In the wake of the scandal that rocked the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) last year, District 1 City Councilor Lydia Edwards called for an overhaul of the city’s zoning board. The John Lynch bribing scandal trickled down to…
Month: February 2020
Residents dissatisfied with current ZBA; City Council working on Home Rule Petition
Following Mayor Walsh’s Executive Order calling for more transparency and ethical standards for the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA), the City Council Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on January 25 to discuss a Home Rule Petition regarding the…
News Briefs 02-27-2020
BOSTON WARD 4 DEMS CAUCUS: SATURDAY, MARCH 21 Registered Democrats in Boston’s Ward 4, which includes parts of the neighborhoods of Back Bay, Fenway, and the South End, will hold a caucus on Saturday, March 21, at Union Church (485…
Letters to the Editor 02-27-20
VOTE FOR THE SECOND SLATE I’ve voted in every election, but left it to the political few to set up my choices. No more! I’m running for my local ward committee. Recruited by my young neighbor, Armani White, our “fresh…
Make your voice heard — vote in the Presidential Primary
The revelation last week by members of our intelligence agencies to Congress that the Russians once again are, and will be, interfering in our electoral process is an ominous portent for the national election in November. The recent experience of…
Leventhal Map Center creates amazing historic atlas tool
Finding the history of a specific place in the Back Bay, South End or Fenway – such as one’s home or business – often resulted in consulting numerous printed atlases, perhaps a trip to the Hyde Park archives and likely…
Ming’s Market shut down amidst sanitary violations
Among violations was illegal selling of live frogs The controversial Ming’s Market in the New York Streets neighborhood has been shut down by City inspectors this month after they responded to complaints and allegedly found 600 dozen non-refrigerated eggs and…
The Aubry proposal sent to subcommittee
The controversial building proposed for the empty lot at 149-155 Newbury St. has gone through several iterations now, but is still only slightly more popular with Back Bay residents. The Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) on Feb. 12 voted to…
Police Briefs 02-20-2020
Charlatan churchgoer On Monday, Feb. 10, at around 11:37 a.m., an officer responded to a radio call for a suspicious person at the First Lutheran Church of Boston, located at 299 Berkeley St. On arrival, the officer met with the…
Police investigate religious symbols painted on Shawmut Ave. doors
Boston Police and detectives from D-4 are investigating a graffiti incident on Shawmut Avenue in the South End where religious symbols were painted on doors. Capt. Steve Sweeny said there were two instances of the Star of David being painted…