Christmas Tree lightings have had a rough time of it this year with the huge amounts of rain that have fallen on the Hub. This week, the annual Copley Square Tree Lighting was cancelled due to rain. However, Faneuil Hall…
Month: November 2018
‘An Emerald Evening’ at the MFA
Olmsted Award of Excellence honoree Janet Atkins and Emerald Necklace Conservancy Board Chair Ben Taylor admire Atkins’s award during “An Emerald Evening for Emerald Necklace Conservancy” earlier this month.
School on South End’s Edge Fighting Discarded Needles, Homeless Encampments
When the colorful fall leaves fall on most schoolyards in Boston, it’s a unique and happy time to play outside, but at Orchard Gardens K-8 on the edge of the South End, the falling leaves present a grave danger and…
ZBA Approves Increase in Occupancy; Two-Story Rear Addition
At the Zoning Board of Appeal hearing on Nov. 13, the Board approved a change of occupancy from 39 to 45 residential units at 41-43 Edgerly Road. The project was before the board because it had violations of excessive FAR,…
Local Author Delights Back Bay with Memories of Dining Out
For those interested in the history of eating out in Boston, local author James O’Connell’s new book, ‘Dining Out in Boston: A Culinary History,’ is for you. O’Connell gave a presentation of the book at The Learning Project on Marlborough…
Holiday Happenings
2018 SoWa WINTER FESTIVAL EXTENDS FOR TWO WEEKENDS ‘Tis the season for the 4th annual SoWa Winter Festival. Now over two weekends, join SoWa for the biggest winter shopping village and holiday festival in Boston. You’ll find the perfect handmade…
News Briefs
BOSTON MEDICAL TO CROSSTOWN CENTER Bob Biggio, vice president of facilities and support services at Boston Medical Center (BMC), told the South End Forum Opiate Working Group that the hospital is beginning its plans to move more services to the…
Condo Association Votes to Oppose After-Hours Work in South End
Saying they feel surrounded, and will likely feel even more surrounded, by construction activities at all hours, neighbors and a large condominium association on Harrison Avenue have vociferously opposed recent approvals for after-hours and weekend work. The South End has…
Councilor Baker More Confident SIFs Won’t Happen in Massachusetts
City Councilor Frank Baker appeared at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) on Tuesday to give a legislative update, and a majority of that was spent discussing the possibility of Safe Injection Sites (SIFs) in the neighborhood. “I’m a…
Greater Boston Legal Services, BPS Agree to Stop Young Student Suspensions
When Elizabeth McCarthy, a staff attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS), was helping to mediate a suspension hearing a few years ago with a second-grade student, the student busily colored a white piece of paper. Next to the young…