After receiving harsh criticism at the Boston City Council and from neighborhood activists of the “investor unit category” in his proposed regulation of short-term rentals, Mayor Walsh filed an amended ordinance on Wednesday that would completely ban AirBnb rentals in non-owner occupied buildings. Allowance is provided for owners living in a multi-unit building for short-term rentals, up to 120 Read More…
City officials, Boston Police and volunteers conducted a homeless census on the night of January 12th and 13th throughout Boston. In District A-1 (Downtown, North End, Beacon Hill, West End), 53 individuals were counted on the streets. The homeless number is down from 72 last year at the same time. The census is done twice a year Read More…
Steven “Virgil” Virgilio turned a knack for talking with teenagers into a weekly program of fun and sober events. In recovery himself, Virgil spends most of his free time organizing and fund-raising for the Recovery Outreach Community (ROC) Teen Saturday program serving about 80 teens in the North End, Charlestown, South Boston and East Boston. Read More…
