By Dan Murphy The development team for the Back Bay/South End Gateway project unveiled its latest plans on Feb. 22 during a meeting sponsored by the Boston Planning & Development Agency at the Common Hotel and Conference Center. Boston Properties,…
Fenway Civic Association Quarterly Meeting Date Set
The Fenway Civic Association (FCA) will hold its first quarterly public meeting at the Fenway Community Center, located at 1282 Boylston St., on Tuesday, March 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The topic of the March meeting will be “neighborhood…
Old Dover Will Apply for ‘Slow Street’ District on Harrison Avenue
By Seth Daniel With creative crosswalks and parklets with panache on their minds, the Old Dover Neighborhood Association was won over unanimously Tuesday night, Feb. 21, to apply to have a City-sponsored ‘Slow Street’ district on Harrison Avenue. President Ken…
Mascots for a Cure Receives Great Donation from Cheers Owner Kershaw
Photos by Joe Prezioso On Tuesday afternoon, Cheers owner Thomas A. Kershaw donated $10,000 to Mascots for a Cure (MFAC) through his Cheers for Children Program. MFAC was on hand with two mascots and some twist and shout music to…
Police Briefs 03-02-2017
BACK BAY-KENMORE/FENWAY-SOUTH END POLICE LOG Feb. 20 53 Huntington Ave. – Larceny Shoplifting Edgerly Rd/Westland Ave – Larceny All Others 2 Thorndike St. – Motor Vehicle Accident – Police Vehicle 157 Massachusetts Ave. – Sick/Injured/Medical – Person 794 Massachusetts Ave.…
The Boston of Street Telepathy and the Wiseguy Waltz
By Phineas J. Stone Last month, I was with a friend who was driving by a certain property one neighborhood away. My buddy saw a large, portly fellow standing on the sidewalk. “Watch what happens here, but don’t say anything,”…
Don’t Drape Our Iconic Public Parks in Shadows
By Elizabeth Vizza One of the world’s most livable cities, Boston is known for the iconic parks that comprise its heart, providing welcome open space in our urban environment while contributing to the physical and mental well-being of our residents…
Third Thursdays at the Gardner
Freddy Shalom does his best ‘Vogue’ pose in front of the portrait of Isabella Stewart Gardner during last Thursday’s (Feb. 16) ‘Madonna/Madonna’ event as part of the Third Thursdays series at the Fenway museum. The provocative night explored both the…
South End’s Henry Wood Passes at 87
By Beth Treffeisen Henry Austin Wood III, a Boston architect and a long-time South End resident, who was behind the makings of Boston City Hall, passed away in his home in Boston on Jan. 27 at the age of 87.…
Old Dover Approves SoWa Market’s Saturday Expansion
By Seth Daniel It didn’t come without a great deal of careful conversation, but GTI Properties eventually got the neighborhood nod of the Old Dover Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night, Feb. 21, to expand the popular SoWa Sunday Market to…
Mayor Walsh Awards $22 Million in New Funding for Affordable Housing
By Beth Treffeisen Last week, Mayor Martin Walsh announced nearly $22 million in funding for 10 affordable housing developments in neighborhoods across Boston. The funding will help preserve or produce 602 housing unitswith 77 of those units being reserved for…
News Briefs
MOHR AND MCPHERSON TO SCALE BACK, SIGN OF THE TIMES? The owner of Mohr and McPherson announced at the Old Dover Neighborhood Association meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 21, that his marquee South End store in the SoWa buildings would be…