The City held a meeting at the McKinley School on October 30 as a result of a request by the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association to consider adding additional angled parking on Warren Avenue. Angled parking already exists on the…
Author: Lauren Bennett
Fenway Studios to Open Its Doors to the Public This Weekend
Fenway Studios will once again be open to the public on November 9 and 10 from 11am-5pm. Visitors can enjoy wandering around the building, engaging with the artists, and admiring all of the artwork as well as the artists’ spaces…
BTD to Host Southwest Corridor Community Walks
The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) has announced plans to extend the Southwest Corridor to Downtown, Beacon Hill, and the West End, and will be holding community walks in the coming weeks to get feedback from residents about how the extension…
Trillium Brewing Company Opens New Fenway Location
Popular beer gurus Esther and JC Tetreault of Trillium Brewing Company celebrated the opening of their new location at 401 Park in the Fenway on Oct. 26. “It was amazing,” Esther Tetreault said. “ A really good turnout all day.”…
BVNA Holds Annual Meeting at Revere Hotel
The Bay Village Neighborhood Association (BVNA) held its annual meeting on October 24 at the Revere Hotel, where members gathered for drinks and appetizers and to listen to what the organization has accomplished over the past year. BVNA President Bethany…
Neighbors Weigh in on Lower Roxbury Transportation Study
As traffic issues continue to plague neighborhoods across the city, residents of Lower Roxbury have asked the City to study transportation in the neighborhood. The Lower Roxbury Transportation Study has kicked off and already generated feedback from the community about…
Boston Common Master Plan Team Holds First Open House
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department, along with the Friends of the Public Garden and design and engineering firm Weston and Sampson, held the first public Open House regarding the Boston Common Master Plan on October 29 at Emerson College.…
Uwila Warrior opens Beacon Hill storefront, providing underwear for the modern woman
Several years ago, Lisa Mullan found herself disappointed with the choices for women’s underwear: many were uncomfortable, impractical, or just plain ugly. Mullan had studied business, so in 2015 she and Natalia Martorell, one of her best friends from college…
Walsh Announces the Launch of Childcare Entrepreneur Fund Pilot
Mayor Walsh, the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement, and the Economic Mobility Lab announced on Oct. 17 the launch of the Childcare Entrepreneur Fund pilot program, which will provide grants and training to assist women entrepreneurs in starting their own…
Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial To Undergo Six Month Restoratio
The historic Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial, which was given to Boston in 1897, is set to undergo a $2.8 million restoration, after a discovery in 2015 that water has penetrated into the memorial’s brick core, deteriorating the foundation. The City…