For his sold-out lecture on Friday, Dec. 1, at the Boston Athenaeum, Bob Potenza, the curatorial manager for the West End Museum, will discuss how that neighborhood has changed and evolved over the course of the last nearly 400 years.…
Author: Dan Murphy
BPDA Seeking To Overhaul Article 80 Review Process
After repeatedly hearing from community members, developers, and even its own staff over the years that Article 80 can be unnecessarily complicated and unpredictable, the Boston Planning & Development Agency is now seeking to overhaul and streamline its regulatory process…
BPDA Holds First IAG Meeting on Residential Project Proposed For St. Mary’s Street
The Boston Planning & Development Agency held its first meeting of the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) for a 90-unit residential project proposed for 142-146 St. Mary’s St. in the Fenway virtually on Monday, Nov. 13. Newton developer and longtime owner…
Chester Square Neighbors Plans Upcoming Events
Chester Square Neighbors will sponsor a neighborhood cleanup on Saturday, Nov. 18, beginning at 10 p.m. Neighbors and friends will meet ahead of the cleanup at 9 a.m. in Chester Square to prepare planting beds for winter, and to clean…
Public Meeting Ponders Planned Redevelopment of Star Market Site
The proposed mixed-use redevelopment of the Star Market site in the Fenway, along with an associated, proposed zoning amendment, was the matter at hand during a virtual public meeting sponsored by the Boston Planning & Development Agency on Monday, Nov.…
Final Design Unveiled for Gronk Playground
The final design for Gronk Playground – a new public amenity planned for the Esplanade and made possible via a financial gift from former New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski – was unveiled during a virtual meeting sponsored by…
Councilor Durkan Cruises to Easy Reelection Victory
District 8 City Councilor Sharon Durkan cruised to an easy reelection victory in the city’s Tuesday, Nov. 7, municipal election. “Thank you, District 8. Tonight, we won every precinct of the district again! I’m honored to continue to serve the…
Harvard Club Provides Plan for Permanent Patio to NABB
Representatives for the Harvard Club of Boston were on hand for the monthly virtual hearing of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Licensing and Building Use Committee on Monday, Nov. 6, to discuss their plans to replace a temporary…
Pedestrian Crossings and Safety Signage To Be Installed at Two Footbridge Entrances to the Esplanade
New painted pedestrian crossings and safety signage will be installed overnight on Sunday, Nov. 5 at two footbridge entrances to the Esplanade that cross Back Street at Dartmouth and Fairfield streets, according to officials involved with the project. Ali Badrigian,…
MassDOT and Project-Team Officials Discuss BowkerOverpass Replacement Project
The MassDOT (Massachusetts Department of Transportation) Highway Division held a virtual public hearing on Thursday, Oct. 26, to discuss the still-evolving design for the proposed replacement of a deteriorating southern section of the Bowker Overpass near Kenmore Square. The scope…