The Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology announced this week that it will sell its storied building on Berkeley Street by 2022 and seek another location in a different part of Boston. President Tony Benoit said the old building on Berkeley…
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MBTA Better Bus Proposal Gets High Reviews from South End Users
A new effort by the MBTA to improve bus routes – unveiled last week within the Better Bus program – features major changes for riders in the South End, Back Bay and Fenway amidst a proposal that seeks to make…
Fenway Community Looks to Aid Women Being Evicted from Our Lady’s Guild House
The Our Lady’s Guild House (OLGH) in the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood has been a source of reliable housing for low-and moderate-income women and students since 1947. But many women who have lived at OLGH, like Judy Burnette and Lydia Eccles, believe…
BVNA Executive Committee Votes Not to Oppose Addition to 4 Melrose St.Denies Requested Headhouse
The Bay Village Neighborhood Association Executive Committee voted not to oppose building a two-story addition to the one-family brownstone at 4 Melrose St. while denying the applicant’s request to construct a new headhouse on Monday night at the South Cove apartments.…
News Briefs
FLYNN FILES HEARING ON AFTER-HOURS WORK IN SOUTH END Councilor Ed Flynn announced that he will call for a hearing next week regarding the issue of after-hours and weekend construction. Flynn relayed concerns brought to his office from residents throughout District…
Pilot Block Fires Back on Compassionate Organics with Official Opposition Letter
In the wake of a controversial vote by the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association on the Compassionate Organics medical marijuana proposal, host association Pilot Block has now fired back with a pointed letter of opposition to the project based on…
News from the South End Landmarks District Commission
The South End Landmark District Commission showed compassion to a homeowner on Tuesday night when he came before them with a proposal to rebuild his deck that was destroyed in a fire in 2016. The Commission unanimously allowed him to…
ZBA Grants Zoning Relief to Chick-Fil-A On Boylston St. Pending BWSC Approval
Boston is one step closer to having its very own Chick-Fil-A on Boylston Street. This comes after former Mayor Thomas Menino wrote a letter several years back to the company’s CEO Dan Cathy saying that the restaurant has no place…
For The Record
From the Feb. 5 Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, City Hall: •213 West Springfield St. Applicant: Andreas Hwang Purpose: Interior renovation of 5 apartments. No exterior work. •234 West Newton St. Applicant: Christopher DeBord Correct violation to build a deck without permit for unit…
WINGIN’ It For Super Bowl LIII: Chef Husbands Talks the Perfect Wing
There is no shortage of Super Bowl parties going on in Boston this weekend, but if one wants their party to score high, they better know how to prepare a proper chicken wing. Chef/Pitmaster Andy Husbands of The Smoke Shop…