Neighborhood Photo: Hanover Street During the Storm

Neighborhood Photo: Chase Bank “Coming Soon” to Salem & Cross Streets

Signs were put up Monday at the corner of Salem and Cross Streets to officially announce the future arrival of Chase Bank. J.P. Morgan Chase announced a large-scale expansion in the Boston area back in October 2018 with over 60 new bank branches and 130 ATMs, including a proposed location in Boston’s North End. In Read More…

Downtown View: Snow Fear in Boston

Are we Bostonians pusillanimous, spineless milquetoasts? It’s easy to conclude that we are, given our recent behavior over snowstorms. The weather forecasters announce ominously that a snowstorm is on the way. The newscasters lament snow in the same way they’d view a plague of locusts. Suburbanites rush to the grocery store to stock up. The Read More…

City Councilor Edwards Announces Snow Angel Community Service Program

Newly inaugurated Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards announced a district-wide initiative – the “Snow Angels” program – aimed to serve our most vulnerable neighbors during the winter months and connect residents through community service. The “Snow Angels” program will connect elderly and disabled residents unable to shovel in front of their homes to on-call, neighborhood Read More…