By Beth Treffeisen The Meredith Management Company proposed several changes to the Fenway Center – Parcel Seven Air Rights project on October 5 at the Fenway Community Center. The project is slated to include 1,099,000 square feet of residential, office,…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Councilor McCarthy Works to Connect Schools through Creating College and University Engagement Office
By Beth Treffeisen In an effort to increase collaboration, communication and partnerships between the colleges and universities, the City of Boston, and various non-profits throughout the city, Councilor Timothy McCarthy is working with the other councilors to create a College…
South End House Tour to Feature Six Homes in 48th Annual Tradition
By Seth Daniel The South End Historical Society is gearing up for its annual House Tour this coming Saturday, Oct. 15, a fundraiser for the organization that is one of the oldest Home Tours in the city. The self-guided, two-hour,…
Unapproved Garage Door Behind Mass Ave Gets Re-Approval after Last Decision is Nullified
By Beth Treffeisen The South End Landmarks District Commission re-approved a previously unapproved garage door located behind 561 Massachusetts Ave., along with construction of a new garage behind it, at Tuesday, October 4 meeting. The re-submission of the proposal comes…
Ellis South End Announces New Partnerships in the Community
The Ellis South End Neighborhood Association announced this week its new Community Outreach initiative, in depth involvement with three public service organizations in the South End. There will be volunteer opportunities, site visits and days of service. Casa Myrna Vasquez,…
Residents like Harrison Ave Building Design
By Seth Daniel When Nordblom of Burlington first approached the neighbors at the New York Streets Neighborhood Association (NYSA) about constructing a new office building above their garage on the corner of Harrison Avenue and Herald Street – it had…
Proposed Development for 2 Charlesgate West Spurs Uproar from Residents
By Beth Treffeisen In a previous version of the story, Eric Chivian was referred to as Eric Sherman and it has been updated to reflect the correct spelling. Disappointed residents from the Fenway neighborhood attended the Boston Planning and Development…
A Time of Dread and Beauty – Fall Leaves & Boiler Rumblings
By Phineas J. Stone Fall is certainly in the air this week, and we all love fall in Boston, but we always bookend that love with the dread of what’s soon coming. As beautiful as the leaves are on the…
Police Briefs 10-13-2016
BACK BAY KENMORE/ FENWAY SOUTH END POLICE LOG Oct. 3 Carleton St/Yarmouth Pl – Graffiti 710 Boylston St. – Indecent Exposure/Lewd and Lascivious 4 Yawkey Way – Property – Lost Northampton/Reed streets – Violation – City Ordinance 64 Hemenway St.…
Immaculate Conception Turning into Apartments
By Sal Giarratani The Church of the Immaculate Conception Church, which has been closed for almost a decade, now, is about to be deconsecrated by the Archdiocese of Boston and with Boston College and the developer will remove most of the…