By Seth Daniel As the sun shone brightly last Friday afternoon on the shrubbery of the Copley Library’s celebrated Courtyard, string music from the Boston Philharmonic permeated the air as shadows danced off of the columns and statuary. It was…
Harrison-Albany Block to Begin Construction Next Week
By Seth Daniel Workers will begin to mobilize on East Dedham and East Canton Streets as the long-debated Harrison-Albany Block project is slated to begin construction activity on Tuesday, Aug. 22. At a construction meeting for neighbors on Tuesday night,…
Police Briefs 08-17-2017
Back Bay – Kenmore/Fenway – South End Police Log Aug. 7 35 Northampton St — Death Investigation 85 E Concord St — Larceny Theft From Mv – Non-Accessory 700 Boylston St — Warrant Arrest Boylston St — M/V Accident –…
How We’re Creating Affordable Housing
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Boston is a diverse city made up of residents of all backgrounds, all education levels and job sectors spread out over 14 neighborhoods. Some of us were born and bred here, some with families that…
School Will Be Back – Drive with Care
With school bells ringing for the start of the 2017-18 school year next week and the week thereafter, commuters will have to adjust to the prospect of schoolchildren and school buses returning to our streets. All of us who drive…
Another Alcohol- Related Tragedy
Perhaps it is because we have children who are teen-agers, but the news Monday morning of the death of a 16 year-old girl on the Merrimack River in a jet ski accident in which alcohol allegedly was involved hit us…
First Ever Cat-Urday Party
Riker, an exceptionally social cat, was eager to explore the Boston Common with his owner, Chris Felice, manning the leash during Boston’s inaugural First Caturday event on the Common. Hundreds of local cat owners from the neighborhoods and beyond converged…
South End Burial Ground:Thousands of Unknown, Untold Stories
By Seth Daniel It’s a rare occasion when one gets to see over the 8-foot tall concrete wall on Washington Street that is the South End Burial Ground, but once inside, the pastoral green lawn empties out into a thousand…
Fenway Sweeps the Mayor’s 21st Annual Garden Contest
By Beth Treffeisen Mayor Martin Walsh announced the winners of the Mayor’s 2017 Garden Contest on Thursday, Aug. 3, with many reigning from the Fenway neighborhood. This year, four winners hailed from Fenway along with three inductees into the distinguished…
Developers are Poised to Redevelop Bay Village Church
New Boston Ventures, a Boston-based residential real estate development-firm is poised to redevelop the former Our Lady of Victories Church and rectory on the often-overlooked Isabella Street in the Bay Village. The Our Lady of Victories Church located at 25…
District 4 Sees 5-Percent Drop in Violent and Property Crime in ‘17
By Dan Murphy District 4 has seen a 5-percent decrease in violent and property crime to date in 2017, compared to last year. According to Boston Police, 2,156 Part One crimes were reported in the district, which includes the Back…
IDP Units are Most Prevalent in Downtown Neighborhoods
By Beth Treffeisen Even though Boston is in a midst of a building boom, rents and sale prices continue to rise in Boston, making it increasingly challenging for residents to find housing that is affordable. In a report released by…