Mayor Walsh announced this January that he, along with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden, had launched a Master Plan for the Boston Common. Walsh said that $28 million from the sale of…
Month: August 2019
Change of Use Proposed for 784 Tremont St; Managers Want Lodging House
In anticipation of the city’s short term rental ordinance sunset provision ending on Sept. 1, an abutters meeting for a proposal at 784 Tremont St., led by Faisa Sharif of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, was held on July…
New Collapsible Trash Barrels to Be Piloted on East Brookline
Neighbors on East Brookline Street in the South End are readying themselves for a new era in trash collection. That fundamental change will come in the form of a long-awaited pilot program with the City’s Public Works Department (PWD) to…
New York Market Draws Contentious Meeting with Neighbors
At one point in the super-charged abutters’ meeting on the corner of Harrison Avenue and East Berkeley Street regarding the proposed warehouse expansion of New York Market, GTI Properties’ Mario Nicosia challenged the Market’s new manager to produce a key…
Boston Medical, BU Preparing Gradual, Final Split : New Configuration Will Mean Expanded BMC Public Safety Force
The Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University are preparing to further part ways from their long-time association with one another – though they will still continue to partner on medical and hospital issues. Bob Biggio, senior vice president of…
News Briefs
Enjoy Free Admission During the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Neighborhood Nights This Summer The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is pleased to announce its summer season of the Neighborhood Nights series. On select Thursday evenings (Aug. 1, and Aug. 22 from…
D-4 Police Briefs 08-01-2019
Footloose On Monday, July 22, at about 2:03 a.m., police responded to a radio call for a robbery in progress at 36 St. Germain St. On arrival, officers spoke to the victim who said two female suspects attempted to remove…
Gov. Baker’s Bold Transportation Proposal
We were talking the other day with a young man who has been a teacher at Chelsea High School for the past couple of years. During our discussion, we were surprised to learn that he lives on the South Shore…