Developer Boston Global Investors came back to the community Monday night with an update regarding the Motor Mart garage project. John Hynes, CEO and managing partner of Boston Global Investors, said at a Bay Village Neighborhood Association meeting that they received comments and feedback from the abutters of the garage, the Bay Village Neighborhood...
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Bay Village Gets Motor Mart Update and New Church Street Proposal
Fenway Porchfest Brings Afternoon of Free Music to Neighborhood
The inaugural Fenway Porchfest brought an afternoon of free music to 25 diverse, outdoor stages throughout the neighborhood on Saturday. Made possible through an unprecedented partnership between three nonprofits – Fenway Civic Association, the Fenway Alliance and the Fenway CDC (Community Development Corporation) – the event included 70 musicians performing hip-hop, folk, rock and...
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Robert Kordenbrock Named Executive Director of Fenway Community Center
Robert Kordenbrock has been hired as the new Executive Director of the Fenway Community Center. Kordenbrock has lived in Fenway with his wife for seven years, and he says his background is two-fold. He spent six years in youth development roles at places like Citizen Schools, a non-profit that works with low-income kids to...
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Boston Arts Academy Demolition Process to Begin at the End of August
The Boston Public Facilities Department held a meeting on June 19 to update the public on the status of the new Boston Arts Academy facility. Jim McQueen, project ,anager for the city of Boston, told attendees that the purpose of the meeting was to inform the public about where they are with the design...
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New Traffic Lights on Washington Still Waiting for the ‘Green Light’
Two new traffic-lights on Washington Street have been installed for several months, but have been dormant for quite some time without many answers. The lights are a conglomeration of City, state and electric company efforts that have become bogged down in permitting by Eversource electric company. Patrick Marvin, a spokesman for the state Department...
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Opiate Working Group: Newmarket Marijuana Proposal Could Protect South End
A new proposal for a marijuana growing and processing facility in Newmarket could protect parts of the South End from any additional marijuana dispensaries, courtesy of Boston’s zoning amendment that prevents any dispensaries from being within a half-mile of one another. A zoning text amendment from Councilor Michael Flaherty a few years ago prevents...
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