By Beth Treffeisen Members of Bay Village voiced their concerns over the newly proposed 19-story building slated for 212 – 222 Stuart Street at the Bay Village Neighborhood Association (BVNA) executive committee meeting, held on January 9. Major concerns circled…
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Clash of Buttons at Meeting on Winthrop Square
By Beth Treffeisen A rivalry between two buttons, one stating ‘Keep our Parks Sunny’ and the other stating ‘Let Boston Rise’ emerged at the second scheduled open house style public meeting for the project slated for 115 Winthrop Square.…
BPDA to Call for Hearings on Harrison Albany, Quinzani’s Projects
By Seth Daniel The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) is set to call for public hearings, and a potential Board vote, of two major projects in the South End that were debated for almost all of 2016. The BPDA…
South End Forum Approves Parking Task Force Recommendations with Fee for Permits
By Seth Daniel After many months of discussion and one revamp, the South End Forum approved recommendations drafted by its Parking Task Force at its meeting on Jan. 3 – recommendations that include banning space savers, charging a fee for…
SELC Puts Preservation Plan on Hold for Boston Medical Center
By Beth Treffeisen The South End Landmarks Commission (SELC) voted to continue the application for the preservation plan and evaluation report of the Dowling Building at Boston Medical Center at the January 3, hearing. With Commissioners John Amodeo and John…
Boston’s Use of Dry Ice for Rodent Control Is Placed on Temporary Ban
By Beth Treffeisen A successful new program of using carbon dioxide in the form of dry ice for rodent control was recently put on hold after it came to the attention of the State’s Department of Agricultural Resources that it…
District 4 Sees Drop in Part One Crime in ‘16
By Dan Murphy As 2016 drew to a close, District 4 was on track to see an approximately 8-percent decrease in violent and property crime from the pervious year. According to Boston Police, 3,586 Part One crimes were reported in…
First Night Boston
Katy Mulroy led a giant dragon around the steps of the Boston Public Library during the Peoples Parade at First Night on New Year’s Eve in Copley Square. The new configuration proved popular with those who braved the rain and…
Cathedral Dominates
HIGH ALTITUDES: Cathedral’s Trevor Lynch drives to the net in first quarter action of the Panther’s 63-41 victory over St. John’s in the second round of the BABC Holiday Classic on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Cathedral High played host this…
New Boston Flower Exchange Ownership Ready for Two-Tiered Community Process
By Seth Daniel In a nod to community-first thinking in his home neighborhood, the Abbey Group’s Bill Keravuori appeared at the South End Forum on Tuesday night, Jan. 3, to begin what was described as the first of many prolonged…