A longtime local developer is reviving plans for a mixed-use project adjacent to the Arlington Street Church that has languished for more than a decade. Ron Druker, president of the Boston-based Druker Company, outlined plans to build a 221,230 square-foot…
Author: Dan Murphy
Captain Sweeney Details Crime Stats at NABB Public Safety Forum
Captain Steven Sweeney of District 4 was on hand to review and discuss the previous month’s crime stats at the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Public Safety Committee forum on Thursday, Sept. 26 at First Church of Boston. In…
Bok, Nassour Top District 8 Preliminary Race, Advance to Nov. 5 General Election
Democratic District 8 candidate Kenzie Bok and her Republican rival Jennifer Nassour will advance to the Nov. 5 municipal election after earing the most respective votes in the Sept. 24 primary election. According to the unofficial election results, Bok garnered…
Developer Conceives Design Plan for Site of Former Columbus Center Site
A Boston real estate development firm is conceiving a preliminary design plan for the site of the ill-fated Columbus Center project, even though the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) has yet to release a Request for Proposals for its 16-19…
District 4 Sees 7-percent Drop in Part One Crime from Last Year
Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 15, District 4 saw a 7-percent drop in violent and property crime, compared to the same timeframe last year. According to Boston Police, 2,287 incidents of Part One crime were reported to date in 2019…
District 8 Hopefuls Discuss Housing, Opioids, Transportation and More in Candidates Forum
Two weeks before the Sept. 24 preliminary municipal election, the five District 8 city council hopefuls squared off at a candidates forum to discuss some of the most pressing issues now facing the city and district, including development and affordable…
Celluloid Heroes : ‘Glory’ Brings Civil War’s 54th Regiment to Life
In anticipation of the upcoming $2.8-million restoration of the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common, the Friends of the Public Garden and other stakeholders in the Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial Restoration Partnership are presenting two free screenings of “Glory”…
I-90 Westbound Clarendon On-Ramp to Close
The I-90 Westbound Clarendon Street on-ramp will be permanently closed effective midnight Tuesday, Sept. 3, according to a Massachusetts Department of Transportation representative. Andy Paul, a MassDOT state highway design engineer, told a small group of citizens in attendance at…
Mobilia Takes Home a Top Prize, Is Inducted into Hall of Fame in Mayor’s Garden Contest
Fenway resident and District 8 city council hopeful Kris-ten Mobilia had the dual distinction of winning first place in the Vegetable or Herb garden category and being named a 2020 Hall of Fame inductee in Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Garden…
Parcel 12, Fenway Theatre Proposal Slated for BPDA Board Meeting
The applicant behind the proposed Parcel 12 project is slated to request approval for its plan at the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s monthly board of directors meeting on Thursday, Aug. 15, in the Kane Simonian Room, Room 900, on…