The Fenway Civic Association held a Summer Meeting at the Fenway Community Center on Aug. 13 to update the Fenway neighborhood on important parks happenings. The community heard from both Margaret Dyson, Director of Historic Parks for the Boston Parks…
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LIHC to Present Concord Square Project to Claremont
The hotly-contested LIHC housing proposal on Concord Square will get another public airing tonight, Aug. 15, at the Claremont Neighborhood Association. LISC has been discussing the project with neighbors since early spring, propos-ing to put 60 market-rate units into a…
Alexandra Hotel Proposal Receives Unanimous Approval from Boston Zoning Board of Appeal
A proposal to save Boston’s historic Alexandra Hotel and redevelop the property into a boutique hotel received unanimous approval Tuesday from the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal. The Alexandra Partners, the development team, plans to rehabilitate the long-neglected structure, saving…
St. Stephen’s B-SAFE Program Celebrates 20 years of Growth, Summer Activities
When Rev. Tim Crellin decided 20 years ago that St. Stephen’s Church needed to put something together to get kids off the streets of the South End – which were far more dangerous than they are today – he had…
National Night Out
Tito Puente Concert Series
Muddy Water Initiative Receives $12K for ‘WaterGoat’ to Clean up Debris in River
The Muddy River will very soon be free of golf balls, baseballs, shoes, and other items that have plagued the water for so long. The Muddy Water Initiative, a grassroots educational and advocacy group for stakeholders focused on climate resilience…
Two Sheriff’s Deputies Attacked At Mass/Cass in the Same Day : District Attorney Rollins Says She Will Prosecute Those Responsible
Two Sheriff’s Department deputies – who worked as corrections officers at the House of Corrections – were assaulted, one violently, in the Mass/Cass area last Thursday, Aug. 1, and it has unleashed a series of ‘Clean Sweeps’ by the Boston…
Demonstration Calls Attention to Major Natgrid Gas-Leak
More than 100 demonstrators, many clad in orange-and-yellow safety vests, descended on Cambridge Street near the Government Center MBTA station on Wednesday, July 31, to call attention to one of National Grid’s major natural gas-leaks in Massachusetts – and a…
More Than Words Named eBay Small Business of the Year
More Than Words, a youth-run social enterprise that empowers young people to take charge of their lives by taking charge of a business, is receiving national recognition as eBay’s #1 Small Business of the Year. More Than Words won the…