Licensing Board Approves Grand Tour Name Change; and Union Park Pizza...
The City of Boston Licensing Board held a virtual Transaction Hearing on August 24 and a Voting Hearing on August 25, where it approved a change in d/b/a at 314 Newbury St., as well as the relocation...
View ArticleCity Proposes Zoning Amendments for Cannabis Establishments
With an eye on promoting equity in the industry, the city is recommending that zoning guidelines for cannabis establishments be amended to not only remove the required half-mile buffer zone between...
View ArticleWest End Branch Library Will Be Among Sites Features in ‘Book It Around...
The West End Branch of the Boston Public Library will be one of five branch libraries included in “Book It Around Boston” – an event designed to incentivize movement across the city’s neighborhoods....
View ArticleCity Officials Discuss Student Move-In
As students begin to return to Boston and move into their apartments, several city officials gathered at 20 Linden St. in Allston on August 31 for a press conference regarding student move-in....
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Emerald Necklace Parkfest To Be Held Throughout the Emerald Necklace Parks
Presented by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Emerald Necklace Parkfest marks Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th year with free activities across the Emerald Necklace park system. The event will take...
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Women’s Lunch Place To Celebrate 40 Years at Annual Dinner Gala
Women’s Lunch Place (WLP) is celebrating 40 years of serving women in need this year, and is gearing up to host its annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser. The fundraiser, which was held last year as a...
View ArticleBay Village Historical District Commission To Hold Public Hearing on Sept. 13
Special to the Times The Bay Village Historic District Commission will hold a virtual public hearing: DATE: 9/13/2022 TIME: 4:00 PM Please note. This meeting will only be held virtually and not in...
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Bay Village Neighborhood Association’s 50th Block Party Celebrate BVNA›s 50th block party on Thursday, September 22, 2022, from 6:30 – 9:00 pm at the Josiah Quincy Upper School, Fayette Street parking...
View ArticleWu Announces New Cabinet for Worker Empowerment
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation of the Cabinet for Worker Empowerment led by Trinh Ngyuen who will serve as the City’s Chief of Worker Empowerment. The Cabinet, equipped with oversight and...
View ArticleMichael Nichols To Bid Farewell to the Esplanade Association
Perhaps the biggest surprise for Michael Nichols, the exiting executive director of the Esplanade Association, upon assuming that role five years ago, was just how many different stakeholders have an...
View ArticleApplications Open for 2022–2023 Boston Cultural Council Grants
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Cultural Council, announced applications are open for the 2022-2023 Boston Cultural Council grant...
View ArticlePositive COVID Test-Rates Drop Last Week in the Fenway While Rising in South End
Covid rates were on the decline in the Fenway, despite seeing an uptick in the South End, as well as in the Back Bay and sourounding neighborhoods. According to data released by the Boston Public...
View ArticleWu Recognizes International Overdose Awareness Day
Mayor Michelle Wu on last Wednesday recognized International Overdose Awareness Day, which raises awareness about overdoses in Boston and honors the memory of Bostonians who have died from substance...
View ArticleEmerald Necklace Parkfest Set for Sept. 24
Olmsted Now and its partner organizations are gearing up for Emerald Necklace Parkfest, the culminating event in the celebration of creator Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th anniversary. The event will...
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Wu Announces 9.4 Miles of New Bike Lanes; ‘Citywide Design Process’; Safety...
Mayor Michelle Wu was joined by city officials and bike activists for a press conference on Sept. 6 at the Tobin Community Center to announce new bike lanes and safety measures in the city. Wu began...
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Boston Voters Let Their Preferences Be Heard
After the votes were tallied in the Sept. 6 state primary, Democrat Maura Healey, who will face off with Republican Geoff Diehl in the gubernatorial race in the November general election, was also the...
View ArticleRegistration Open for Tufts CTSI’s 7th Annual Asian Health Symposium
You are invited to join Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Tufts CTSI) and the Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT) program for the 7th...
View ArticleDeveloper Files PNF With City for Development of Air-Rights Parcel 13
A developer filed a Project Notification Form (PNF) with the city on Sept. 12 for the proposed development of air-rights Parcel 13 at the intersection of Boylston Street and Massachusetts Avenue in...
View ArticlePositive COVID Tests on the Rise From Last Week in Fenway and South End, As...
Positive COVID tests a saw minor increase from the previous week in the Fenway and South End, as well as in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods. According to data released by the Boston Public...
View ArticleBoston Book Festival Returns as an In-Person Event With 250 Presenters: 14th...
Special to the Sun Boston Book Festival founder Deborah Z Porter and the Board of Directors announced that after two years of virtual programming, the 14th annual the Boston Book Festival (BBF)...
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