Month: May 2013

4 Mission Hillers pull papers for council race

Nine people—Angelica Addivinola, Thomas Dooley III, Richard Giordano, Garrett Hauck, Gloria Murray, Michael Nichols, Julianna Strout, Gregory Timilty and Josh Zakim—have pulled nominations papers for the District 8 City Councilor race. Mike Ross, who currently holds that seat, which covers…

Bomb suspects were treated at BIDMC

LMA—The two brothers who are the suspects in the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing both were treated after their arrests at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). One of the brothers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, was pronounced dead at the hospital early…

Consalvo: Mayor’s Office is about helping people

City Councilor and mayoral candidate Rob Consalvo pledged to bring a mix of innovation—including naming a “technology czar”—and old-fashioned public service to the Mayor’s Office in his first major campaign interview. “We’ll fistfight over who’s the biggest visionary,” Consalvo said…

Local girl is spelling bee champ

Mission Hill resident Ina Beinborn, a seventh-grader at Boston Latin School, won the Citywide Spelling Bee in March and will compete for the national title in Washington, D.C. later this month. Beinborn beat 26 competitors in 17 rounds at the…

Bike lanes coming to LMA

The Longwood Medical Area (LMA) has become friendlier to cyclists, as bike lanes on Brookline Avenue have been recently installed, according to a press release. The project is a joint venture between the City and Medical Academic and Scientific Community…