Janey Announces New Funding for Recovery Investments in the City
May 25 marked the one year anniversary of Geroge Floyd’s death after former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes. Acting Mayor Kim Janey on Tuesday said...
View ArticleBLC Approves MLK Memorial; Final Portion of Comm. Ave. Mall Statue Improvements
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) met virtually on May 25, where it approved the remaining portion of the lighting and landscape improvements for the Glover, Hamilton, and Sarmiento statues on the...
View ArticleProposed Article 64 Zoning Amendments Discussed at Public Hearing for BPDA
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a public meeting on May 11 regarding the proposed amendments to Article 64 Section 29 of the Boston Zoning Code as it relates to the South End...
View ArticleWSANA Members Need Clarification on BMC Housing Proposal Unexpected...
Several members of the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) have voiced concerns and questions regarding a new plan by Boston Medical Center (BMC) to include 130 units of supportive...
View ArticleCopley Square Farmers Market Returns for New 2021 Season
The Copley Square Farmers Market, the first farmers market to resume in Boston last May following the onset of the pandemic, as well as traditionally the city’s biggest and busiest farmers market, has...
View ArticleNortheastern Task Force Discusses Academic/Dorm Building at 840 Columbus Ave.
The Northeastern Task Force met virtually on May 24 to discuss the academic and dormitory building proposed for 840 Columbus Ave. as part of Northeastern University. The proposed building is a 25...
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Mass/Cass Starts to Become Plank in Mayoral Race as Santiago, Barros and...
As the weather has begun to warm up, several mayoral candidates are now making the opioid epidemic at Mass/Cass a major part of their campaign – with at least three candidates stressing their plans...
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Ward 4 Democrats Endorse Michelle Wu for Mayor
With at least three candidates for mayor having been heavily involved with the Ward 4 Democratic Committee, the group had a difficult decision to make in endorsing a candidate, but last Saturday...
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MFA to Lift Mask Requirements May 29; Increase Gallery Capacities Throughout...
Beginning May 29, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will lift mask requirements for visitors and staff, in alignment with reopening plan updates from the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of...
View ArticleFlag Garden Makes Full Return to Common
Volunteers planted more than 37,000 flags – one in honor of each of the Commonwealth’s fallen veterans – at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Boston Common in honor of Memorial Day weekend,...
View ArticleFitzpatrick Ready to Fill Big Shoes as Leader of Eight Streets
When it comes to leading the Eight Streets Neighborhood Association in the South End, new President Colleen Fitzpatrick said there are big shoes to fill, but with 25 years in the neighborhood, she...
View ArticleDA Rollins Announces Major Drug Enforcement Activity at Mass/Cass
DA Rachael Rollins announced 36 indictments of three individuals who have allegedly engaged in open drug dealing in the Mass/Cass area, as well as dozens more arrests of individuals that face arrest...
View ArticleCathedral to Celebrate Organ’s 145th Birthday With Special Concert
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End on June 13 will celebrate 145 years since the dedication of its principal organ, the 101-rank E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings opus 801, on February...
View ArticleBPL to Welcome Patrons Back Into BPL Buildings
The Boston Public Library (BPL) last week announced its plans to reopen its spaces to the public. On June 1, the Central Library in Copley Square will reopen for limited in-person services, and June...
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School of Fashion Design scholarship recipient pursues dream 50 years in the...
It’s never too late to follow your dream. That’s the rationale of Newton resident Marcia Rosenthal, 72, a student at the School of Fashion Design. Rosenthal remembers walking by the school, located on...
View ArticleBTD Rep Comes Before EBNA Without Harrison Ave Redesign Plan
A Boston Transportation Department was on hand for the East Berkley Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting, which took place virtually on June 1, to discuss the city’s eagerly awaited redesign of...
View ArticleBLC Approves Further Study of Petition to Landmark Interior Sections of the...
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) voted to accept for further study the petition to landmark sections of the interior of the Ayer Mansion, located at 395 Commonwealth Ave. in the Back Bay. Jeanne...
View ArticleCouncilor Wu Rejects Idea of Long Island Recovery Campus, Shattuck Hospital...
Taking a position outside the rest of the crowded mayoral field, City Councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu said this week she does not support the Long Island Recovery Campus as the solution to...
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Flag Garden Makes Full Return to Common
The Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund’s Freedom Garden on the Boston Common. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment Color Guard in a sea of flags.
View ArticleBoston Latin Senior Sets Out to ‘Revolutionize the Sleep Game’ With His New...
While some of his peers might be enjoying a carefree summer before heading off to college, Ludovico Rollo, a graduating Boston Latin senior, plans to spend this time launching his latest invention,...
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