First McKim Building Master Plan Meeting Held
The first public meeting regarding the McKim Building Master Plan was held virtually on October 28, where attendees were asked for input on how they currently use the building, as well as their...
View ArticleRecreational Pot Shop Proposed for Queensberry Street
Another applicant is proposing a recreational adult-use marijuana dispensary in the Fenway at the former location of a Queensberry Street laundromat. Queensberry Pure intends to open at 112-114...
View ArticleSouth End/Bay Village liaison gets promotion
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of former South End/Bay Village mayoral liaison Faisa Sharif as the deputy director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS), opening the...
View ArticleProject Place Makes Rare Change in Leadership Position
A caveat of the Project Place organization in the South End has been steady leadership over the years, with Suzanne Kenney at the helm of the critical human services organization for the past 25...
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BLO Finds Unique Way to Bring Back Live Music with Creation of Street Stage
In what could be described as a prime example of “pivoting,” Boston Lyric Opera has created a mobile outdoor stage that will allow them, as New England’s largest and longest-running opera company, to...
View ArticleUnofficial Results: Boston Voters Overwhelmingly Support Biden in...
While the final tally for the city’s unofficial election results wasn’t available on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 3, Boston voters overwhelmingly supported Democrat Joe Biden over Presidential...
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October Sneaks in a Storm
Whatever It Takes…Matt Sentas is normally the restaurantmanager at the Loews Boston in the Back Bay on Berkeley Street, butlast Friday, Oct. 30, and early and heavy snow storm hit the city andit was...
View ArticleSuffolk DA Files Motion to Reduce Verdict in 1971 Newbury Street Homicide
The charges against a man who murdered a former staffer for late Mayor Kevin White in 1971 on Newbury Street after a victory party are being reduced under a filing last week by District Attorney...
View ArticlePositive Test Rates Drop in Back Bay and Surrounding Area: Cases on the Rise...
After spiking dramatically two weeks ago, the positive test rate in Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods dropped by 24 percent according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health...
View ArticleBPDA to Recommend BU Lease of Space on Comm. Ave.
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will likely recommend the use of 16,000 sq. ft. of studio space be leased to Boston University long-term to support academic and office uses. Two...
View ArticleBLC Votes Not to Impose Demo Delay for Two Fenway Buildings Related to Scape...
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) on November 10 voted not to impose a demolition delay on two different buildings related to Scape’s mixed-use proposal in the Fenway. The buildings, 1252-1268...
View ArticleVilla Victoria Center for the Arts Could Start Demo Monday
The Villa Victoria Center for the Arts on West Newton Street – a former German church from the 1800s – could begin demolition as soon as Monday, IBA Director Vanessa Calderon-Rosado said this week....
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Man Wanted for Sexual Assault in Public Garden
The BPD is releasing an image of a person wanted in connection to a sexual assault which occurred on Sunday, November 8, at about 2:03 a.m. in the area of 2 Charles Street (The Public Garden)....
View ArticleSouth End Reusable Bag Company Switches Gears to Mask Production, Gives Back...
Prior to the pandemic, South End resident Aurelie Steere was heavily focused on creating environmentally-friendly reusable bags with her company Cabagg, but has since switched gears to creating...
View ArticleFirst Public Mass/Cass 2.0 Task Force Gets Warm Reception: Questions Linger...
Mayor Martin Walsh hosted the first public meeting of the Mass/Cass 2.0 Task Force on Monday evening, with more than 300 people viewing the proceedings, and while residents said a very encouraging...
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What a Weekend Warm Weather Graces Boston
The first part of the week – plus last weekend – were just the right medicine for the cooped-up population, with temperatures soaring into the 70s for several days. It was a rare mid-November respite,...
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Bok and Friends Give the Fenway a Little ‘TLC’
City Councilor Kenzie Bok shown with volunteers last Saturday morning, Nov. 7, whom particpated in a neighborhood cleanup in the Fenway, sponsored by Love Your Block Boston and the Fenway Civic...
View ArticleABCD Kickoff Annual Fuel Assistance Program in South End
With temperatures in the South End expected to dip into the 20s at night this week and not exceed 50 degrees for the next few days many residents and seniors will find it hard to pay their heating...
View ArticleFrog Pond to Close to Skating This Winter Season
The beloved tradition of ice skating on the Boston Common will be put on hold for the first time in years this winter due to COVID-19 concerns, according to the Skating Club of Boston and the Boston...
View ArticleAlleged Back Bay Bank Robber Had Gotten COVID Release for Bank Robbery
When Steve Williams was arrested last Friday, Nov. 13, for allegedly robbing the Santander Bank on Boylston Street, he was supposed to still be in jail for robbing two banks in 2016 – had it not been...
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