A Suffolk Superior Court judge on Wednesday overturned the denial by the Quincy Conservation Commission of Boston’s plan to re-build Long Island Bridge and open up the ability to develop an integrated Recovery Campus – a major milestone in the…
Newmarket BID Close to Completion, Ventures Into South End
At first glance, the red line that designates the boundaries of the proposed Newmarket Business Improvement District (BID) could send bristles up the back of many Southenders, Boston being such a territorial, turf-oriented city. That red line extends well past…
Baker Provides Information on COVID-19 Vaccine Timeline
Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday held a press conference outlining information regarding the forthcoming COVID-19 vaccine, and when residents can expect to receive it. “For months, we’ve been preparing for the safe, equitable, and efficient distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine…
Five Families Displaced After Two-Alarm Fire on West Newton Last Week: Firefighters Made Great Saves of Children, Families on Upper Floors
Firefighters are being praised for a great rescue and firefighting operation last Wednesday morning, Dec. 2, at 68 West Newton St. in the South End, but this week finds five families that lived in the four-story brick building displaced and…
Back Bay’s Positive Test Rate Increases Dramatically Post-Thanksgiving
As feared the post-Thanksgiving COVID-19 surge is here and numbers are once again spiking in the Back Bay and the surrounding area. Back Bay and the surrounding area experienced a 60 percent drop in the positive test rate during Thanksgiving…
TDC in Home Stretch on Shawmut Avenue Project
The Davis Companies (TDC) is coming in for a landing on their new residential building on the corner of Shawmut Avenue and Herald Street in the former ABCD building. Pat Noone of TDC said they are preparing to finish the…
Baker Administration Announces Statewide Rollback to Step Three, Phase One
The Baker administration on Tuesday announced that all Massachusetts cities and towns will roll back to Step Three, Phase One of the state’s reopening plan, effective Sunday, December 13. Following increases in hospitalizations and cases after the Thanksgiving holiday, the…
Free Book Giveaway for the Holidays
In an effort to spread a little much-needed cheer for the holidays to children, the Friends of the South End Library (FOSEL) will be hosting a free book giveaway for South End children over the next two weekends. President Yvette…
Suspect in Custody for Armed Robbery of Blind Man
A Boston man has been charged with robbing a legally blind man on Boylston Street last week. At about 12:26 p.m. on Wednesday November 25, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a call for an armed robbery…
Gaslight Replacement Program to Place Initial Focus on Beacon Hill, Downtown Areas
The City is in the process of exploring how to convert colonial gas lights into electrified colonial fixtures, and while that program could come to the South End and Bay Village eventually, right now it’s focus is on Beacon Hill…
Related Beal Proposes Research and Development Use for Kenmore Square Redevelopment
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held a public meeting on December 3 regarding a recent Notice of Project Change that was filed for the Kenmore Square Redevelopment Project. Alex Provost of Related Beal, the developer for the project,…
BVHDC Denies Proposal for Accessible Ramp on Berkeley St.; Wants to See More Options
The Bay Village Historic District Commission (BVHDC) met virtually on December 8, where they discussed a proposal for the building at 119 Berkeley St. to construct a handicapped entry ramp at the front of the building. The Commission had many…