Chinatown News

Check In The brand new, ground up 265-room W Boston is now open. So what was it like to check-in to the hotel? Well, check-in was chipper.

Business Wire November 2, 2009 Monday 3:00 PM GMT 1254 words W Hotels Worldwide Opens Its Ninth Hotel in 2009 with the Unveiling of W Boston BOSTON W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, today unveils its latest insider escape with the opening of W Boston and The Residences at W Boston , the W brand's 35thhotel ...

The two mayoral candidates appear on WBUR's Radio Boston . Before that, Mayor Menino attends the ribbon-cutting for W Hotels and Residences.

Steak Argentina at Bon Savor in Jamaica Plain is delicious, chewy, and rare, with a great sear.

By Samuel Tsoi Ideas abound inside the new Chinatown Storefront Library during a brainstorming session at the Chinatown Coalition monthly meeting on October 8. In small groups, representatives from various Chinatown agencies, city departments and social service providers discussed problems they face at work, and how TCC may offer resources in ...

By Cliff Wong "Good morning? How may I help you?" Welcome to the Wang YMCA, a flagship branch of the Greater Boston YMCA Organization.

Mayor Thomas Menino announces the design team for a park renovation in Chinatown, and attends the grand opening of a chocolate store and a flu clinic photo-op. MAYOR THOMAS MENINO: 9:00 AM Chinatown Gateway Park Designer Selection Announcement Corner of Kneeland and Lincoln Streets, Chinatown Mayor Thomas M. Menino will join the Chinatown ...

Boston officials last night approved a plan to open an 8,000-square-foot restaurant in the John Hancock Tower, part of an effort by new owner Normandy Real Estate Partners to increase public traffic and attract tenants in this sluggish office market.

CHINATOWN Chinatown Storefront Library opening ceremony Join the Chinatown community for a ceremony celebrating the opening of the Chinatown Storefront Library on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 4:00-6:00 p.m. Program includes lion dance performance, brief remarks, and open house.

Bright Primate performing "Get Back @ Me" Last Thursday at Felt was the night that two became one: Boston and chiptunes.

Four people have been arrested in connection with the brutal beating a South End man on Mother's Day that left him with brain damage.

A condemnation hearing for 17-23 Beach St. was set for Thursday after inspectors found one floor where 21 beds were set up and another where six illegal bedrooms had been erected, said housing inspector Julia Scott.

It's hopping at the Asian American Civic Association . This 42-year-old community-based organization in Boston Chinatown rolls out new services, programs and projects practically every month.

By Natalie Ornell This past Sunday, the Wang YMCA of Chinatown celebrated its 95th Anniversary in the former theater now known as the Empire Garden Restaurant.

By Samuel Tsoi In a follow-up to this past summer's kick-off community forum for the Chinatown Masterplan 2010, a group of community stakeholders gathered in the Metropolitan community room on September 30 to reaffirm the plan's goals and further understand neighborhood concerns and desires.

New businesses, new customers, and cleanup efforts have helped the neighborhood thrive during an economic downturn Leo Wang, 25, took a chance on starting his own business, 101 Bakery, on Beach Street in Chinatown.

Does anyone know where to find Mae Ploy curry paste in the greater Boston area? I'm sure the SE Asian markets in Quincy and Lowell have it, but somewhere closer to Boston/Cambridge would be great.

CORRECTIONS In the recent article entitled a Asian American Youth come together for friendship and cooperationa , Danny Thang Ho was incorrectly noted to have read out the activity statement, a oeOf all the categories listed here, I am most proud of this part of my identity.a Sophia Kim, director of Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Centera s Oak ...

In the preliminary election in Boston last week, several traditional strongholds of voter participation - West Roxbury, South Boston, Hyde Park, and the Neponset section of Dorchester - led the way again with the highest turnouts in the city.

Fabulous bars in fabulous parts of town usually don't sit right with us. But when you find one on the edge of the city overlooking the highway onramp, surrounded by the blank gaze of empty high-rises on a street that's empty at night, then you're in business.