Residents on hand for the virtual monthly meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Licensing and Building Use Committee held virtually on Monday, Dec. 1, Committee expressed their ongoing concerns with the current operation of the erstwhile…
Author: Dan Murphy
NABB’s Homelessness Task Force and Women’s Lunch Place together combat homelessness on a local level
A symbiotic and unique partnership has evolved between the Homelessness Task Force (HTF) of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay and Women’s Lunch Place over the past few years that intends to combat the persistent issue of homelessness in…
Doyle auction house makes permanent home in Back Bay
The venerable auction house, Doyle, now has a permanent presence in Boston upon opening a sprawling, first-floor gallery in The Vendome building at 290 Dartmouth St. in the Back Bay, and that space will be the setting for its inaugural…
New Asian food restaurant proposed for former Lir space on Boylston Street
A proposed Asian food restaurant is set to take over the space at 903-905 Boylston St., which was formerly home to Lir, according to an applicant who came before the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Licensing and Building Use…
Fenway CDC’s proposed Beacon Hill project clears another hurdle
The Fenway CDC’s proposed project, which will bring much-needed affordable-housing ownership opportunities to Beacon Hill, cleared another procedural hurdle on Thursday, Aug. 21, when the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission approved a pair of applications at its monthly public hearing held…
News in Brief 8-29-25
CHARLESGATE FARMERS MARKET OPEN SUNDAYS The Charlesgate Farmers Market returns this summer to Charlesgate Park. The market will be held Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until October 12 under the Bowker Overpass at Commonwealth Avenue between Charlesgate East…
55 line could see service expanded in second phase of Bus Network Redesign
As a component of the MBTA’s ongoing Bus Network Redesign program, the 55 line could see its hours of operation expanded, including during weekday peak hours, while connecting the West Fenway neighborhood to Copley Station. The first phase of the…
Fenway CDC holds 51st annual meeting at Simmons University
Fenway CDC (Community Development Corporation held its 52nd annual meeting on Tuesday, April 29, at Simmons University. In his second keynote address, Steven Farrell, the group’s executive director, noted how it was “a very different experience” from when he delivered…
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Duckling Day Parade returns to the Common on Sunday, May 11 A beloved Mother’s Day tradition continues when the Friends of the Public Garden’s Duckling Day Parade returns to the Boston Common on Sunday, May 11. For more than 30…
NABB Comm. hears proposal for installing ads inside Pru pedestrianskybridge
A proposal to install removable, adhesive advertising decals on both sides of the pedestrian skybridge that connects Copley Place and the Prudential Mall came before the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Licensing and Building Use Committee at its…