As Urban Renewal Meetings Begin, Advocates Surprised by Talk of Extensions
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will be coming out to the neighborhoods, including the South End, Back Bay and Fenway, in the coming months to discuss its recent efforts under Urban Renewal and the possibility of expanding boundaries…
BFIT Graduation an Inspiring Morning for Students, Faculty and Neighborhood
There is one key fact that one must realize when taking in the graduation at the South End’s Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) – and that fact is that most every student walking across the stage is the first…
Conservancy Calls for Shattuck Hospital Site to Return to Open Space
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy has tossed a curveball into the Shattuck Hospital planning process, calling for the entirety of the hospital campus to be returned as open space – a proposal that has riled many in the South End who…
Jennifer Nassour Enters Race for District 8
Back Bay’s Jennifer Nassour has joined the cramped race for District 8 City Council. Originally from New York, Nassour moved to Boston in 2000 and has lived in the Back Bay for eight years, where she is raising three daughters.…
Devonia Antiques Helps Revive Treasured Pieces
By Marianne Salza Hundred-year-old heirlooms are prone to scratches and tarnish. A chair may need tightening and reupholstering; and delicate stemware might be chipped. Appraiser Lori Hedtler, owner of Devonia Antiques, has been collaborating with Trefler’s restoration company to revive…
Two Projects Return Before BBAC; Receive Approval
A couple of projects came back to the Back Bay Architectural Commission on May 8 with new proposals, after being asked to make changes. The first was the forthcoming Chick-fil-A restaurant at 569 Boylston St., represented by architect Jeremy Lindsey.…
News Briefs
Davis Companies Look at June Groundbreaking Demolition has begun on the Davis Companies project at the corner of Herald and Shawmut in the New York Streets area. The large residential project will be fully under construction this summer. Officials said…
Annissa Essaibi George Endorses Kenzie Bok for Boston City Council
At-large Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George today endorsed Kenzie Bok, to be the next city councilor representing the District 8 neighborhoods of Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Kenmore, Audubon Circle, Mission Hill, and the West End. Kenzie’s first citywide endorsement…
Mayor Walsh Serves as Keynote Speaker for BBA Annual Meeting
Mayor Martin J. Walsh served as keynote speaker for the 96th annual meeting of the Back Bay Association Monday morning at the Hynes Convention Center. Walsh said the city has raised $10 million to date for Boston’s Way Home –…
IAG Weighs in on Proposed Kenmore Hotel
The Impact Advisory Group for the proposed Kenmore Hotel weighed in on the newest iteration of a project that would reconfigure the neighborhood’s streetscape Monday at the Boston University Kenmore Classroom Building. Wellesley-based Mark Development intends to raze the existing…
Mayor Walsh’s Fenway Coffee Hour at the Morville House
A little rain didn’t stop the Fenway community from coming out to Mayor Walsh’s Coffee Hour on May 14. The event was originally supposed to be held at Symphony Park, but due to the weather, it was moved to the…