Southie's Odyssey H.S. off list of underperforming schoolsBrian SteeleSouth Boston's Odyssey High School has been removed from Boston's Turnaround Program. Headmaster Rodney Peterson expressed disappointment that the school would not receive the federal and state aid but students are elated. (Above, South Boston Education Complex, where Odyssey is located.) 
Beacon Hill restaurants comply with new Food Allergy ActAllyson KoernerThe state's Food Allergy Awareness Act, which is to go into effect July 1, 2010, is already causing changes among Beacon Hill restaurants. 
Getting their licks in CharlestownAlexandria BurrisIce cream is back in town in Charlestown. Emack and Bolio's is set to take Cold Stone's place. While residents and business people are happy, they say they'll miss Cold Stone. 
Performing arts professors direct Boston area productionsKelly SmithThree performing arts faculty members recently directed productions in the Boston area: Melia Bensussen (above, left) directed "Not Enough Air" at the Central Square Theater; Robbie McCauley directed "Anne and Emmett" at the Mainstage at Roxbury Community College; and Benny Santo Ambush directed "Black Pearl Sings!" at the Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, Mass. In Fields Corner, groups plead: keep our library openAbdelrahim Abdallah The friends group of the Fields Corner library branch in Dorchester is organizing a campaign to keep their library open. Chinatown Crime Watch membership falls, but so does crime rateCaylan DavisChinatown has seen a decline in volunteers for its neighborhood crime watch program, but also boasts safer streets. Allston-Brighton arts scene offers alternatives to galleriesKaitlyn VoyceA history museum and two café in Allston-Brighton give artists and art lovers options beyond traditional gallery venues. 
Emersonians celebrate St. Patrick's DayHallie MathiaEmersonians get into the spirit of St. Patrick's Day whether they're Irish or not. In the picture, freshmen Kerry Velez (left) and Elyse Bartlett (right) show their St. Patrick's Day spirit and accessories. Scholastic Award winning entries on exhibit in BostonLiz TorresMore than 2,000 high school students in the Boston region have been awarded scholastic art and writing awards which are on display in the State Transportation Building. |
Alloy Orchestra: electronic sounds and metal objects accompany silent films
A new musical group that's attracting much attention in Boston these days is the Alloy Orchestra, an odd collection of metal objects and electronic sounds that creates a uniquely modern accompaniment for silent films. Allston-Brighton offers a variety of affordable, ethnic eats
Allston-Brighton has become a go-to neighborhood to find every kind of food, from Greek and Brazilian to Burmese and Chinese at affordable prices. Even a nearby shooting doesn't shake a safer Mission Hill
A few decades ago, Mission Hill was one of the toughest parts of Boston. Now, even in hard economic times,residents say the streets are safe and even the daytime slaying of a shop owner in neighboring Roxbury doesn't shake their newfound confidence. Free police surveys aim to combat crime in homes, businesses
Crime prevention security surveys of homes and businesses are a free service provided by the Boston Police Department. But they haven't been used much by Back Bay residents, a concern that was the subject of discussion at last month's neighborhood Crime Committee meeting (see picture). Boston Latin students petition to keep honors classes
Refuting Boston Latin School's recent decision to drop its honors classes, sophomore Ciara Murphy started a petition to keep from "stifling" the honors students in regular level classes. Consignment shops hit Newbury street
A look at the new consignment shop Annabelle Jones, a consignment shop with different merchandise than others. Emerson silent after investigation into handcuffed studentFrancis McDonnellEmerson has declined substantive comment on the outcome of an investigation into a student's handcuffing last semester. And a guard who helped students file complaints has been transferred off site. St. Patty's Day could bring bounce to area barsPaul DavenportThe bar and restaurant business tends to go way up during the week of St. Patrick's Day, which marks the end the annual "winter-slump." Petition drive grows to save city's branch librariesHunter HughesThe Friends of the Jamaica Plain Branch are circulating a petition opposing plans to sharply curtail hours at city libraries or shut eight to 10 branches down. Cambridge neighbors suggest improvements to Mass. Ave
North Cambridge residents discuss what they'd like to see in their neighborhood. Beacon Hill parents want more public schools
Many parents on Beacon Hill find a shortage of spots in private schools. A quality public education is critical to young families in Beacon Hill. Boston's day of drinking holds different meaning in Ireland
While Emerson students generally consider St. Patrick's Day a good time to wear green and get drunk, the day has origins that required no such revelry. |
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