One day after the deadline for Airbnb and other short-term rental hosts to register withy the city came to pass, a representative for a building offering the only short-term rentals in the Back Bay outlined plans to continue the operation…
Police Seek Suspect In Commercial Breaks Plaguing District 4
Boston Police have issued a warrant for a suspect’s arrest in connection with a rash of overnight commercial burglaries that have plagued District 4 in recent weeks. District 4 Captain Steven Sweeney told those in attendance at the Neighborhood Association…
Council At-Large Recount To Begin At City Hall On December 5
The official recount effort for the City Council at-large race on the final seat – contested between winner Julie Mejia and challenger Alejandra St. Guillen – will begin on Thursday, Dec. 5, at City Hall. In the citywide Council race,…
Bay Village Gets Urban Renewal Update
The Bay Village Neighborhood Association (BVNA) held its monthly Executive Committee meeting on December 2. Despite the short agenda, several neighbors came out to the South Cove Apartments for the meeting. First up on the agenda was a brief presentation…
WSANA Members Will Not Embrace BMC’s New Master Plan
‘H’ stands for horrible idea, according to neighbors at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA), in regards to one of the new buildings (Building H) planned for Albany Street within the recently filed Boston Medical Center Institutional Master Plan…
Dutch Hotel Chain Coming to Parcel 12
A Netherlands-based chain of affordable luxury hotels recently announced plans to open its second Boston location at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston and Newbury streets in the Back Bay as part of the planned development of air-rights Parcel…
Holiday Happenings
Nabb Annual Christmas Tree Sale: The NABB Annual Christmas Tree Sale will take place on Saturday, Dec. 7 and Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Clarendon Street Playground and will feature fresh cut Balsam Fir trees from Maine. Local delivery will…
News Briefs
Photo Essay Call For Submissions: In The Neighborhood Show us what inspires you about your favorite boston neighborhood Now + There wants to see more of the Boston community through your eyes. Become a Now + There photo essay contributor…
Police Briefs 12-05-2019
Unwelcome Guests On Monday, Nov. 25, at about 2:21 a.m., police responded to a radio call to investigate a person/assist a citizen at the Hotel Newbury Guest House at 261 Newbury St. Upon arrival, officers spoke with the night audit…
We Are Drinking, Drugging, Eating and Stressing Ourselves To Death
Okay, we know it is the holiday season — a time for good cheer and all that. But the results of a report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control reveal a disturbing and dangerous pattern in the…