ed King I knew Paul Trusiani, who died on September 4th, only because of his little grocery store, Paul’s Food Center, in Congress Square. I met Paul in 2000 when I designed a poste... Read more
On Wednesday, September 2nd, over 30 neighbors gathered for a design charette, a community meeting to discuss how to improve Bramhall Square. Neighbors from the West End and Parkside discuss... Read more
Patriotism: Hate Your Government, Love Your Country
by Sam Shain I recently posted to my Facebook page (which on any given day is a hotspot for political and social debate and bantering): I’ve been thinking about ‘patriotism’ lately. Wh... Read more