Civics
The chief backer of a Boston bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics is now supporting the idea of a 2016 referendum on the bid.
Suffolk Construction CEO John Fish, who is spearheading the privately funded nonprofit seeking to bring the summer Olympics to Boston... Read more
Support among Boston area voters for Boston hosting the 2024 summer Olympics has fallen from 51 percent in January to 44 percent in February to 36 percent in a WBUR poll of 504 Boston area registered voters taken March 16-18.
Conducted by the MassINC... Read more
A rendering shows a proposed new apartment building along Dorchester Avenue on the campus of The Boston Home. Image courtesy TBH
The... Read more
The first independent study of the possible economic impact of Boston’s hosting of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games concludes that there “could be a net economic positive,” but adds there is much left to be determined.
“Success will depend upon smart... Read more
Mayor of Dorchester hopefulsOur hyper-political hamlet has a new race to keep its eyes on: Two young political guns from Neponset are vying for the neighborhood’s annual ceremonial brass ring, the Mayor of Dorchester.
Twenty-three-year-old Pat O’Brien... Read more
Sunday is the day of the South Boston St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade. The fate of this year’s parade was in doubt right up until this week as city officials and parade organizers grappled with the still-imposing snow and ice banks left behind by... Read more
Editor's Note: This article first appeared in the Reporter in March 2015.
There is a “rule” in Hollywood when it comes to real history, an axiom that goes something like this: “No matter how good a true story is, we can make it better.” In the... Read more
Epiphany: A rendering of the proposed Epiphany School building, shown adjacent to an existing historic building at 232 Centre St.
The Epiphany School has purchased land on Centre Street near the Henderson School for a new building and a new program for... Read more
After two public meetings held this week to consider the contours and costs of Boston‘s bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics Games, two themes have emerged: Anxious citizens are looking for hard facts about the effect of the Games on their lives and on their... Read more
City Hall BingoThe city is ripping a page out of a tried-and-true playbook used in church halls and senior centers this week in an effort to boost commerce in neighborhood business districts. Mayor Walsh’s office on Monday rolled out “Boston Bingo”— a... Read more
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