The Berkeley Community Garden in the South End is getting a safety upgrade with the installation of a new 6-foot-high fence with a concrete retaining wall along the Dwight Street alley. The Community Garden, located on East Berkeley Street between…
Month: November 2022
City Ponders Future of Zoning in the Fenway
The Boston Planning & Development Agency sponsored a Fenway Community Advisory Committee meeting virtually on Tuesday Oct. 25, to discuss the future of zoning in the neighborhood. The meeting, which was co-sponsored by the office of City Councilor Kenzie Bok,…
Citywide Forum Focuses on Homelessness
A citywide forum focusing on the issue of homelessness in Boston, including efforts to help get more of the city’s unsheltered population off the streets through new affordable- and supportive-housing opportunities, took place Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Copley Branch…
News in Briefs
Rep. Livingstone’s Upcoming Office Hours Rep. Jay Livingstone will hold office hours on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 9-10 a.m. at Newsfeed Cafe inside the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library at 700 Boylston St. “I am looking forward to…
Back Bay Architectural Commission To Meet Next Wednesday
The commission will hold its next public hearing virtually on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. This hearing will be held virtually and not in person. To participate, please go to our Zoom meeting link or call 301-715-8592 and…
Ellis Early Learning Celebrates ‘Power of Childcare’ at Annual Benefit, Honors ‘Sheroes’ of EC Education, Krissy Davis and Jeri Robinson
Special to the Sun Ellis Early Learning raised $450,000 for its mission and honored two “Sheroes of Early Childhood Education,” Krissy Davis and Jeri Robinson, at its annual benefit event held Oct. 27 at the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of…
Boston Woman Held on $5,000 Bail for Attempting To Burn People in Downtown on Oct. 27
Special to the Sun A Boston woman was arraigned Friday on charges that she attempted to light people on fire outside the Downtown Crossing Roche Bros. store, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced. Syretta Copeland, 42, of Boston is charged with…
Bay Village Historical District Commission To Meet on November 8
The Bay Village Historic District Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on November 8, 2022 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://zoom.Us/j/98195201277…
ScrubaDub, Community Servings Partner on 30th ‘Pie in the Sky’
Community Servings, a nonprofit provider of medically tailored meals and nutrition services, and a leader in “food is medicine” research, advocacy and policy, is teaming up with ScrubaDub Auto Wash Centers once again for the 30th annual Pie in the…
Newman School’s Billy Brogan Leads Outward Bound Green Ambassador Program Invasive Species Initiative
Billy Brogan, a student at the Newman School in Boston’s Back Bay who is involved with Thompson Island Outward Bound’s Green Ambassador program, welcomed city education officials and volunteers to Thompson Island to participate in their invasive vegetation removal initiative…