Kenmore Square is on track for keeping up with the building boom in Boston. Known for being a transportation hub, the traffic-jammed square may soon become a destination in its self, with new hotels, offices, and restaurants planned for this…
Author: Beth Treffeisen
Back Bay Residents Petition Against Beacon Street Redesign
After a long, confusing construction period over the winter, the redesign of Beacon Street in the Back Bay is finally completed, but many residents are not happy with the result. Over the course of just a few months, Grant Schaumburg…
BBAC Approves Removal of Magnolia Tree on Comm Ave
The Back Bay Architectural Commission voted to approve the removal of a Magnolia tree and re-landscape the area at 393 Commonwealth Ave., at a hearing on Wednesday, May 9. The Dexter House Condo Association has tried for several years to…
Now + There Has Big Plans for the Upcoming Year
This year, Now + There, a non-profit that creates temporary public art projects, introduced its 2018 theme, Common Home. Over the next six months, two female artists and seven Boston artists completing the Now + There Public Art Accelerator will…
Back Bay Resident Receives Award for Exceptional Service to the Nonprofit Sector
Empower Success Corps (ESC), an organization dedicated to helping nonprofits in New England succeed, hosted its annual “Celebration of Service” awards at The Landmark Center in Boston on Thursday, May 10. Marion Nierintz, a resident of Boston’s Back Bay, was…
New Upgrades are Coming to 11 Isabella Street in Bay Village
Located next to an abandoned building and surface parking lot in the Bay Village, another building is set to get some renovations along Isabella Street. Two brothers, Benjamin and Daniel Moll of Arx Urban architects and active members in the…
Fenway Park Works to Mitigate Impacts to the Surrounding Neighborhood
Having a baseball stadium in the heart of a residential neighborhood can be a hard balancing act, as some residents love all the new activity surrounding the park, and others just want some free weekends to relax in their homes…
Airbnb Host in the South End Welcomes New Regulations to an Extent
Along West Brookline Street in the South End, a brick row-house with two large flags, front garden and flowers pouring down the front staircase blends in to the neighborhood streetscape. But, up through the front entryway a unique Airbnb experience…
Restoration Work Coming after Water-Line Replacement in the Fenway
Last summer, residents in the Fenway endured construction zones, water shut-offs and additional traffic when Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) replaced the water main throughout the neighborhood. Now, that the spring has come, restoration to the sidewalks, roadways and…
Restoration of Tiffany’s Mosaic Artwork is Completed After a Decade of Fundraising
Currently hidden behind green tarps, the Tiffany mosaics displayed on they historic Ayer Mansion at 395 Commonwealth Ave. will soon be revealed after 10 years of fundraising, planning, and painstaking restoration. The only known example of Tiffany public artwork will…