Plans for Russian restaurant expansion face concerns from community
A proposal to expand a Russian bar and restaurant in the neighborhood of Allston has recently raised some community opposition. The Russian Benevolent Society, a family-owned restaurant with live music, is traditionally used for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs and private events. The restaurant seats 299 people, but the management is looking to expand the [...]
Years after recession, Mass. job numbers finally bounce back
After almost five years since the recession hit the Commonwealth and the nation, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development announced March 26 that Massachusetts finally surpassed pre-recession employment levels in February. Massachusetts’ seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates for February 2013 were down in 21 areas and up in one, according to a press release [...]
To reduce waste, Boston City Council considers compost
Acknowledging the importance of composting excess food scraps in addition to separating trash from recyclables, Boston officials presented a proposal to City Council Wednesday that would institute a curbside compost pick-up program wherein scraps of food would be sold to local farmers to use as fertilizer and to landscape city parks. City Councilor Matt O’Malley, [...]
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino will not seek sixth term
Walking down the aisle of Faneuil Hall to roaring applause and tear stricken faces with Frank Sinatra’s “My Way” playing in the background, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino made his formal announcement Thursday that he would not run for reelection in November. “I am here with the people I love, to tell the city I love, [...]
Candidates clash in first Senate special election debate
In the first debate to feature candidates from both parties, the three Republican and two Democratic candidates seeking Secretary of State John Kerry’s former senate seat sparred over social issues, foreign policy and the economy Wednesday night. “This [was] the first chance for many Massachusetts voters to meet and hear from the candidates. I look [...]
