Beacon Street Lodging-House Applicant Returns to NABBLBU Committee With New Proposal
After meeting with a less than favorable response at the June 8 meeting, an applicant was on hand again at the virtual Aug. 1 meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay License and Building Use Committee (NABBLBU) with…
SEHS To Document South End From the 1960s-1980s
The South End Historical Society (SEHS) is gearing up to begin interviews for its South End Oral History project, which will document stories of change in the neighborhood between the 1960s and the 1980s. The project received a $40,000 grant…
City Council Tackles Rat Issue in Neighborhoods
The City Council Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology held a hearing on August 1 regarding pest control in the city. This has been a major issue in several neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill and the South End, where residents…
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Decreases
As the highly contagious sub variants of the COVID virus continue to spread across the nation, the latest surge of COVID may be waning a bit both in the Back Bay and citywide. According to the latest data by the…
Developers File Letter of Intent for Two Seven-Story Buildings on Park Drive
Transom Real Estate, LLC and Harbor Run Development filed a Letter of Intent (LOI) last week with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) regarding their proposed project to construct two new seven-story buildings for 111 residential units at 165…
SELDC Approves Ellis Early Learning Playground, Ebenezer Baptist Church Residential Renovation
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) on August 2 approved renovations to the playground at 1 Chandler St., which is currently used by Ellis Early Learning students as well as the greater community. It also approved in concept the…
Wu Declares Heat Emergency Starting Aug. 4; Opens 16 BCYF Cooling Centers to Residents
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu declared a heat emergency in the City of Boston beginning tomorrow, August 4 through Sunday, August 7, due to the upcoming weather forecasts. High temperatures will reach into the 90s, with the heat…
Wu Announces Margaret Van Scoy As New Neighborhood Liaison for Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway-Kenmore, and Mission Hill
Mayor Michelle Wu has announced the appointment of Margaret “Maggie” Van Scoy as the neighborhood liaison for Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway-Kenmore, and Mission Hill for the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS). She will serve as the primary contact for…
Bill Russell Was a Beautiful Person
For those of us who were Boston sports fans in our childhood while growing up in the 1960s, there was only one real hero — and that was Bill Russell. With 11 NBA titles in 13 seasons, the Celtics and…
Gina Raimondo for President
This past week, Congress finally passed the CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors) and Science Act, legislation that will provide $280 billion in federal funding to ensure that the making of semiconductors, which are crucial to every…
Guest Op-Ed: Losing Everything, What or Who Is Important?
By Dr. Glenn Mollette What or who is important to you? The recent devastating flood in eastern Kentucky reminds us all that life can be swept away in a moment. Hundreds of families lost everything. One family lost their house…