Community Corner
The Week in Review: Arrest Made in 1989 Murder
A look back at South End Patch's top stories from Aug 1 - 7.

Check out our top stories of the week below (just click the link to see the full story):
: Two temporary art installations are now on display in the Boston Center for the Arts Plaza as part of Occupy 539, a program run by the BCA to explore ways in which people “congregate and linger” in public spaces.
: I never imagined I'd be in the position of defending Senator Scott Brown, but I guess I have no choice.
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: The Old Dover Neighborhood Association is spearheading a collaborative effort to combat illegal activity in the neighborhood, meeting with District D4 police and Pine Street Inn representatives last Tuesday to discuss possible courses of action.
: Twenty-two years after 87-year-old Zahia Salem was found dead by a neighbor in her South End apartment, police are using DNA evidence to bring the decades-old case to a close.
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: Originally slated to open in May, the Japanese Tapas restaurant planned for the vacant Joe V's restaurant space on Union Park is running a bit behind.
: Enthusiasm about the New Balance Hubway bike share program seems universal, but the placement of the share stations is more complex. Still, the South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) was relatively easy to please Tuesday night when Phil Goff came before the group during its August meeting to propose a bike station on the sidewalk of Columbus Avenue.
: Boston residents fed up with Northeastern University’s behind the historic YMCA on Huntington Avenue packed last week’s meeting of the Massachusetts Historical Commission to suggest alternative sites for the contentious project.
: Police are searching for clues after a young man was found dead on a South End sidewalk early Saturday morning.
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