With Gov. Charlie Baker putting the John B. Hynes Convention Center up for sale as part of a plan to expand the Boston and Exhibition Center in the Seaport, the State Administration Committee has scheduled a hearing regarding the Hynes’…
Month: January 2020
Boston Common Master Plan team seeks more feedback at second open house
A second open house regarding the Boston Common Master Plan was held on Jan. 15 at the Josiah Quincy Upper School, where design and engineering firm Weston & Sampson presented the schedule and process for the project, as well as…
Friends of the Public Garden Celebrate 50 Years
MFS Pro-Am Squash Tourney
South End Landmarks Burning the Midnight Oil: Community Members, Petitioners Believe Process Is Compromised by Late Meetings, Long Reviews
By Seth Daniel and Lauren Bennett The lengthy agenda for the December South End Landmarks meeting beckoned like a painful dental appointment on the calendar last month as applicants filed into City Hall that afternoon and realized they were in…
New Neighborhood Association Forms to Protect Alexandra-Ball Neighborhood
When residents beyond Massachusetts Avenue in the South End saw their resident parking disappear virtually overnight last summer – amidst many other changes taking place in that often-forgotten area of the South End – they decided it was time to…
‘A’ is Not the Answer on Key Dartmouth Street Corner
By Lauren Bennett and Seth Daniel ‘A’ is not okay for Back Bay neighbors reviewing one unique office building project on a key corner in the Back Bay – the surface parking lot at the corner of Newbury and Dartmouth…
Ride-Hail Locations in Fenway Show Positive Results in First Year
Mayor Martin Walsh announced an expansion of the ride-hail pickup locations and the results of the Fenway spots established more than a year ago. The announcement builds on the results of the ride-hail pick up and drop off pilot program…
Friends of the Public Garden Celebrate 50 years
With this year marking the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary, representatives from the Friends of the Public Garden previewed some of the projects, programs and special events planned to commemorate the milestone during a kick-off event Tuesday morning at Moakley Law Library…
Boston Is Ahead of the Curve in Combatting Youth Homelessness
The topic of homelessness and substance abuse crop up at about every meeting in the South End and Back Bay nowadays, but in most cases the topic involves adults only. A more common, pernicious and hidden problem is that of…