A unique vision often sounds foolhardy at the time, and it’s just so for the Laconia Lofts building between Washington Street and Harrison Avenue in the South End – a building build on what was the “risky” edge of the…
Author: Seth Daniel
WSANA Members Will Not Embrace BMC’s New Master Plan
‘H’ stands for horrible idea, according to neighbors at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA), in regards to one of the new buildings (Building H) planned for Albany Street within the recently filed Boston Medical Center Institutional Master Plan…
‘Once Upon a Neighborhood’ Details the South End From Beginning to End
Open up any page in Alison Barnet’s newest book ‘Once Upon a Neighborhood,’ and one will be amazed at the snippets of South End history contained in small vignettes on each page – sometime inconvenient pieces of history telling of…
Cranberries: Authentically American Treat on the Turkey Table Since 1621
It’s the only red thing on the table at Thanksgiving, but the superfruit that is authentically American has a lot more going for it than it’s bright red color on Thanksgiving. Cranberries are a great resource for New England, and…
Meetings to Resume on Harriet Tubman House Project
After a long pause following two wild meetings earlier this fall on the Harriet Tubman House project, the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) for the Harriet Tubman House will resume meeting on Dec. 9 in 566 Columbus Ave. The Proposed Project…
Boston Medical Files Master Plan With City, Carries Over Building Projects
Boston Medical Center (BMC) filed notice of its 10-year Institutional Master Plan (IMP) and has started the public vetting of the outlined program – with a first City meeting on Dec. 11. Although many of the projects in the IMP…
Mass/Cass 2.0 Task Force Announced, Progress Marked so Far
A little over one month into the Mass/Cass 2.0 plan, the City announced the 24-person Task Force this week that is charged with overseeing the implementation of the plan – which has already had some measurable gains. The Task Force…
Abbey Group Set to Begin Demo of Flower Exchange to Begin This Month
The Abbey Group will begin demolishing the former Boston Flower Exchange building on Albany Street in the South End this month, quickly making way for a groundbreaking on their first building. In a letter to neighbors, the company announced that…
Kickin’ it With South End Soccer: 11th Fall season Wraps Up
The final goal has been snuck past the goaltender this Fall for South End Soccer, and the upstart organization is celebrating 11 strong years and growing numbers. Caroline Foscato, president of South End Soccer, said it has become hard to…
Expensive Verdict: Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Ming’s Market
In a long and protracted battle that has wound its way through the state court system, the graffiti clad Asian supermarket Ming’s in the South End has won a verdict that carries a $1.5 million price tag at the expense…