South End

Several Memorial Day observances and services are scheduled in the coming days at public parks and cemeteries throughout Boston.

Ruth Barkley spent more than 40 years working to improve the lives of her neighbors at the Cathedral Public Housing Development and of public housing residents throughout Boston ...

At about 3:34pm, on Sunday, May 19, 2013, officers from District D-4 (South End) responded to an accident involving a motor vehicle and a female bicyclist ...

About three dozen supporters of same-sex marriage gathered in the Boston Public Garden recently to mark the ninth anniversary of its legalization in Massachusetts ...

The first portion of the subway line that would become the MBTA opened more than 115 years ago, and by the standards of that time, it's doing pretty well ...

(Wendy Maeda/Globe Staff) Mayor Thomas M. Menino today at the proposed site of a handicapped friendly park near Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown ...

The MBTA says riders will soon be able to receive faster, more reliable, and more informative alerts, via text and e-mail, about sudden service delays and disruptions and planned changes.

Two disabled Massachusetts residents are one step closer to obtaining a wheelchair accessible van that would ease obstacles in transportation for them and their caretakers ...

Alice Hoffman will visit the South End Library next Tuesday to read from her compelling 2012 novel, The Dovekeepers, which just came out in paperback ...

Unused or expired medication can be disposed of at newly-installed kiosks in each of the 11 district police stations in Boston, city health officials said in a recent announcement.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute recognized Gerald Garlitz, RT, of the South End for his dedication to Dana-Farber during its annual Staff Service Award Ceremony on April 3 ...

Family Fun Day on Rutland Street: June 1st! Join us in support of USES youth programs! Enjoy fun art projects and live music from 11-2pm ...

photos by Rick Friedman

The city is holding a public neighborhood meeting concerning 8-10 Taylor street ...

Our next monthly Eight Streets business meeting will be this Wednesday, May 1st, in the Boston Ballet 5th floor board room (corner of Warren and Clarendon streets) 6:30-7 - Neighborhood Networking ...

If you were to move to any Massachusetts community, where should you go? We analyzed and ranked each towns crime rateincluding violent and property crime,the number of public transit options, the number of historical sites per resident, the percentage of acres that are open space, and the number of grocery stores ...

Here's a slideshow of the 10 towns with the cheapest home values in Massachusetts ...

How fun is your town? We ranked the top 10 most fun communities in Massachusetts by analyzing the number of restaurants, theaters, and museums, using Tripadvisor and other online sources, per population data provided by the US Census ...

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...

Calculate your ideal Massachusetts community using our Dreamtown Finder ...

On Saturday, April 20, 2013, motorcycle officers from the Boston Police Department and surrounding departments escorted the hearse returning MIT Police Officer Sean Collier to his home in Wilmington ...

Boston Shines city cleanup is this coming Saturday ...