In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans forever were forced to change the manner in which we traveled. The strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon made clear that the screening system we…
Trending in Boston: ‘Cancelled’
Major hospitals preparing for potential surge of patients Numerous public gatherings, meetings and conferences were abruptly cancelled on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, and major hospitals in the area are preparing for a potential surge of Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Boston, EBNHC preparing for novel coronavirus
It was only a matter of time before the coronavirus, or COVID-19, that spread across China landed in Boston. The Boston Public Health Commission announced that as of Monday, there was one confirmed case of coronavirus in Boston and eight…
Potential sale of Hynes pondered at town hall meeting
While the state legislature is reportedly expected to decide on Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposal to sell the Hynes Convention Center by mid-May, elected officials and other neighborhood leaders convened a town hall meeting to discuss what the decision could potentially…
Playground planned for Charlesgate Park
By Dan Murphy and Lauren Bennett A revitalized Charlesgate Park could boast a 14,000 square-foot playground, according to members of a team devising a plan to reclaim the “key link” that connects the Kenmore, Back Bay and Fenway neighborhoods and…
Gateway to the South End holds ‘topping-off’ ceremony Monday
Virtually everyone associated with the 100 Shawmut Ave. project brought by The Davis Companies converged on the construction site Monday morning to celebrate a ‘topping-off’ ceremony The 100 Shawmut Ave. project features 137 living units in the corner building on…
D-4 Police Briefs
Losing an earful On Monday, March 2, at around 8:30 p.m., police responded to a radio call to 400 Massachusetts Ave. for a larceny in progress. Upon arrival, officers met with the victim, who said she was in the area…
News Briefs
OFFICE HOURS WITH DISTRICT 8 CITY COUNCILOR KENZIE BOK Friday March 13 8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Neighborhood Coffee and Crepes (96 Peterborough St.) KLEZMER JAM COMES TO BOSTON SYNAGOGUE The Boston Synagogue at 55 Martha Road at Charles River Park…
Cooper Community Center details troubles from bus stop, vagrants; Councilor Kim Janey declines to come to meeting due to Coronavirus
Directors of the Cooper Community Center and neighbors in the Alexandra Ball Neighborhood Association (ABNA) sounded off on what might be the worst bus stop in the neighborhood during their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 10. Described as more of…
House passes legislation to invest up to $600M statewide in the Mass. transportation system
Last week, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Rep. RoseLee Vincent along with their colleagues in the House of Representatives passed legislation to invest up to $600 million annually in an immediate and critical infusion of transportation funding. The House…
New Boston Ventures’ Burton takes of Mayoral Chief of Staff role
Mayor Martin J. Walsh last week announced that he has appointed Kathryn R. Burton as his Chief of Staff, effective March 9. Burton formerly worked for the South End development group, New Boston Ventures, which has been developing in the…
ZBA grants more roof decks, rear decks in the South End
Roof decks and headhouses were popular topics of discussion for the South End at the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) hearing on March 10. At 11 Bradford St., the proponents proposed a change of occupancy from a two-family to a…