Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced on Jan. 10 the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden have signed a formal cooperation agreement to enhance the care of Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.…
Month: January 2020
Southenders Receive Update Regarding Northampton Street Residences Project
A second public meeting was held regarding the Northampton Street Residences, which is a proposed project for the surface parking lot located on Northampton Street between the Southwest Corridor Park and the Newcastle Court residential building. The project consists of…
Crite Park Re-Design Moving Fast, Raising Significant Money
Six months ago, Cheryl Dickinson and several neighbors from the Ellis South End area, including the areas neighborhood association, rallied the community to raise funds to refurbish the Allan Rohan Crite Park on Columbus Avenue. After getting the blessing of…
BBAC Approves Flag Holder, Roof Deck, and Skylight
The Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) met for its monthly meeting on Jan. 8, where proposals were discussed for a flag holder on Newbury Street, enlarging a previously approved roof deck on Arlington Street, and install retractable skylight at the…
UrbanMeritage Purchases Retail Below Hotel Commonwealth
Real estate company UrbanMeritage, in a joint venture with Novaya and Invesco Real Estate, has purchased a 36,000 square-foot retail complex located at the base of Hotel Commonwealth in the Kenmore area for $44,000,000. The complex, known as Kenmore Row, …
News Briefs
Bay Village Historical District Commission Guidelines Update The Bay Village Historic District Commission (BVHDC) has been working for around three years on updating its guidelines, and Joe Cornish, Director of Design Review for the Boston Landmarks Commission, said that the…
Police Briefs 01-16-2020
Picky Eater On Monday, Jan. 6, at about 12:05 a.m., police responded to a radio call for vandalism in progress at 715 Boylston St. On arrival, officers spoke to a Pine Street Inn employee, who said the suspect approached him…
Dr. Martin Luther King’s Spirit Lives On
When one considers that it has been almost 52 years since Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated while he was standing on a balcony in a motel room in Memphis, where King was staying while supporting striking city trash collection…
Letter to the Editor: The Selling of the Harriet! Gentrification: Our Never-Ending Struggle – Their Luxury, Our Eviction
Dear Editor, Proving the power of community, in the early 1970s, former United South End Settlements (USES) Executive Director Ken Brown brought 23 agencies and 600 residents together, to ensure everyone’s voice was heard for the development of the Harriet…