A Boston health inspector yesterday ordered China Bo, 49 Warren St., shut for a variety of violations that included uncooked spring rolls being kept too warm, raw beef being stored in a sink meant only for hand washing, dirty utensils, including knives, rice cookers and cutting boards, rat droppings and at least one live cockroach. Read more.
The Boston Licensing Board yesterday approved a liquor license for District 7 Tavern, which Royal C. Smith wants to open at 380 Warren St., the former home of Sonny Walker's, which closed in April.
The board granted him a "neighborhood" license for the 824-square-foot space, which means he would have to give the license back to the city rather than re-sell it should he go out of business.
Architect's rendering. Compare to proposal across street.
A Westwood developer has filed plans for a six-story, 41-unit apartment building on Warren Street where it meets St. James Street in Dudley Square - across from Warren from where another developer has proposed a 21-apartment building. Read more.
Architect's rendering.
Developer Michael McGough of Dorchester has filed plans with the BPDA to replace a vacant lot on Warren Street at Winthrop Street in Dudley Square with a five-story, 21-studio apartment building - with ground-floor space for a restaurant or shop. Read more.
Two of the lots, on Washington Street.
The Boston Department of Neighborhood Development and the BPDA are readying bid requests for several vacant lots and one parking lot in Dudley Square in the hopes of seeing more housing and commercial space built in the neighborhood. Read more.
Chris Dunn watched firefighters deal with a burning car at Warren and Clifford streets shortly before 5 a.m.
A man was stabbed around 2:05 p.m. on Warren and Dudley streets in front of the MBTA station.
City Councilor Andrea Campbell's public-safety committee holds a hearing on the topic of "violence in Boston" Tuesday evening.
The session, requested by City Councilor Tito Jackson (Roxbury) starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Thelma Burns Building, 575 Warren St. in Roxbury. Read more.
Around 11:50 p.m., a man entered the Walgreens on Warren Street with a gunshot wound to the hand. He may have been shot a couple blocks away, on Weldon Street.
Architect's rendering.
Developer John Cruz recently filed formal plans with the BPDA for a 95-apartment complex on Warren Street at Waverly Street in Roxbury.
The Dr. Michael E. Haynes Arms - named after the Roxbury state representative and minister - would also become home to Cruz's 45-employee firm, now headquartered in John Eliot Square. Read more.
A teen from Dorchester was ordered held in lieu of $10,000 bail after allegedly flipping the stolen SUV she was driving on Warren Street at Townsend yesterday, sending another teen to the hospital with critical injuries, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.
Around 11 p.m. at Warren and Intervale streets. The victim's injuries were bad enough to have the homicide unit brought in, just in case.
The Boston Fire Department reports a second-floor kitchen fire at 116 Warren St. reported around 9:20 p.m. did an estimated $350,000 in damage.
Power to the four-story building had to be turned off due to water from firefighting on the second and first floors. There were no injuries.
Video by Jesse Talbot.
Developer John Cruz will file plans with the BRA for a $47-million, 95-unit apartment complex with retail and office space on Warren Street between Clifford and Waverly streets. Read more.
Around 12:40 p.m. on Warren Street, between Woodbine and Edgewood. The suspect is described as black, wearing a white T-shirt and bluejeans; he has bad teeth.
A man robbed the OneUnited Bank branch at 648 Warren St. in Grove Hall shortly before 11:30 a.m. Arriving officers spotted him not long after on Geneva Avenue near Columbia Road and, after a brief foot chase, placed him under arrest.
The Warren Food Mart, 394 Warren St., was held up around 10:10 p.m. by a gun-wielding white man in his 20s, about 5'8" and wearing a black hoodie and a black jackets.
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