The owner of La Neta, a Newbury Street taco shop, appeared at the Monday, Oct. 3, meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) License and Building Use Committee to discuss his plan to petition the city for…
Month: October 2022
Boston Traffic Advisory for Weekend
Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be…
CNA and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Honor Several Neighbors
Special to the Sun On August 19 State Representative Jon Santiago joined Claremont Neighborhood Association (CNA) to honor three neighbors for their various works of advocacy. Donna Gadomski won a Commonwealth of Massachusetts Citation for her animated film for the…
ZBA Unanimously Denies Application To Expand Occupancy of Lodging House at 291 Beacon St.
The city’s Zoning Board of Appeal voted unanimously (5-0) at its Oct. 4 virtual hearing to deny a controversial application to increase the occupancy of an existing lodging house at 291 Beacon St. George Haroutiounian, the building owner and managing…
BBAC To Hold Virtual Meeting on Oct. 12
The Back Bay Architectural Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 4:30 p.m. This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to https://us02web.Zoom.Us/j/84814793711 or…
Josiah Quincy Elementary School’s 175th Anniversary Celebration at Empire Garden
The Josiah Quincy Elementary School (JQES) will be celebrating 175 years in the Boston community with its annual celebration banquet on Thursday, October 20 at Empire Garden Restaurant. The event will feature a 10-course Chinese banquet (beer and wine included)…
MassArt Unveils New Mural
Special to the Sun Last week MassArt unveiled a new mural in the Atrium of the Design and Media Center, at the heart of campus. Intrepid, was created with members of Boston-based GN Crew, MassArt’s inaugural Tyrone Maurice Adderley Artists…
West End House Demolished as Part of MGH Expansion Project
Demolition of the West End House on Blossom Street – one of now less than a dozen structures in the old West End to survive urban renewal – got underway at around 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, as part…
BVHDC To Hold Virtual Meeting
The Bay Village Historic District Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 4 p.m. This meeting will only be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to https://us02web.Zoom.Us/j/83181254722…
Take a Forest Bath
When we saw a headline about a “forest bath” in an on-line publication the other day, we initially took its meaning literally. But the article was not about physically bathing in the woods. Rather, it pointed out that there have…