By Seth Daniel In a bit of a change in plans, an eight-story office building has been proposed for the space atop an existing parking garage at 321 Harrison Ave. – a plan that departs from the developer’s initial desire…
Residents Get Look at Plans for Back Bay MBTA Station
By Dan Murphy Citizens got a look at the preliminary proposal for the $1 billion transformation of the MBTA’s Back Bay station and surrounding city block at a meeting sponsored by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay on Wednesday,…
Public Body Workouts Highlight Summer of Health in Franklin Square
By Seth Daniel As Chad Flahive arrived at Heartbreak Hill Running Club on Tremont Street Monday evening, he welcomed several of those in tank tops and running shoes outside the store with the greeting of a friend and not just…
Downtown View:Summer Feasts
by Karen Cord Taylor Have you ever been to a feast on the streets of the North End? I decided this is the summer I’m going. I knew little about them for many years. Recently, they seem to have proliferated.…
Parking Hearing Starts with Hot Tempers, Ends with Agreement
By Seth Daniel The public hearing by the South End Forum’s Parking Task Force represented eight months of work and some two years worth of discussion, but it began last Tuesday, June 14, with a rowdy audience challenging the at-large…
Pedestrian Accidents,Near Misses Highlight Planning for Vision Zero
By Seth Daniel An adult and a child were struck by a vehicle in the are of 640 Commonwealth Ave. on Tuesday night, June 21, near the Boston University campus, and though the injuries were non-life threatening, the accident this…
Police Briefs 06-23-2016
BACK BAY KENMORE/FENWAY SOUTH END POLICE LOG June 13 Violation of Auto Law – Other 230 Shawmut Ave.- Credit Card/ATM Fraud Harrison Avenue/Waltham Street – Motor Vehicle Accident – Leaving Scene – Property Damage 200 Clarendon St. – Sick/Injured/Medical –…
Walking Around Boston
By Phineas J. Stone There’s a great deal of energy and excitement nowadays for walking in the City of Boston. Fancy that. Those stirring up the excitement approach it as if we’ve never heard of the term ‘walking.’ Those of…
Sensible Gun Control is Needed
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. — The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution. The issue of what,…
Paint Bar Mother’s Day Special
In the past five years, paint nights, where guests can create masterpieces in simplified steps led by an instructor while sipping on a glass of wine, have become a popular trend in the greater Boston area. While the idea has…
Plans for Harrison/Albany Block Receive Lukewarm Reception at IAG Meeting
By Seth Daniel The developers of a large campus-style residential project between Harrison and Albany Streets, a project known as the Harrison Albany Block, returned to the community last Wednesday, June 8, for a second Impact Advisory Group (IAG) gathering.…
City Ready to Bring Two-way Streets
By Seth Daniel The City has designed and is preparing to put out to bid a construction project that would bring two-way traffic to Washington Street and Traveller Street in the New York Streets neighborhood. The project is an off-shoot…