Well, it only took a friggin’ Medal of Freedom award and a heavy hint from President Obama to prod city hall into action, but it looks like there’s serious talk about giving Bill Russell a statue! It’s not like the issue has totally gone ignored by Bostonians. There’s a Facebook page specifically called “

So, what about the crime rate in Boston? Yes, there is a problem, but it might not be as bad as you might think. There are many studies and the one I am quoting today says that across the country Boston didn’t even make the top 100 of cities with the worst crime.  Check it out….

If you haven’t used Google today (which usually means you haven’t woken up yet), you’ll see today is a special tribute to JFK on the 50th anniversary of his inauguration. Words used in the speech make up the word “Google.” If you click on the words it sends you to a page of info and [...]

The Globe takes a look at the coming $300 million Longfellow Bridge renovation – and expansion of sidewalks and bikes lanes. The story is accompanied by a terrific graphic.
The two competing visions for the post-renovation Longfellow have more in common than all the loud arguing suggests: They both strive to make walking and biking across [...]

From today’s Boston Herald: Film celebrates long history of Hub department store. A one-hour documentary about the original Filene’s Basement in Boston’s Downtown Crossing will premiere this spring. More than five years in the making, the film recounts the now-closed Basement’s history and stories of its workers and shoppers – including, “60 Minutes” newsman [...]

 Developer Frank Keefe goes to bat for the proposed Boston Museum on Parcel 9 near Haymarket along the Rose Kennedy Greenway. He’s not impressed with a competing bid for residential housing:
 
“Why would you put housing surrounded by non-housing uses plagued by a very dirty, smelly, noisy Haymarket venue? … It’s just not a good housing site, [...]

Interesting to see how much has changed – and hasn’t – since the 1920s:

Source: Universal Hub and ArchBoston

I had heard someone blaming our favorite national scapegoat, George Bush,for the nation’s mortgage meltdown.
That piqued my curiosity so I did a little digging to see if that was actually true. What I found, and what we’re witnessing, is actually part of the Bill Clinton legacy. Probably not the one he has been hoping for, [...]

Remember the Combat Zone?

Best quote: “The Combat Zone is a mere shadow of its self, with only 35 bookstores remaining …” Boston, circa 1983.
Remember how Hudson Street used to look?

But, soon, Hudson Street will rise again, with housing proposed for the eastern side of the street.
The more things change …
More: Boston’s Chinatown – Asian [...]

Know your history!
Back in the day, Downtown Boston was home to many stores that have now gone the way of the horse and buggy and record turntable.
A blog has been set up with some awesome photos and reminiscences about that time and place.
About the blogger: Boston born and very eager to get as many memories, [...]