The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) on Tuesday approved renovations to the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Saint Botolph Apartments. “This is a substantial renovation and the 132 dwelling units will remain deeply affordable under the Section 8 program,” said Carolyn…
Month: April 2021
State Releases RFP on Shattuck Hospital with Emphasis on Public Health
The state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) is preparing to submit a project proposal for the Shattuck Hospital in Jamaica Plain that is heavy on making the entire 13-acre campus into a center for integrated health care,…
Carla B. Monteiro Announces Candidacy for Council at-Large
Carla B. Monteiro (MSW, LCSW) announced her candidacy for Boston City Council at-large in Dorchester recently, surrounded virtually and in-person by family, community members, and leaders including Sheriff Steve Tompkins. Monteiro lives out her deep-rooted values of compassion and caring…
Mass/Cass Task Force Members, Neighborhood Leaders Upset over Comfort Station Closure
The infamous Comfort Station on Atkinson Street, which many say has become a place to use intravenous drugs openly with supervision, closed on March 29 for two weeks while the City re-assesses its purpose – a move that has greatly…
Several Back Bay, Fenway, South End Restaurants Featured in New Digital Cookbook
A slew of popular restaurants in Back Bay, Fenway and the South End that have made a name for themselves outside the confines of their respective neighborhoods are now featured in The Food Lens’s first digital cookbook “Dining in Boston”.…
EBNA Presumably Stood up Again by City Transportation Official
A representative for the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) presumably stood up the East Berkley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) for the third month in a row. The BTD representative was scheduled to appear at the Tuesday, April 6 meeting to discuss the…
Janey Announces All Inclusive Boston Campaign
Acting Mayor Kim Janey on Monday announced the All Inclusive Boston Campaign, which aims to help the tourism and hospitality industries recover equitably from the effects of the pandemic. “The goal is to curate new narratives and aspirational content about…
UPNA Talks Construction Permitting, Rodents at General Meeting
The Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA) held its general meeting on March 31 via Zoom, where the major topic of conversation was construction permitting and rodents with Flavio Daveiga of the city’s Inspectional Services Department (ISD). Neighbors also heard from…
The Miracle in our Backyard: Reggie Lewis Mass Vaccination Site Offers Community Special Access to Appointments
When the Reggie Lewis Center mass vaccination site opened a few months ago, the idea from the get-go was to appeal to the local communities like the South End – and particularly to make it easy for skeptical Black and…
Huntington Theatre Announces Two-Phase Construction Renovations
Huntington Theatre Company has announced the start of major construction of The Huntington Theatre, its historic home on Huntington Avenue, beginning an 18-month construction period that will restore, renovate, and modernize the 95-year-old Boston landmark. In order to optimize the time of the theatre’s forced closure due…