The ongoing efforts to revitalize Charlesgate Park marked a major milestone on Tuesday, June 28, with a public event to commemorate the planting of 15 new community-sponsored trees in “The Grove” area, as well as a recent pledge of more…
Author: Dan Murphy
Suffolk County DA candidates face off in virtual debate
The two candidates vying for the Suffolk Count district attorney’s seat squared off on Tuesday, June 28, during a virtual debate sponsored by the Boston Ward 4 and Ward 5 Democratic committees. Interim DA Kevin Hayden, who was appointed by…
Fr. Unni Takes Temporary Sabbatical From St. Cecilia Parish
Fr. John Unni of Saint Cecilia Parish is leaving on sabbatical at the end of June, but will return in late September. According to the Saint Cecilia website, Fr. Unni was selected as a Barr Fellow in 2019 via the…
Copley Connect Draws Mixed Response From Community Leaders
Copley Connect – the city’s pilot program which shut down a section of Dartmouth Street to motor-vehicle traffic for 10 days earlier this month to temporarily provide expanded pedestrian space at Copley Square Park – has so far received mixed…
Requested Change in Occupancy for Lodging House at 291 Beacon St. Meets With Strong Opposition
A proposal to change the occupancy of an existing lodging house at 291 Beacon St. from 11 to 31 met with strong opposition during the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) License and Building Use Committee Meeting, which took…
CSN Discusses Mass Ave Coalition History Walk, Mass Ave Coalition Fall Festival at Monthly Meeting
The Chester Square Neighbors held its monthly public meeting virtually on June 1, which included discussion on the upcoming Mass Ave Coalition History Walk. Sara Mitchell told those in attendance that the walk, scheduled for Sunday, June 19, would kick…
Opera Based on Life of Rose Standish Nichols Coming June 3–5 to the Nichols House Museum
Rose Standish Nichols will be the subject of an original, one-woman opera coming to the Nichols House Museum, her former family home, for five performances between Friday, June 3, and Sunday, June 5. Beth Wiemann, who teaches composition and clarinet…
Five-Story Office/Lab Building Proposed for Wareham Street
A partnership between two local developers and a Connecticut private real estate investment firm has taken the initial steps to file preliminary plans with the city to raze five dilapidated South End buildings to make way for a five-story office/laboratory…
Landmarks Commission Approves Murals for Four Esplanade Electrical-Boxes
The Boston Landmarks Commission unanimously approved as presented an application to paint murals on four electrical boxes on the Esplanade during a May 24 public hearing, which took place virtually. The application, submitted by the Esplanade Association, is for a…
Rev. Taylor Bids Farewell to Old South Church
Rev. Nancy S. Taylor will deliver her final sermon on Sunday, May 22, at Old South Church, bringing an end to her 17-year tenure as the church’s 20th Senior Minister, as well as her 40 years in the ministry. Rev.…