Mayor Wu Announces Paul F. Burke As Fire Commissioner
On June 30, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of longtime Boston firefighter Paul F. Burke as Commissioner of the Boston Fire Department. He will officially begin in his new role tomorrow....
View ArticleDevelopment Partnership Files PNF With City for 65 Wareham St. Project
A partnership between two local developers and a Connecticut private real estate investment firm filed a Project Notification Form (PNF) with the city on June 28 for a proposed project, which would...
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Union Park Picnic in the Park Returns After a two-year hiatus because of COVID, the Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA) will once again be holding concerts in Union Park, featuring a live band...
View ArticleSpikeball Comes to Boston Common
By Mark Duffield Spikeball – a game once introduced on Shark Tank – is a new sport that’s sweeping the nation and has now found its way to the Boston Common. The first day of summer brings many...
View ArticleSheriff Candidate, Zamor-Calixte on Hand for Virtual Discussion
Sandy Zamor-Calixte, one of two candidates who will vying for the Suffolk County Sherriff’s seat in the Sept. 7 State Primary, was on hand Tuesday, June 28, for a virtual discussion sponsored by the...
View ArticleMary Skipper Selected As New BPS Superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at last Wednesday night’s Boston School Committee meeting, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. With BPS...
View ArticleBack Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown Among Neighborhoods To Get Added...
In October of last year the City of Boston conducted a reprecincting initiative to restructure polling locations in neighborhoods across the city aimed at increasing voter participation and equity as...
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Frog Pond Spray Pool Opens for the Summer
Mayor Michelle Wu enjoys a quick dip in the Frog Pond with some young residents on opening day in the Boston Common. Mayor Wu plays the cello with one of the attendees.
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Fenway CDC Ball
Fenway Ball organizer and CDC Marketing Director Iris Tan gets the energy going.
View ArticleSummer Is Half Over – Make the Most of What’s Left
We realize that most of the kids have been out of school for only a few weeks, but in terms of what we think of as the full summer season from Memorial Day to Labor Day, this coming weekend will mark...
View ArticleZBA Approves Residential Proposal for Hotel Alexandra Building
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) on July 12 approved the proposal for the Hotel Alexandra building, located at 1759-1763 Washington St. The proposal is to change the occupancy to a multifamily...
View ArticleBack Bay Area COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases
The Back Bay and the surrounding area’s weekly positive test rate is back on the rise and jumped to nearly 13 percent last week as another summer surge of the COVID omicron sub variants takes hold...
View ArticleWu Announces $20 Million Investment To Expand City’s Universal Pre-K Program
Last week Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of Boston’s Universal Pre-K program to 992 total seats, which will greatly benefit working families in the Back Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown and...
View ArticleBVHDC Approves Blade Sign for Charles St. Dental
The Bay Village Historic District Commission (BVHDC) on July 12 approved the rest of the signage for Charles St. Dental, to be located at 121 Charles St. South. The applicant came before the...
View ArticleFree Summer Eats in Full Swing
With school out and summer in full swing, children that receive free or reduced breakfast and lunches during the school year might have been out of a meal if it wasn’t for the free summer food...
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Wu Announces That Michael Cox Will Serve As Next Police Commissioner
Mayor Michelle Wu announced on July 13 that Boston native Michael Cox, who currently serves as the Chief of Police in Ann Arbor Michigan, will be the next and 44th commissioner of the Boston Police...
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Summer Picnic in Hayes Park
On July 7, the Friends of Hayes Park hosted a summer picnic in the park, with live music by Wayne Potash and the Music Fun Band, as well as pizza from Nicole’s Pizza and ice cream provided by the...
View ArticleRevere Beach Sand Sculpting Festival Is This Weekend
One of the premier events (if not THE premier event) of the summer season in the Metropolitan Boston area will take place this coming weekend with the 18th annual Revere Beach International Sand...
View ArticleBack Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
Back Bay and the surrounding area’s weekly positive test rate decreased slightly as the highly infectious BA.5 omicron sub variant continues to grip the nation. Last week, the Biden administration...
View ArticleBBAC Approves Project at New England Historic Genealogical Society
The Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) approved the proposed work at 97 Newbury St. for the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) at its virtual meeting on July 13. The project had...
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