By Beth Treffeisen In a packed room in the back corner of Boston City Hall, residents piled in to see a presentation from the architects behind the newly proposed building slated for 212 Stuart St. during the Bay Village Architectural…
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MassDot Outlines Plans for Mass Ave Bridge Replacement
By Dan Murphy Before a group of neighbors at the Harvard Club of Boston on Monday, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) officials outlined plans for the $7 million replacement of the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge over Commonwealth Avenue. “The point of…
San Sebastian Festival Comes to Boston
Martin De Varci dances with fellow members of Aida Silva y Tipiqueando con Sabor, a Puerto Rican folk music group, while stilt-walker Nestor Carrillo chats with other dancers. The group was part of many performances at the San Sebastian Festival…
Boston Protests Immigration Order
Sarah Ijaz holds a sign of protest during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order delaying for 90 days the entry of people coming from seven Muslim-majority countries. The rally in Boston took place in Copley Square at…
Boston City Council Setting the Stage to Combat Climate Change
By Beth Treffeisen At last week’s Boston City Council meeting, held on January 25, legislation was filed for a hearing to discuss dramatically increasing the share of renewable energy used to power Boston through a program called Community Choice Aggregation.…
South End Meets with Capuano, Will Focus in on Stopping Constant Early Morning Flights
By Seth Daniel While the South End has been mostly quiet in the fight against jet noise, increasingly the jets up above the neighborhood have not been so mum. With that perceived or real increase in jet noise, the South…
Boston City Council Passes Resolution in Support of the Equality Act
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council passed a resolution in support of amending the Civil Rights Act to be more inclusive on the issue gender identity and sexual orientation. The proposed change that is sponsored by U.S. Representative David…
Mayor Walsh Joins Community for Discussion at BPL
By Dan Murphy Mayor Martin J. Walsh was on hand at the Copley Square Branch of the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Lecture Hall on Monday for a “community discussion” sponsored by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. Walsh counted…
Back Bay Restaurant Troquet is Set to Move to New Location
By Beth Treffeisen After 15 years, the Modern French restaurant Troquet in the Back Bay is celebrating its last few days at the 140 Boylston Street location before embarking on their next journey to the Leather District. The restaurant will…
Ladder 17 is Streamlined, Back to the Basics Say Local Jakes
By Seth Daniel When one purchases a new vehicle, the standard refrain is to get all the “bells and whistles,” right down to the computers and electric windows. It’s not the case for firefighters, though, and the new Ladder 17…