Category: News
Hotel Alexandra Back on the Market for Unspecified Price
The fate of the redevelopment of Hotel Alexandra is again hanging in the balance with the historic building now listed on the market for an unspecified asking price. Cushman & Wakefield, a Chicago-based global commercial real-estate development firm, is now…
Proposed 1033–1055 Washington St. Development Pondered at Public Meeting
The subject at hand during a virtual public meeting sponsored by the Boston Planning & Development Agency on Wednesday, May 31, was the proposed 1033-1055 Washington St. development in the South End, along with a Draft Planned Development Area (PDA)…
Acorn Helps Alleviate Burden of Finding Parking in the City
Finding parking in the city can be a challenging and often frustrating undertaking, but one company is helping to alleviate the burden by providing private, full-service valet parking options for townhouses and condos in the Back Bay and Beacon Hill,…
Friends of Crite Park To Hold Father’s Day Event
Special to the Sun Some changes have occurred at Crite Park. Originally, the groundbreaking was scheduled for June 18, but a few last-minute construction details arose as they always do. Thus, the groundbreaking will be on Saturday, September 23 with…
Nichols House Museum Walking Tour Will Transport Guests Back to the Hill at the Turn of the 20th Century
An upcoming walking tour sponsored by the Nichols House Museum will transport guests back to the turn of the 20th century when Beacon Hill was considered Boston’s most bohemian neighborhood. The Brahmins and Bohemians Beacon Hill Walking Tour kicks off…
News in Briefs
SoWa Sundays in June The artists of SoWa Artists Guild will also open on Sundays, June 11, 18, and 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at 450 Harrison Ave. For more information, visit www.sowaartists.com, facebook.com/SoWaArtistsGuild, or https://www.instagram.com/sowaartistsguild/. Rep. Livingstone’s…
Kelleher Rose Garden Set To Bloom
The gorgeous roses in the Kelleher Rose Garden in the Back Bay Fens of the Emerald Necklace are about to bloom! The Rose Garden contains more than 10 classes and 200 varieties of roses – almost 1,500 plants in total! The Kelleher…
Cathedral High School Awarded $75,000 Cummings Grant: South End School Receives Three Years Of Funding From Cummings Foundation
Special to the Sun Cathedral High School is one of 150 local nonprofits that will share in $30 million through Cummings Foundation’s major annual grants program. The school campus located in the historic South End was selected from a total…
Back Bay Architectural Commission Meeting Set for June 14
The Back Bay Architectural Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on June 14, at 5 p.m. This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to https://zoom.Us/j/98033187641 or calling…