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Top Ten South End Articles in July

In case you missed it, here are the top ten headlines from the South End neighborhood in July.

The numbers are in, and these are the most popular South End stories according to you and your neighbors in the month of July: 

10. South End Man Arrested for $2M False Claim to One Fund Using Dead Aunt's Name

A South End man allegedly submitted a $2.195 million claim to the One Fund Boston, saying his dead aunt - who's been dead for more than 10 years - suffered double amputations from the Boston Marathon bombings. 

9. Man Arrested on Warrants After Police Find Him Shaving His Head in the Bathroom

The man told police to wait until after he had finished shaving his head, police said.

8. South End in Words: Cocktails, Pricey, Patios and Yuppie

Find out what kind of reputation the South End gets via Yelp reviews.

7. South End Trash Pilot Working, Could Be Expanded

The pilot program was highly controversial when it was instituted in March, but officials say the program has helped to decrease neighborhood woes on trash day, and could be expanded throughout the South End.

6. Graybar Electric Building to Become Apartments

Just when you thought more development couldn't possibly be coming to Harrison Avenue, a developer filed plans with the Boston Redevelopment Authority this week to turn the Graybar Electric building into two multi-family apartment buildings. 

5. New Women's Boutique Opens in South End

If you're a fan of fine lingerie, Kristine Isberg and her women's boutique may not be new to you. Isberg opened upL'ecole Nuit as an online lingerie storelast year, and has already built a following in the area through private parties and events designed to help women discover quality women's products. But as of this month, Isberg finally has her own brick-and-mortar store: A small space on Shawmut Street in the South End. 

4. Roof Deck Fire at Mass. Ave. Causes $200,000 in Damage

 The Boston Fire Department responded to a visible two-alarm deck fire on a roof deck on Tuesday evening at 492 Mass. Ave. 

3. Shots Fired in South End on Saturday

Residents of the South End were on edge after hearing the sound of shots ring out in the area of West Canton Street and Tremont.

2. $150K Bail for South End Little League Coach Arrested on Child Porn Charges

A former Little League coach, McKinnon was identified by state police from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force as a user of a peer-to-peer file-sharing program distributing child pornography. A search of McKinnon's Union Park apartment by Boston police and federal officials found additional child pornography files on his computer only two days old.

1. South End Little League Coach Arrested on Child Porn Charges

South End resident and little league coach Andrew McKinnon was arrested this month on child pornography charges. Boston police and federal officers arrested McKinnon and seized evidence from his Union Park Street residence.


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