As the 82nd anniversary of social change pioneer Jane Addams’ death approaches (May 21), long-standing Boston-based United South End Settlements (USES) will be celebrating the timelessness of the community-centric settlement house movement she founded, and the 125th anniversary of its…
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Justine Mee Liff Park Opens to the Public
By Beth Treffeisen On a rainy Friday afternoon, close to a hundred people packed into a crowded room at Emmanuel College to celebrate the completion of Phase I of the Muddy River Flood Risk Management Project, the start of Phase…
24th Annual South End Garden Tour will be held on Sat June 17, 2017
The Trustees are pleased to announce that the 24rd Annual South End Garden Tour will take place this year on Saturday, June 17, 2017 from 10AM to 4PM, rain or shine. Each year the South End Garden Tour features gardens…
Back Bay Association Hosts 94th Annual Meeting
By Beth Treffeisen The Back Bay Association hosted its 94th annual meeting at the Boston Park Plaza, on Monday, May 1. Back Bay businesses and community leaders joined for a morning of networking, breakfast and honoring of the Heavy Lifting…
South End Landmarks Commission Approves Harrison Albany Block Developments
By Beth Treffeisen The South End Landmarks Commission approved to demolish four structures and a new landscape design of the proposed Harrison Albany Block developments, at a hearing held last week. After having an earlier advisory meeting the developers, Leggat…
New Restaurant in Girard Development to Get Neighborhood Review on 2 A.M. Closing License
By Seth Daniel A vote from the Boston Licensing Board has been postponed for one of the newest entrants in the South End dining scene so two prominent neighborhood associations can review the license – which includes a 2 a.m.…
NAAB Holds 50th Alley Rally
Back Bay residents Paula Neckyfarow and Deborah Branting help clean up Public Alley 415 during the 50th annual Alley Rally, sponsored by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB), on Saturday, April 29 . The Alley Rally was coordinated…
SOWA Opens for the Season
Little Lilou Petrucci of the South End gets creative with the Hula Hoop at the outset of the opening day of the SoWa Market on Saturday, April 29, on Harrison Avenue. It was the first time the Market has been…
Florals and Fresh Paint
Aleisha Harris works on her bouquet at the Copley Society of Art’s “Florals and Fresh Paint” event with Winston Flowers at the Four Season’s Hotel on Monday, May 1. The fun event was in promotion of the ‘Fresh Paint’ Bid…
Boston Licensing Commission Grants Owners of Famed Icon Nightclub a Second Chance
By Beth Treffeisen Paga Inc., that oversees a number of the nightclubs in the Theatre District, has been struggling to ware off underage drinking violations for years. At Venu Nightclub, one of five clubs owned by Paga Inc., there are…