The City has announced that next month it will be revamping the nearly two-year-old Mass/Cass 2.0 plan for the South End/Newmarket area, as well as the public-private Task Force that was intended to guide the plan – but many now…
Author: Seth Daniel
‘Anyone Can Help a Pollinator’: Butterfly Release at Childe Hassam Park
Members of the Friends of Childe Hassam Park held the first of what might be many Monarch butterfly release events last Friday, putting out 13 Monarch butterflies into the well-manicured South End park on Aug. 13. Elizabeth Bertolozzi, of the…
Fenway, Back Bay, South End Show Growth in Census Numbers
All three of the key downtown neighborhoods showed growth in population according to the Census 2020 numbers released by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) research division late last week, though overall diversity numbers in all three neighborhoods are…
Inbox Appeal: Mayoral Candidates Use E-Mail Inundation This Time for Fundraising, Exposure
There’s one way this summer to know that the end of the month is coming – and that is by the inundation of fundraising e-mails that storm inboxes from all five major mayoral candidates appealing for financial help with personal…
Alexandra Residences Bring Renewed Hope for Development of Former Hotel
The owners of the blighted, but historic, Hotel Alexandra property at the corner of Washington Street and Mass Avenue have filed a Project Notification Form (PNF) to switch their proposal from a hotel use to a 106-unit condo building –…
Roundhouse Fight May Not Be Over, But Janey Heard ‘Loud and Clear’
A plan for using the former Roundhouse hotel as a shelter or transitional housing is not completely off the table, according to Acting Mayor Kim Janey, but the neighborhood concerns were heard “loud and clear.” In a press conference conversation…
Supt. Cassellius Addresses Expired Licensure, Will Take Test Aug. 14
Supt. Brenda Cassellius apologized to the School Committee at the Aug. 4 meeting for letting her superintendent’s license expire on July 31, and pledged to take the licensing exam on Aug. 14 to bring her into the proper certification. The…
AG Healey Calls for More Leadership from State, City on Mass/Cass
Attorney General Maura Healey visited the South End last week on the heels of an historic, $500 million opioid manufacturer settlement, to check in with the kids at St. Stephens Youth Programs (SSYP) and call for more action at Mass/Cass.…
Family Calls for Justice for Mass/Cass Murder Victim
Family members of Ricardo Garcia are asking that justice be served for their sibling and son that was stabbed and killed on Mass Avenue in the Mass/Cass area on Sunday morning. “We all want justice to be served and people…
Blackstone/Franklin named Community Service partner of the year in D-4
While there was no traditional National Night Out (NNO) celebration for D-4 at the familiar Castle Square location, Acting Mayor Kim Janey and the Boston Police Department held a luncheon and awards ceremony in the McKim Building of the Boston…