Fewer Potholes This Covid Winter
By this time last year 3,788 had been called in. Despite several storms this winter, pothole reports are down nearly 57%.

Beacon Hiller to Seek At-Large Council Seat
Boston’s City Council has 13 members. Nine are elected from different parts of the city and four are elected citywide..

Corned Beef Not Irish Tradition
It was not until 1 million Irish fled their homeland for America during the Great Famine of the 1840s that the cheap cut of meat was integrated into the new immigrants’ diet, according to Sean Grant,...

Spiritual Care in Boston Hospitals
“People are lonely and afraid,” Zarchi said. “Sharing some human warmth is very efficacious to health. When people feel a sense of confidence and care for what they’re going through, it engenders trust and hope that they’ll pull through.”.

Finding the Right Note
Residents waiting to be vaccinated for Covid-19 at Fenway Park are being serenaded by local musicians.

Covid Changes Approach To Homeless Outreach
She said that while prior to the pandemic her top priority would have been to encourage people on the street to get inside a shelter, the decreased capacities of shelters and very low prevalence of the virus on the street now has caused her to approach the situation differently.

Electronic Billboards Spark City Opposition
A 2020 proposal to amend the zoning code would have permitted electronic billboards through a simple variance from the Zoning Board of Appeals.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT
Starting at 12:43am on Sunday, February 8, police responded to a car alarm at 533 Newbury Street. At 3:09am, they returned. Same car, same noise. An officer went to the owner’s address and rang the doorbell nine times.

Former Lala Rokh Site Will Become A Bistro
A new American bistro may soon occupy 97 Mt. Vernon Street, the former Persian restaurant Lala Rokh that closed in 2018 after 24 years in operation. The street level site has hosted four restaurants since 1905..

Sculpture at Stoneman Playground Comes Down
Its design was, “a nod to the sculpture’s location on the Esplanade. While it’s a man-made park, it’s also in a natural environment,” McRae explained. “We get lots of local and migrating birds who visit the Esplanade and nest in its trees.

Symphony Station to Close for One Year
The station currently has only stairway entrances, four at the westbound platform at Symphony and Horticultural Halls and two at the eastbound platform at Symphony Towers,...

Sox Concerts May Resume
Massachusetts will move into Step 1 of Phase IV of reopening on March 22, according to Governor Charlie Baker. Stadiums will reopen at 12% capacity, which will limit Fenway to about 4,500 attendees for games and shows until restrictions ease further..

Where Does Trash And Recycling Go?
Boston produces over a million tons of waste every year; and that number has only increased since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, said Chris Osgood, Boston’s chief of the Streets, Transportation and Sanitation..

Conde Nast Traveler Reviews South End
Condé Nast Traveler this week compares Boston’s South End to London, Paris, and Brooklyn. It points to the South End’s mix of historic Victorian-era row houses, quality restaurants, and small shops that make it a coveted place for both residents and visitors.