Mayor Walsh held a press conference on August 12, his first one in nearly two weeks. He talked about the rising number of cases, and focused on Boston Public Schools (BPS). He discussed the “slight uptick in Boston” over the…
Author: Lauren Bennett
Amid Uptick in Cases, Baker Puts the Brakes on State’s Reopening Process
Gov. Charlie Baker last Friday announced that Step Two of Phase Three of the state’s reopening plan is postponed “indefinitely,” after public health data showed an uptick in positive COVID-19 cases. “We cannot say this enough—COVID-19 is highly contagious,” Baker…
SELDC Approves New Building at 566 Columbus Ave.
After a very lengthy process, the South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) approved the proposed building at 566 Columbus Ave at a special hearing on July 30. The hearing drew in more than 100 participants to the Zoom call, and…
City Council Holds Hearing on Crowd Control Agents
The City Council Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on August 10 regarding an ordinance that restricts the use of chemical crowd control agents and kinetic impact projectiles. Sponsored by Councilors Ricardo Arroyo and Andrea Campbell, the purpose of…
SELDC Hears Plans for Crite Park Under Advisory Review; Makes Small Recommendations
A new vision for Crite Park was presented for Advisory Review at the South End Landmark District Commission hearing on August 4. Commissioners seemed overall pleased with the proposal, providing fairly minor suggestions for the project team to consider before…
Southwest Corridor Park Voted ‘Best of Boston’ 2020
The Southwest Corridor Park, known by many as a peaceful escape running through the center of bustling Boston from Jamaica Plan and Roxbury to the South End and Back Bay, was recently chosen as the “Best Secret Garden” by Boston…
Walsh Gives COVID-19 Updates, Cassellius Discusses BPS Reopening
Mayor Walsh held a press conference on Friday, July 31, where he provided updates on the City’s COVID-19 efforts, as well as invited Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Brenda Cassellius to speak more about the status of the BPS reopening…
SELDC Grants Mandatory Certificate of Exemption to Villa Victoria Center for the Arts
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC), against their wishes, granted a Certificate of Exemption on August 4 to raze the former church and parish house at 85 West Newton St., home of the Villa Victoria Center for the Arts.…
City Council Holds Hearing on Police Overtime
The City Council Committee on Ways and Means held a lengthy hearing on July 28 regarding Boston Police Department (BPD) overtime, after which many councilors still had many questions regarding different aspects of the BPD structure and overtime. Committee Chair…
Haddon Hall Construction Work Violates Zoning Permit; Raises Concerns in the Back Bay
The renovation work at 29 Commonwealth in the Back Bay, known as Haddon Hall, has been underway for some time now, but the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) has raised some concerns about recent violations at the site,…