The Boston Guardian

Downtown Is City’s Rat Control Priority

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Downtown Is City’s Rat Control Priority
By Brandon Hill
Defined as Downtown, Chinatown, North End, South End and Haymarket, the Ward 3 area was determined to be the most in need of rodent intervention by a 2024 study that analyzed 311 complaints, Inspectional Service Department (ISD) violations, input from city inspectors and neighborhood surveys.

Endorsements

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Endorsements
There are two contested Democratic primaries in parts of Boston on September 1. The outcomes will have a significant impact on affordable housing, the city’s financial well-being, and our quality of urban life..

Filling in Back Bay Our First Big Dig

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Filling in Back Bay Our First Big Dig
By Mannie Lewis
Walking past Newbury Street’s quaint shops or strolling Commonwealth Avenue’s boulevards, it may seem bizarre that Back Bay could be a recent creation. But until the mid-nineteenth century, the now opulent neighborhood was nothing more than a low tidal marsh.

Penthouse Sells For $18,000,000

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Penthouse Sells For $18,000,000
The residence has 5,700 square feet spread over three floors, four bedrooms, six bathrooms, direct elevator access and two parking spaces..

Residents Raise Red Line Noise Complaints

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

By Brandon Hill
The complaints are concentrated in two areas, according to Livingstone. The areas are properties around Mount Vernon Street and the small alleys off Joy Street, including Mount Vernon Place and Joy Place, and homes on the other side of the hill near Lindell Place, where the Red Line emerges from its tunnel.

City Responding to Downtown Crime Uptick

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

City Responding to Downtown Crime Uptick
By Jules Roscoe
Last month, five people were shot within a half-mile radius of the Tremont Street corridor and Boston Common. This month, there have been stabbings in South Station and on Park Street near North Station.

FCC Operating At a Deficit

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

FCC Operating At a Deficit
By Brendan Cassidy
The over $200,000 in staffing costs include the salaries of 1 full time employee, 1 “nearly” full time employee, one part time employee and external support in areas such as accounting, legal counsel and human resources..

Holy Trinity Still in Limbo

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

By Jules Roscoe
165 Park Drive was first pitched in 2022 as a two seven-story building construction project in Cathedral’s rear parking lot, bordered by Park Drive and Kilmarnock Street. It planned for 115 residential units, including 48 affordable homeownership units and 67 market rate apartments.

Only Leather Permitted

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Only Leather Permitted
Newbury Street is closed to vehicles on Sundays until September 20 to allow shoppers to enjoy themselves at a less frenetic pace..

THE HERD HAS COMPANY

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

THE HERD HAS COMPANY
The 100 elephant sculptures on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall are not lonely as thousands have turned out to welcome them..

BMC Gets National Recognition

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

By Daniel Larlham Jr.
BMC was named as the 5th best hospital in Massachusetts and the Boston Metro area behind Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Hospital, who tied for the #1 spot and Beth Isreal Deaconess Medical Center, who came in at came in at #3. Lahey Clinic, in Burlington, was the #4 best hospital.

BEING NEIGHBORLY

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMT

BEING NEIGHBORLY
You have a beautiful park on an idyllic Saturday. What do you do? If you live in Union Park, you invite other neighborhoods to enjoy an Open Park Day..