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…
Author: Dan Murphy
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…
Demonstration Calls Attention to Major Natgrid Gas-Leak
More than 100 demonstrators, many clad in orange-and-yellow safety vests, descended on Cambridge Street near the Government Center MBTA station on Wednesday, July 31, to call attention to one of National Grid’s major natural gas-leaks in Massachusetts – and a…
Huntington Avenue YMCA Welcomes New Executive Director
Even though Eileen MacNeil only assumed her new position as executive director of the Huntington Avenue YMCA on July 15, she already feels at home on the job. “I’m just in my fourth week, and it’s going by really quickly,”…
The Oyster Club at the Heritage to Open Saturday in Park Square
The latest addition to the city’s ever-growing restaurant scene, The Oyster Club at the Heritage is slated to open Saturday in Park Square. Owner and Executive Chef Chris Parsons, who also opened Steel & Rye in Milton , as well…
BPDA Would Fight to keep CBD Boylston Essex Urban Renewal Area
With the six-year extension of Urban Renewal implemented in 2016 about to reach its midway point, a Boston Planning and Development Agency official pondered the future of the Central Business District (CBD) Boylston-Essex area during a public meeting Monday at…
Proposed Changes to Regulatory Standards Detailed at BVNA Executive Committee Meeting
Joseph Cornish, director of design review for the Preservation Team of the city’s Environment Department, detailed a draft for proposed changes to the Bay Village Regulatory Standards at the July 1 meeting of Bay Village Neighborhood Association executive committee at…
Fenway Theatre Development Team Details Latest Design Plans and Proposed Community Benefits for IAG
The development team behind the proposed Fenway Theatre detailed its latest deign plans and proposed community benefits during an Impact Advisory Group meeting Monday at the Ford Clubhouse at Fenway Park. The developer, 175 Ipswich Street, LLC, proposes building an…
French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Celebration Returns July 12
One of the most eagerly anticipated of the summer in Boston, the French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Celebration returns Friday, July 12, from 6 to 11 p.m. on Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Clarendon streets. Around 2,000 guests are expected…
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Returns to the Esplanade July 4
One of the most anticipated annual traditions in the City of Boston returns Thursday, July 4, when the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular comes to the DCR Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. This spring, the Boston Pops, affectionately known…