Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of former South End/Bay Village mayoral liaison Faisa Sharif as the deputy director of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS), opening the door for Kimberly Crucioli to become the new South End…
Month: October 2020
Jazz Concert at Worcester Square
Save the Trees on Melnea Cass
Project Place Works to Help Marginalized Populations Vote Nov. 3
Voting can be aggravating when polling places change locations, or there are long lines to wait in on a presidential election, but those are nothing like the barriers some encounter when they don’t have an address, or perhaps they’ve just…
Residents Speak Out after Partnership Announced for More Redevelopment around Fenway Park
On October 19, Fenway Sports Group Real Estate, ’47 Brand—owned by the D’Angelo family— and WS Development announced a partnership to redevelop parcels of land around Fenway Park. According to a press release from the partners, “the new joint venture…
Next year’s Boston Marathon Postponed Until Fall 2021
There will be no grand, long-distance finishes of the Boston Marathon on Boylston Street this coming spring, but maybe in the fall of 2021. The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) has announced that the 125th Boston Marathon, traditionally held on the third…
Early Voting Last Weekend Proved Popular Once Again
Duplicating the excitement of early voting in the September Primary Elections, more than 2,000 voters came out last Saturday and Sunday to the Copley Square library for the downtown neighborhood’s only early voting opportunity – logging more than 10 percent…
Hearing for Man Accused of Setting Ballot Box on Fire
The man charged with setting fire to a Copley Square ballot box was ordered held without bail late yesterday, pending the outcome of a dangerousness hearing on Friday. In Boston Municipal Court Monday afternoon, prior to moving to revoke Worldly…
De-centralization Discussion Dominates WSANA Meeting
Getting the concentration of human services spread out beyond the South End has been a key part of the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) for several years now as the opioid epidemic has worsened, and Tuesday night’s meeting was…
St. Botolph Neighborhood Association Looks at Planned Redevelopment of Midtown Hotel
The St. Botolph Neighborhood Association held its first Community Meeting since July virtually on Tuesday, Oct. 27, which included an update on the planned redevelopment of the Midtown Hotel. National Development is proposing a 10-story building that would span the…