The South End Forum has been so successful in uniting the various neighborhood associations over the past 15 years that the business community is now following suit in a partnership that has established the South End Business Forum. Since last…
Author: Seth Daniel
BCA Promotes Flex Studio Plan, But Artist Say It’s an Eviction Plan
Some 46 years ago when David Addison Small was convinced, or rather begged, to locate his studio at 551 Tremont St., it was a dicey proposition. The South End then was not the South End of today, and just walking…
Urban Leaf Peeping Lights up Downtown Open Spaces
An amazing array of reds, yellows and oranges have dominated the landscape over the past several weeks, so much so that many in the downtown neighborhoods have decided not to leave the city to get a healthy dose of festive…
Council At-Large Election Too Close to Call on Final Seat: Widely Discussed Campaign Ended in No-Show at the Polls
The City Election featured a somewhat slow day of voting for many areas, but any excitement absent during the day was made up for at midnight – when the final spot on the at-large ballot became contested between candidates Julia…
IBA Requests SELDC to Grant a Hardship for Full Demo of Arts Center
IBA in the South End is proposing to fully demolish the compromised Villa Victoria Arts Center on West Newton and replace it, under a Landmarks hardship designation, with a new, six-story arts center and office building on the site. The…
Councilors Flynn, Edwards and Wu to Hold Hearing on Short Term Rental Regulations Nov. 14
In part a response to an expose done by the Boston Sun last summer into apartment units in the South End being rented on a nightly basis, the Boston City Council has called a hearing into short-term rental regulations and…
Santiago Secures $1 Million for Mass/Cass: Tells WSANA Group That It Was a Unique Opportunity
Hot off of a major $1 million victory in the House Supplemental Budget, freshman State Rep. Jon Santiago appeared at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) on Tuesday night to discuss the next steps. Santiago announced the $1 million…
South End Library Prepares for Temporary Closure on Oct. 25
With short-term repairs on the horizon, the South End Library branch on Tremont Street will close its doors through February at the end of the day on Friday, Oct. 25. To kick off the closing, the Friends of the South…
Old South End-Roxbury Feud Ignites with Missing Parking Signs: WSANA Talks Christmas Tree Lighting, Utility Nightmares
A stretch of Washington Street between Mass Ave and Melnea Cass was apparently part of the South End last month – at least according to resident parking signs – but seemingly has been annexed by Roxbury this month as the…
Opiate Working Group Calls for More Information on 2.0 Implementation
Members of the South End Forum’s Opiate Working Group are calling for more detailed information to come available as the Mass/Cass 2.0 program begins its rollout in the neighborhood. Moderator Steve Fox said the plan has been well-received over the…