New Guidelines for Sandwich Boards Approved; Set to take Effect April 1
After a minimum of six subcommittee meetings, the Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) approved guidelines governing display boards (also called sandwich boards) in the commercial district of the...
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20th Annual Santa Speedo Run
Harry Phillips races down Boylston Street moments after the start of the 20th annual Santa Speedo Run through the Back Bay on Saturday, Dec. 14. The fun started and ended at Back Bay Social, with all...
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An Evening with Michlewitz At Wink and Nod
State Reps. Jon Santiago and Aaron Michlewitz (center) with Treasurer Deb Goldberg, Councilor-Elect Kenzie Bok, and Councilor Ed Flynn during Rep. Michlewitz’s annual South End fundraiser and toy...
View ArticleFirst Night Highlights
Boston’s First Night celebration will take place on Dec. 31 in and around the Back Bay and Boston Common. The celebration begins with performances at 11:45 a.m., with the family friendly fireworks at...
View ArticleZBA Denies Roof Deck for Beacon Street Fraternity House
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) on Dec. 17 denied without prejudice the construction of a roof deck on the top of a one-story garage at the back of 416 Beacon St., which operates as an MIT fraternity...
View ArticleMayor Walsh Signs Local Wetland Ordinance
Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Dec. 23 signed the City of Boston Local Wetland Ordinance, an ordinance unanimously approved by the Boston City Council last week with the goal of taking another step to...
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Back Bay Happenings •Boston Common Master Plan Open House Join the Friends, the City of Boston, and Weston & Sampson for the Second Boston Common Master Plan Open House at the Josiah Quincy School...
View ArticleSouth End Artists Make $350K Donation to BAA
Boston Arts Academy Foundation (BAA Foundation) announced it has received a $350,000 gift from Dr. Joshua Boger, founder and former CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and his wife, Dr. Amy Boger, a...
View ArticleFenway Center Petitions for Changes in Use, Far Less Parking
The developers of Fenway Center – a project on air rights over the Mass Turnpike – have petitioned state environmental regulators for a project change that includes getting rid of residential uses and...
View ArticleHotel Alexandra Partners Report Agreement Reached with TDC
The owners of the Hotel Alexandra – who are looking to develop the long-unkempt property into a new hotel – reported this week that they have reached an agreement with the Tenants Development...
View ArticleTenants Development Corp. Will Buy Properties Put on the Market
The Tenants Development Corporation (TDC) announced that it plans to purchase 186 units of affordable housing in 36 Brownstone buildings – units that it had put on the market with a broker earlier...
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UPNA Holiday Party At Masa
Sarah and Laura Shields with Mason Mills during the Union Park Neighborhood Association holiday party this month at Masa on Tremont Street. The popular annual gathering drew many from the...
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Copley Menorah Lighting
The Bushari family celebrated Chanukah with friends at Copley Square on Sunday, December 22. It is the tallest Menorah in all of New England and candles will be lit on it nightly throughout the holiday.
View ArticleBeacon, BHA Excited to Begin Partnership for Lenox Redevelopment
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Beacon Communities will begin the review process on Jan. 8 for their full redevelopment of 285 units of public housing in 12 buildings at the Lenox Apartments in...
View ArticleCRWA, CLF Settle Lawsuit with EPA
Special to the Sun Charles River Watershed Association (CRWA) and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) have reached a proposed settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) regarding...
View ArticleOpen Meeting Law Complaint Filed Against BBAC
A complaint alleging a violation of the state Open Meeting Law against the Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) was filed by Samuel D. Perry of Chestnut Hill on Nov. 27. According to the complaint...
View ArticleWalsh Announces Application Open for Fourth Round of Boston Air, City’s...
Special to the Sun Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced this week that applications are now open for the fourth round of Boston AIR, the City of Boston’s artist...
View ArticleWorker Dies While Setting Up For First Night Celebration
A Sherborn man setting up the stage for First Night activities in Copley Square died on Saturday, Dec. 28, when a 3,500-pound ballast fell on him while he was setting up for the event. Brandon...
View ArticleBoston Common Master Plan Open House Announced on January 15
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden invite the public to the second Boston Common Master Plan Open House on Wednesday, Jan. 15, from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the...
View ArticleSouth End Historical to Oppose Villa Victoria Arts Center Demolition
In what has been on ongoing saga at the South End Landmarks Commission regarding the demolition and rebuild of a historic church that formerly housed the Villa Victoria Arts Center and Pre-School, a...
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