The “pause” announcement came first at the Codman Square Neighborhood Council (CSNC) on Feb. 5 when Dorchester’s Mike Prokosch surprised some in relaying that new Planning Director Kairos Shen had ...

The city won 225 new liquor licenses last year — the largest increase in Boston’s liquor license stock since the end of Prohibition, officials said. These are the first recipients of the new licenses.