Less than two years ago, Boston lowered the city speed limit to 25 mph to improve safety for all users of Boston’s roadways. Now, according to the Boston Globe, some city councilors are advocating for an additional speed reduction down to 20 mph. While many people support this, some argue it will not have the Read More…
Colleen Carter, Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement of Boston College High at a gala dinner celebration at Cadigan Hall on the Dorchester campus, announced the close of the most successful fundraising effort in the school’s history. An award was established for J. Barry Driscoll on a plaque which reads: “In honor of your years Read More…
The North End Historical Society and the Nazzaro Community Center recently sponsored a discussion with Dr. Oscar Andersson, revisiting the 1943 book “Street Corner Society”, by Willam Foote Whyte. It is now well known that the groundbreaking sociological book is about life in the North End in the late 1930s, although the author kept secret Read More…
