South End News

MassHousing has secured loans of up to $70.5 million for three affordable housing projects in Dorchester, Roxbury, Boston and Marshfield.

On November 14, the Boston chapter of LUPEC will transform the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts into a 1950's-themed Tiki party featuring retro-libations, live entertainment, dancing, delicious canapes, and prize raffle.

John Keith reports the Upton Street agreement means the Inn will only turn two of the three buildings it owns there into housing for previously homeless people and sell of the third building at market rates.

By Kyle Chayka The South End, an area of Boston south of Back Bay, has changed much over the past decades.

Cameron Diaz and James Marsden attend the New York premiere of "The Box" on Wednesday.

Grit cakes are on the menu at Henrietta's Table in Cambridge. For decades grits were designated for Southern supper tables and the occasional greasy diner.

Plans call for Chandler Suites - a 12-room budget lodging option targeting visitors spending more than a couple of nights in the city - to be built around the corner on Berkeley Street.

October 26, 2009 - " The Fields Corner branch of the Boston Public Library will reopen on Monday, November 2 at 10:00 a.m. following the completion of a building improvement project there.

CITY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Office of the Mayor Thomas M. Menino For Immediate Release: Bostona TMs Municipal Election Preparations Today, the Board of Election Commissioners for the City of Boston released plans for Tuesdaya TMs 2009 Municipal Election.

A water main ruptured this afternoon in the South End, flooding Columbus Avenue and backing up traffic, police said.

A water main break on Columbus Ave in the South End closes six blocks to traffic.

State rules require that such massive advertising so close to other billboards can only promote the business going on inside the building.

Halloween, you might have noticed, is becoming like Christmas - a season, not a day It's also the most popular holiday among adults, because, well, when else can you dress up like Charles Manson or Vampirella and have people, go, "Oh, yeh, that's cool." The Beehive is one of our favorite sopshisticated South End spots and their annual Halloween ...

Police said a Brookline woman was arrested early Tuesday afternoon after she allegedly tried to leave the Macy's on Washington Street with $433 worth of Polo and Tommy Hilfiger shirts that she had not paid for.

LouisBoston, a retail icon on Newbury Street in Boston, plans to relocate to Fan Pier on the South Boston Waterfront.

A man wanted for the August shooting of a city outreach worker has been apprehended, authorities said yesterday.

Today, Tuesday, October 20, 2009, at about 8:20am, members of the Boston Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit, US Marshalls and officers from Area B-3 located and apprehended the suspect wanted for the shooting of a local Streetworker.

Do you have a dog and want to include him/her in your Halloween celebration? There are a few Halloween events taking place in and around Boston for you and your pet .

W Hotel general manager, William Bunce. General manager William Bunce will introduce the city to what he calls the W Hotels' "world of wow'' when the W Boston opens in the Theatre District on Oct.

Joan Rivers impersonator Joe Posa greeted new employees, including Nicole Ricketts, at the W Boston hotel.