Month: April 2019
Fenway Residents Unhappy with Boylston Street Dorm Proposal
Scape, a British-based development company, has proposed to build a dormitory building at 1252-1270 Boylston St. that would provide fully furnished living spaces for graduates and undergraduates in the city in an effort to get them out of residential apartments.…
Pot Shop Next to Fenway Park Proposed at Community Meeting
An applicant proposing to open a recreational marijuana dispensary adjacent to Fenway Park presented their plans during Tuesday’s city-sponsored community meeting at the Fenway Community Center. Ross Bradshaw, who has extensive experience working as a CPA in the medical industry;…
Community Remembers Fallen Firefighters Five Years Later on Beacon Street
As pink blooms blew in the wind and down onto the solemn crowd gathered underneath the new memorial Cherry tree at 298 Beacon St. on April 18, it was as if the memory of fallen firefighters Lt. Ed Walsh Jr.…
Sexual Assault Brawl Transpire at House of Blues when Rapper Fails to Show
Police are actively investigating a sexual assault and large brawl that broke out at the House of Blues and on Lansdowne Street last Wednesday, April 17, when rapper Kodak Black failed to show up for two concerts. The scene was…
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Announces 16th Annual Party in the Park
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy announces the must-attend 16th Annual Party in the Park luncheon. Designed to raise funds and awareness for the Emerald Necklace, the city’s beloved annual event will be held on Wednesday, May 15, at the Franklin Park…
News Briefs
BLC Approves 106 Verizon Wireless Antennas in and Around Fenway Park In a hearing continued from last month, the Boston Landmarks Commission voted on April 23 to approve 92 radio units inside the stadium and 14 units on the exterior.…
Trailer Restroom pilot returns to Boston Common
The Friends of the Public Garden have announced the return of the pilot program for restroom facilities on the Boston Common “after last year’s success,” the organization said in an e-newsletter. “The Friends wishes to thank the Harold Whitworth Pierce…
City Council Hopes to Gain $5 Million for Supportive Housing with New Order
The City Council Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on April 18 regarding an order that “seeks to accept an adjustment of the local room occupancy excise rate by .05 percent points to 6.5 percent for all lodging establishments,”…
State Issues RFI for Shattuck Hospital Programming, New Uses
The state has issued a Request for Information (RFI) this week regarding the Shattuck Hospital site in Jamaica Plain – a document that will look to select participants to create a new public health use on the site when the…