The state has given $350,000 has to keep four branches of the Boston Public Library open for an additional three months. This news comes after Mayor Thomas M. Menino proposed to close the branches as a “cost-saving plan” in a recent interview.
Celebrity Chef Anthony Bourdain has graced Boston with his presence. Bourdain traveled to South Boston last week to film an episode of No Reservations, hitting several local favorites and sticking to small, locally-owned bars.
The shooting took place around 6:45 p.m. outside Fuentes Market on 680 Parker St. The victim was a 20-year-old male, shot in the leg. He was treated for injuries at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The Boston Police Department declined to comment any further due to the investigation still being open, but according to the website SpotCrime.com, there was no information on the shooter, and witnesses were uncooperative.
Since Halloween, the Mission Hill Breakfast Club has met on Sunday mornings to help clean up the community. The club is a new student group that is run through the Off–Campus Student Services and organized by the campus ambassadors, and is intended as a means to ease tensions between the Northeastern and Mission Hill communities.
Eager to establish its presence on the forefront of technological innovation, Northeastern University has teamed up with the Patrick-Murray Administration, the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, The City of Holyoke, private partners EMC and Cisco and a group of colleges known as the University Consortium to launch a new high-speed computing center in Holyoke.
Jason Chrisos has perfect posture. Sitting upright with his hands folded in his lap, he prepares for a contemplative dialogue within the confines of his mind. Usually, this is called prayer, but now, his head is not bowed. It hasn’t been in four years, since he first traded rigid pew benches for plush meditation cushions and a stretched-flesh Crucifix for a big-bellied master. Holding a copy of “Mindfulness in Plain English” in the hands that once held the Bible, Chrisos exhales as he proceeds to start his mid-week reflection as a “Christian-rooted Buddhist.”
My fellow Northeastern classmates should pay attention to new policy guidelines for off campus students currently being drafted by City Council President Mike Ross. It is difficult to get college students interested in the workings of the Boston City Council, especially if their closest brush with politics was jumping in the reflecting pool in celebration after Barack Obama won in 2008.
After a late night out, Akash Sharma and his friends only had one thing on their minds: food. They arrived at Cappy’s Pizza and Subs, one of the latest closing eateries near campus, at around 2:45 a.m. to find a dark store with a sign on the door that said “closed”. With all of Northeastern’s food services shut for the night, Sharma and his friends were out of luck and walked home with heads hung low and stomachs growling.
In a recent push to eradicate graffiti on the T, Boston Police have cracked down on vandals on most T lines. Sentences for vandals have become more harsh than the usual slap on the wrist. They now include more severe punishments like jail time, probation and thousands of dollars worth of fines.
World Wide Bus and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced last week they will run a new express bus service between Cambridge, Newton and New York City. The company is offers an introductory one-way rate of $10 on weekdays and $15 on weekends until Nov. 18. The regular fare is $15 on weekdays and $20 on weekends. Service began Oct. 27.
By Samuel Lauf
News Correspondent
Boston’s Back Bay was named one of the Great Neighborhoods by the American Planning Association (APA) Oct. 13. The success of the neighborhood comes from its connection to its roots combined with a young, lively business class and...
