Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced Monday that the Boston Local Development Corporation has received a $693,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) to capitalize and administer a Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to provide loans to…
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Virtual Panel Discussion Focuses on Reexamining Public Monuments During ‘Time of Racial Reckoning’
As part of the programming planned in conjunction with the ongoing restoration of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common, a virtual discussion took place Monday, Aug. 25, on reconsidering and reevaluating the nation’s public…
Boston Resiliency Fund Is Supporting BLO Partnership to Produce Clear-Front Face Masks
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that through a grant provided by the Boston Resiliency Fund, Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) will work with its local costume shop partner, CostumeWorks, to initially produce over 1,800 lip-reading-friendly clear-front face masks to support Boston’s…
Northeastern University Picks up Again on 26-Story Student Housing Tower
Northeastern University has picked things back up on the proposed 26-story student housing tower on Columbus Avenue in the South End, with the Boston Planning and Development Agency calling for a Sept. 22 meeting of the Northeastern Task Force. The…
Gov. Baker Deactivates the National Guard After a Few Days
After calling up the National Guard on Friday, Aug. 28, for up to 1,000 Guardsman to potentially help municipal leaders, Gov. Charlie Baker deactivated the National Guard on Monday. Baker said National Guard members were there to assist municipalities until…
DCR to Restart Parking Enforcement for Street Sweeping
Starting on Tuesday, September 8, and continuing through Monday, November 30, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will commence parking enforcement along all DCR Parkways during street sweeping operations. On designated sweeping days, parking is prohibited at various times. Massachusetts…
Tubman House Sale Brings Out Protests, Triggers Vandalism: Court Case and Injunction Filed Last Week Quickly Dismissed
Protests broke out again on Aug. 20 over the sale of the Tubman House on Mass Avenue, and the mural on the building was defaced early Monday – only days after the project was approved to move ahead with demolition…
Shaping a City: After a Lifetime in the South End, the Hershfangs Leave the Neighborhood
Boxes of old photos, remembrances of friends long gone and paperwork that was once critical to changing the shape and culture of Boston and the South End have been leaving the long-time West Rutland Square home of Herb and Ann…
Election Commissioner Confident on Mail-In Voting, Election Process
So much skepticism and doubt nationally has veiled the mail-in voting and early voting initiatives brought about by COVID-19 restrictions, but ahead of the Sept. 1 State Primary, Boston Elections Commissioner Eneida Tavares said she is confident and the process…
Compassionate Organics Requesting Medical And Adult-Use for Proposed Newbury St. Location
A virtual community meeting was held regarding the proposed cannabis dispensary at 331A-333 Newbury St. on August 19, where the project proponents explained that they are seeking to open both a medicinal and adult use facility at this site. The…