The St. Botolph Neighborhood Association held its first Community Meeting since July virtually on Tuesday, Oct. 27, which included an update on the planned redevelopment of the Midtown Hotel. National Development is proposing a 10-story building that would span the…
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étant Continues to Serve South End, Thanks to Stacy Koeppel Employee-Turned-Owner
When Stacy Koeppel got word that étant, Spa for Well Being would close at the end of September, she couldn’t just passively watch the longstanding South End business where she had worked as the spa director for the past five…
Positive COVID-19 Test Rate up 5 Percent in Back Bay and Surrounding Neighborhoods
As COVID-19 cases spike once again in Boston the positive test rate in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods are up once again according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). While Back Bay’s COVID-19…
Walsh, Boston Public Health Officials Urge Caution, Offer Guidance on How to Celebrate Halloween during COVID-19 Pandemic
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today released guidance on celebrating Halloween safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, urging residents who choose to celebrate Halloween to take extra precautions to keep themselves and others safe. Health…
Halloween Happenings
BACK BAY WON’T CLOSE MARLBOROUGH FOR HALLOWEEN NABB and the Friends of the Clarendon Street Playground work with the City Transportation Department and the District D-4 Police Department to close Marlborough Street to vehicular traffic, allowing safe trick-or-treating for children and…
Two Men Charged; Held Without Bail in Back Bay Shooting
On Tuesday afternoon, Boston Police D-4 officers arrested two individuals after responding to a call that shots were fired near Fairfield and Newbury Streets in the Back Bay at about 3:54pm. According to the police report, officers were told that…
Women’s Lunch Place Goes Virtual with Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
Women’s Lunch Place will hold its annual Spaghetti Dinner event virtually on Oct. 30. The event’s theme, “Equity – Our Vision for the Future,” and Boston-based radio and TV host, Callie Crossley of WGBH, will be hosting the Spaghetti Dinner,…
Parks Department Notes Several Neighborhood Locations as Great Urban Leaf Peeping
Limestone Applied to Comm. Ave. Mall to Improve Soil
The white powder seen last week dusting the Commonwealth Avenue Mall wasn’t evidence of the season’s first snowfall, but rather a sign of the steps that the Friends of the Public Garden continually takes to improve soil health. The Friends…
Judge Grants Harassment Order Against Mass/Cass Activist Domingos Darosa
The struggle against conditions on the Mass/Cass corridor has reached Gov. Charlie Baker’s driveway, and Baker’s wife, Lauren, won an unusual battle against one Mass/Cass activist on Monday when a state judge granted her request to bar Domingos DaRosa from…