The owners of another adult-use cannabis dispensary proposed for Boylston Street made their pitch to the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay License and Building Use Committee at the group’s monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 7, which took place virtually.…
Author: Dan Murphy
Boston Voters Support Healey for Governor in General Election Victory
Like voters throughout the Commonwealth, Boston residents resoundingly supported Maura Healey in her historic victory in the Nov. 8 general election to become the next Governor of Massachusetts. According to the city’s unofficial election results, the bill of Healey, the…
City’s Mass. And Cass Crisis Response Leader on Hand for Monthly CSN Meeting
The director of the city’s Coordinated Response Team for the Mass. and Cass Crisis was on hand for the Wednesday, Nov. 2, meeting of Chester Square Neighbors, which was held virtually. Tania del Rio, who has been in the position…
New Fence Being Installed at Berkeley Community Garden
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…
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…
BPDA Holds Meeting on Fenway-Kenmore Transportation Plan
The Boston Planning & Development Agency sponsored a Fenway Community Advisory Committee meeting via Zoom on Tuesday Oct. 25, to discuss the start of the Fenway-Kenmore Transportation Action Plan. Nick Schmidt, BPDA senior project manager and senior transportation planner, said…
Rep. Livingstone Discusses Ballot Question at Beacon Hill Village Members Event
Rep. Jay Livingstone was on hand Wednesday, Oct. 12, for a members event sponsored by Beacon Hill Village (BHV) to discuss the four ballot questions that will be posed to Massachusetts voters in the Nov. 8 general election. Ballot Question…
Stepping Behind the Camera With Mark Kiefer
While Mark Kiefer is well known around Beacon Hill as the current chair of the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission and the one-time leader of the Beacon Hill Civic Association, many readers might not realize that he is also an established…
City Releases Objectives for Proposed Redevelopment of West End Branch Library Ahead of Public Meeting
Ahead of an Oct. 26 virtual public meeting, the city has released a set of “draft development objectives” for the proposed redevelopment of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library, which include providing an affordable-housing component. The Mayor’s…