By Beth Treffeisen The Impact Advisory Group (IAG) met this Wednesday, January 25, at a meeting held by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to determine where the $350,000 in mitigation funds will be allocated from the Harrison Albany…
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WSANA Looks to Address Street Issues with Uniform Good Neighbor Policies
By Seth Daniel In the latest in the neighborhood battle to curb the prevalence of homelessness and addiction in the Worcester Square area, a small interest group within the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) has begun trying to use…
Ellis’s Progressive Dinner Shakes off the Winter Blues, Boosts Local Restaurants
By Seth Daniel In Boston restaurant circles, outside of Valentine’s Day, February can be a hard month to make ends meet and keep plates moving. In fact, the week just before Valentine’s Day can be the dreariest of the year,…
Bay Village Architectural Commission Holds Advisory Review for 212 Stuart Street
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…
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…