On Sunday, Sept. 18 from 1-4pm, the Mass Ave. Coalition will be celebrating jazz and history in Chester Square Park with a Fall Festival. Residents, businesses, and institutions along Mass Ave. will celebrate who we are with: • Live jazz…
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Women’s Lunch Place To Celebrate 40 Years at Annual Dinner Gala
Women’s Lunch Place (WLP) is celebrating 40 years of serving women in need this year, and is gearing up to host its annual Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser. The fundraiser, which was held last year as a series of small watch parties,…
Emerald Necklace Parkfest To Be Held Throughout the Emerald Necklace Parks
Presented by the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Emerald Necklace Parkfest marks Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th year with free activities across the Emerald Necklace park system. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 1-6pm with a rain date of Sept. 25.…
City Officials Discuss Student Move-In
As students begin to return to Boston and move into their apartments, several city officials gathered at 20 Linden St. in Allston on August 31 for a press conference regarding student move-in. Speakers included the city’s Chief of Operations Dion…
West End Branch Library Will Be Among Sites Features in ‘Book It Around Boston’ Event
The West End Branch of the Boston Public Library will be one of five branch libraries included in “Book It Around Boston” – an event designed to incentivize movement across the city’s neighborhoods. BPL has partnered with Heartbreak Hill Running…
City Proposes Zoning Amendments for Cannabis Establishments
With an eye on promoting equity in the industry, the city is recommending that zoning guidelines for cannabis establishments be amended to not only remove the required half-mile buffer zone between dispensaries, but also to change their designation from “Conditional…
Licensing Board Approves Grand Tour Name Change; and Union Park Pizza Relocation to Newbury Street
The City of Boston Licensing Board held a virtual Transaction Hearing on August 24 and a Voting Hearing on August 25, where it approved a change in d/b/a at 314 Newbury St., as well as the relocation of Union Park…
Positive COVID Tests Increase in the Fenway While Dropping in Nearby Neighborhoods
The rate of Fenway residents testing positive for COVID-19 was up from a week earlier as the positive rates in the South End, as well as in the Back Bay and nearby neighborhoods, continues to fall. According to data released…
Pedestrians Take Over the Road For Open Newbury Street
Wu, Election Commission Discuss Voting Options Ahead of Sept. 6 Primary
Mayor Michelle Wu held a press conference on August 23 from the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)—one of the city’s new polling locations—to provide information ahead of the upcoming Sept. 6 primary election. Wu was joined by MFA Director Matthew…