By Beth Treffeisen The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board voted to approve the proposed redevelopment of 254-264 Huntington Ave., which will include the renovation of the Huntington Avenue Theatre, and the theatre’s support wing as well as a…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
South End Landmarks gives Leeway to Casa Cuong Painting Violation
By Beth Treffeisen After numerous run-ins with graffiti taggers along the side and front of the Casa Cuong grocery store at the corner of Tremont and West Canton Streets in the South End, the owner, A Vann Tran decided to…
High-Value Homeowners Scrambling to Pre-Pay Property Tax Bills
By Seth Daniel The new, national tax policy has bled significantly into City Hall this week as many residents – particularly those in high-value properties – scramble to City Hall to pre-pay their property taxes for the next two quarters…
Boston City Council Appoints Four Members to Guide Community Preservation Act Funds
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council voted to elect four members to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) who will work to allocate funds collected from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) at a hearing on Dec. 13. In November 2016,…
Verizon Wireless Small Antennas Cause Some Stir in South End
By Beth Treffeisen Plans to install six small cell antennas by Verizon Wireless in the South End has sparked some concern among residents who feel like they have been left in the dark as to why these antennas seem to…
Problematic Alley Tree Gains Approval for Removal in the Back Bay
By Beth Treffeisen Along an alleyway behind Beacon Street in the Back Bay, a hundred-year-old tree sticks out of a brick garage, standing out among the asphalt and cars that line the small street that runs parallel to Storrow Drive.…
Police Briefs 12-21-2017
Back Bay- Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log Dec. 11 1260 Boylston St — Larceny All Others 400 Tremont St — Larceny Shoplifting 26 Trotter Ct — Towed Motor Vehicle 77 Chandler St — Towed Motor Vehicle 134 Union Park…
Families and Children Need Not Apply in the “New Boston”
The school start times announced a few weeks ago are just the latest indignity tossed at parents of schoolchildren in Boston over the last 20 years. One of my favorite quotes came from the Sun where I read about a…
Enjoy the Holidays — Safely
Christmas this year is part of a three-day weekend, which means that for many of us, we will be indulging in the “Christmas spirt” early and often. By no means do we wish to cast negative thoughts, but we would…
Enjoy the Holiday Season
This is a wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories — even for the younger set — of Christmases-past. We choose…