The Bay Village Historic District Commission (BVHDC) on July 12 approved the rest of the signage for Charles St. Dental, to be located at 121 Charles St. South. The applicant came before the Commission last month with a proposal for…
Month: July 2022
Wu Announces $20 Million Investment To Expand City’s Universal Pre-K Program
Last week Mayor Michelle Wu announced an expansion of Boston’s Universal Pre-K program to 992 total seats, which will greatly benefit working families in the Back Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown and beyond. The $20 million investment in early education…
Back Bay Area COVID Positive Test-Rate Increases
The Back Bay and the surrounding area’s weekly positive test rate is back on the rise and jumped to nearly 13 percent last week as another summer surge of the COVID omicron sub variants takes hold across the country. According…
ZBA Approves Residential Proposal for Hotel Alexandra Building
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) on July 12 approved the proposal for the Hotel Alexandra building, located at 1759-1763 Washington St. The proposal is to change the occupancy to a multifamily residential use with a commercial/restaurant use on the…
Summer Is Half Over – Make the Most of What’s Left
We realize that most of the kids have been out of school for only a few weeks, but in terms of what we think of as the full summer season from Memorial Day to Labor Day, this coming weekend will…
Fenway CDC Ball
Frog Pond Spray Pool Opens for the Summer
Back Bay, Fenway, South End, Chinatown Among Neighborhoods To Get Added Polling Locations
In October of last year the City of Boston conducted a reprecincting initiative to restructure polling locations in neighborhoods across the city aimed at increasing voter participation and equity as well as reducing wait times in some wards. On Tuesday…
Mary Skipper Selected As New BPS Superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at last Wednesday night’s Boston School Committee meeting, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. With BPS recently avoiding receivership, School Committee members voting in…
Sheriff Candidate, Zamor-Calixte on Hand for Virtual Discussion
Sandy Zamor-Calixte, one of two candidates who will vying for the Suffolk County Sherriff’s seat in the Sept. 7 State Primary, was on hand Tuesday, June 28, for a virtual discussion sponsored by the Boston Ward 4 and Ward 5…