Outside the Cathedral Grammar School and the ABCD South End Head Start at 595 Harrison Ave., a steel ramp has been erected that runs from the side of the front-door entrance on Harrison Avenue, back through the parking lot to…
Author: Beth Treffeisen
Residents Call for a Ban on Investor Units:City Council Begins Work on Regulating Short-Term Rentals
Across the city, corporations are buying up residential units, converting them to short-term rentals through Airbnb and other similar online platforms to turn a quick profit and essentially making a residential unit into a de facto hotel room. As a…
Fundraising Goals Surpass Expectations for Renovations to the South End Library
In the first ever private-public partnership between the private community and the Boston Public Library (BPL), the fundraising goal for the first phase of the South End Library renovations has surpassed expectations. At the annual meeting of the board and…
Kenmore Square Businesses are Concerned Over Citgo Sign Landmark
It’s been over a year since the Boston Landmarks Commission signed a petition to begin the process of landmarking the famed Citgo sign in Kenmore Square. Now, as the Commission is reviewing the draft study report, businesses have come out…
Bay Village Residents Want to See a Move on 212 Stuart St Redevelopment
This past October, the owners of the deed-restricted housing complex at 230 Stuart St., called South Cove Plazas, brought a lawsuit against the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) in response to the passage of the zoning variances for the proposed…
New England Water Color Society Prepares for Signature Members Show
Explore the world of watercolors inside the Guild of Boston Artists gallery on Newbury Street, where the New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) is holding its annual Signature Members Show through March 4. On display are a variety of styles ranging…
Ed Flynn Makes His Inaugural Speech at the Boston City Council
As nearly 500 Logan Airport workers employed by JetBlue’s subcontractors FSS and ReadyJet have started their strike, City Councilor Lydia Edwards filed a resolution to support Boston Logan Airport workers – striking a cord in the newly elected District 2…
Proposed Tower at 1000 Boylston is Expected to Cast Long Shadows, Worrying Residents
A proposed single tower rising from a base podium to be built at 1000 Boylston Street is expected to cast new shadows throughout the nearby neighborhoods, from the Fenway Victory Gardens, to the Esplanade, down Commonwealth Avenue Mall to even…
Community Members Want to Strike a Balance with Fenway Park:Live Nation Petitions for up to 13 Summer Concerts
The Fenway neighborhood has seen tremendous growth in the past few years, both with the building boom adding numerous residential apartments to the area in addition to the hip new restaurant scene that now lines Boylston Street. Everywhere you look…
Fenway Civic Association’s Holds 56th Annual Meeting at MFA
Fenway residents packed into the Riley Seminar Room at the Museum of Fine Arts to celebrate another year of achievements, and the election of new board of the Fenway Civic Association during the 56th Annual Meeting last week. The Fenway…