Council Candidate Flynn Calls for Reopening of Long Island Shelter
As the debate continues to rage over how to best handle the opiate problem at Ground Zero in the South End, this week District 2 Council Candidate Ed Flynn called for a re-opening of the Long Island Shelter – as well as all of its former services. “I want to work on...
Ed Flynn, it’s a family affair
For City Council District 2 hopeful Ed Flynn, public service is both a heritage he is carrying on and a legacy he is imparting to his own offspring. The son and spitting image of former Mayor of Boston and Ambassador to the Vatican Raymond Flynn, Ed Flynn has served...
Flynn Calls for Bus Rapid Transit
BOSTON – Ed Flynn, candidate for Boston City Council District 2 has released a proposal to bring a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Silver Line investment program to District 2. In his campaign for City Council, Flynn has talked extensively about modernizing and enhancing...
As South Boston changes, so do its politics and councilor
There are the traditional spots for South Boston’s legendary pols to campaign: Castle Island, Mul’s Diner, and the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast at the Iron Workers Hall. The latest stomping ground for District 2 hopefuls? This weekend’s Boston Pride parade. As...
OutVets Announces They Will March in St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The gay veterans group previously banned from Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day parade has decided they will march in this year’s parade. An earlier vote from the South Boston Allied War Veterans Council which barred OutVets from marching drew immediate backlash from...