Boston’s First Night will feature performances all day on December 31, beginning at noon and culminating with the Boston Harbor Fireworks Produced by the Friends of Christopher Columbus Park and the First Night Copley Countdown at midnight. The full First…
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Latest BWSC Sampling Shows Lead in Tap Water Exceeds MassDEP Standards
Looking at the Boston Water and Sewer Commission’s (BWSC) Lead Service Map, Back Bay residents would be shocked to see how many old lead pipes still enter homes across the neighborhood and bring in drinking water. The map, which can…
City Considering Making Changes to Five Intersections Around Public Garden
After making changes to walk signals and creating separated bike lanes on the streets around the Public Garden last year via its multi-phase Connect Downtown project, the city is now considering making permanent design changes at five intersections near the…
Can’t Make It to the Gym? Local Fitness Company Brings the Fitness Center to You
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, some residents may not feel comfortable exercising in a gym or fitness center with others. Elite Home Fitness is a company that was started about five years ago by Luis Mendonca, and offers a…
Ward 4 and 5 Hold Holiday Party
Charlesgate West Plans Shared With Community
The community got a look at the latest design for a housing development with ground-floor retail proposed for 2 Charlesgate West in the Fenway during a virtual meeting sponsored by the Boston Planning and Development Agency on Dec. 15. …
BVHDC Approves Dormer at Fayette St.
At its December 14 hearing, the Bay Village Historic District Commission (BVHDC) approved a gabled dormer on the front facade of 32 Fayette St. Architect Paul McNeely explained that the dormer would have four wooden double hung windows and a…
Baker Administration Recommending Masks for Indoor Spaces; Deploying National Guard
Governor Charlie Baker and Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders held a press conference on December 21 to provide updates on COVID-19 in the Commonwealth. The administration announced that the mask guidance has been updated to recommend that…
Our Lady’s Guild House Restoration Coalition Submits Bid to Acquire Fenway Building
Our Lady’s Guild House Restoration Coalition has submitted a proposal to acquire the historic Our Lady’s Guild House (OLGH) to preserve both the property and its longtime charitable purpose as affordable single room occupancy (SRO) housing for low- and moderate-income…
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Infections Increase Once Again
With the Omicron COVID variant now the most prevalent variant sweeping across the US–making up nearly 75 percent of all new cases–the Back Bay and the surrounding areas’s weekly COVID positive test rate rose once again ahead of the Christmas…