The Bay Village Planning and Licensing Committee met virtually on August 17, where a new proposal was heard for the church at 19 Isabella Street, and representatives from Emerson College spoke to the community about its plans to house students…
Councilor Bok Brings Back In-Person Office Hours
For City Councilor Kenzie Bok, the most gratifying part of resuming in-person, neighborhood office-hours has been seeing her constituents in the flesh again. “It was such a joy to see people in person, and everyone has been great about following…
MassDOT Schedules Temporary Overnight Lane Closures on Longfellow Bridge
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced that there will be temporary overnight lane closures for vehicular traffic travelling on the Longfellow Bridge between Boston and Cambridge. The overnight closures are scheduled to take place nightly from Sunday, August 16,…
Neighbors Call for Better Plan on Homeless Living in Peters Park
Residents in the East Berkeley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) are calling for the City and Pine Street Inn to come up with a better way to serve a growing group of homeless individuals that they said are taking over the park…
Martin Luther King III Endorses Joe Kennedy III for U.S. Senate
“Joe has fought for the silenced and ignored, the oppressed and left behind. He legislates and leads from our streets and communities –– for and with the peo-ple most in need.” — Martin Luther King, III On Thursday, Aug. 13,…
As Primary Approaches, Markey Campaign Sees Tsunami of Grassroots Contributions
With two weeks to go before the final day to vote in the primary, the Ed Markey for U.S. Senate campaign is reporting $1.84 million in donations in the period from July 1 to Monday. The campaign received 38,697 individual…
Crite Park Restoration Stages ‘Big Reveal’ on Site as Momentum Gathers
The movement to reconstitute the park and properly honor Allan Rohan Crite at Crite Park in the South End has gone into warp speed this summer, and that was buttressed last Wednesday night, Aug. 12, with the unveiling of the…
Walsh Announces $30 Million New Affordable Housing Funding Round
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the City of Boston has released two Requests for Proposals (RFP) offering approximately $30 million for afford-able housing developments seeking City of Boston financial support. This is the first affordable housing funding the City…
Northeastern Officials Outline Plans for Off-Campus Housing, COVID-19 Testing
Northeastern University officials were on hand for a virtual meeting sponsored by the St. Botolph Neighborhood Association Tuesday, Aug. 11, to outline their plans for housing students at area hotels for the fall semester, as well for how the school…
BBAC Approves Refurbishment of 224 Clarendon St. Entrance
The Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) on August 12 approved with provisos the refurbishment of the entrance at 224 Clarendon St. Architect Tom Trykowski presented the proposal for the project, which is part of a new design that had been…
Roxbury Corners Coop Files Injunction to Stop Tubman House Closing, Demo
The full-court pressure returned to the Tubman House project this week, as a preliminary injunction and civil complaint was filed in Suffolk Superior Civil Court on Aug. 18 for United South End/Lower Roxbury Development Corporation (also known as Roxbury Corners…
Death at Verb Hotel in March Ruled a Homicide: Revere Man Arrested in Maine
At about 12:10 p.m. on Friday, March 13, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a radio call for a cardiac arrest in the area of 1271 Boylston St. (Verb Hotel) in Fenway. On arrival, officers located an…