As Boston works to end homelessness across the city, many neighborhood groups have got-ten involved in the effort. On June 17, the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB), held a well-attended forum in Rabb Hall at the Copley Branch…
Council Continues to Hold up ZBA Appointments, Re-Appointments
Council is concerned of interpretation of marijuana buffer zone Councilors Michelle Wu and Lydia Edwards are continuing to hold up the appointment and re-appointment of several Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) members until they are clear on how they will…
Outdoor Summer Activities
Concert Series Wsana Concert Series The Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association will host the first of its summer concert series on Thursday, June 27, at 7 p.m. with Penni Layne and the Wonder Boys featuring a five-piece band playing jazz…
Friends of Union Park to Highlight Improvements, Fundraise With Movie Night
The Friends of Union Park will take Friday night as an opportunity to show off some improvements to the Park, as well as highlight more than needs to be done, and they’ll accomplish all of that with a relaxing movie…
Nine New Murals Coming to Ink Underground in Street Art Festival
Back for its second installment, the Underground Mural Project – powered by National Development and curated by Street Theory Gallery – returns to bring together the very best in street art, music, diversity and community to Underground at Ink Block,…
News Briefs
Trash out at 6 A.M. Starting July 1 As part of the City’s new five-year trash contract with Capitol Waste, the City will implement a new citywide trash, recycling and yard waste collection time of 6 a.m. beginning on July…
Councilor Wu Sounds off on Urban Renewal as Community Meetings Start
As the first of 16 Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) meeting on Urban Renewal begins in the Back Bay’s Park Plaza Area, Councilor Michelle Wu said that after several Council hearings on the subject, she hopes to see the…
On Newbury St., BBAC Approves Umbrellas With Logos, Denies Facade Change
The work done by the Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) signage subcommittee became part of the discussion at the full commission hearing on June 12, as several applicants proposed changes to things like umbrellas and canopies. For the Caffe Nero…
EBNA,Chang-Diaz Share Frustrations With MBTA and Transportation
Members of the East Berkeley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) and State Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz shared concerns about the condition of the MBTA in the wake of a major subway derailment affecting the Red Line, and also the daily task of dealing…
South End Student Graduates from Boston College High
On Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Boston College High School’s 155th Commencement, President Grace Cotter Regan and the Board of Trustees presented diplomas to 253 members of the class of 2019. Mr. Stephen Hughes, a 1973 graduate of BC High and…
For the Record
From the June 18 Licensed Premise Inspections hearing, City Hall, 10 a.m.: •Speakeasy Group, Inc. As G.P. Of Speakeasy L.P., doing business as: Storyville, 90 Exeter St., Back Bay. Date: 04/06/2019: Patron on employee assault and battery. •Pineapple Restaurant Group…
Another Sad Sign of the Times
The news that North American right whales — considered to be the second-most endangered marine mammal in the world — have been migrating further north into Canada in just the past two years because of a shift in their traditional…