The annual State of the City address by Mayor Martin Walsh will take place in Symphony Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The address will follow the swearing in of the new City Council – which includes several new members joining…
Author: Seth Daniel
South End Historical to Oppose Villa Victoria Arts Center Demolition
In what has been on ongoing saga at the South End Landmarks Commission regarding the demolition and rebuild of a historic church that formerly housed the Villa Victoria Arts Center and Pre-School, a new voice of opposition has entered the…
Beacon, BHA Excited to Begin Partnership for Lenox Redevelopment
The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) and Beacon Communities will begin the review process on Jan. 8 for their full redevelopment of 285 units of public housing in 12 buildings at the Lenox Apartments in the South End. Interim BHA Director…
Tenants Development Corp. Will Buy Properties Put on the Market
The Tenants Development Corporation (TDC) announced that it plans to purchase 186 units of affordable housing in 36 Brownstone buildings – units that it had put on the market with a broker earlier this month. The proposed sale of the…
Fenway Center Petitions for Changes in Use, Far Less Parking
The developers of Fenway Center – a project on air rights over the Mass Turnpike – have petitioned state environmental regulators for a project change that includes getting rid of residential uses and eliminating more than 500 parking spots. Meredith…
Tubman House Project Gets Approval at BPDA Amidst Controversy
The controversial Harriet Tubman House sale and re-development plan was approved by the board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) in a unanimous vote at the Board’s regular meeting on Dec. 12. The sale and re-development – which…
Copley Singers A Staple at St. Cecilia’s
The Copley Singers always seem to find their way to the Back Bay in the Christmas season, and next Tuesday night, Dec. 17, they will return for their annual holiday spectacular at St. Cecilia’s on Belvidere Street. The Singers enjoy…
Public Works Begin Intensive Cleaning Effort on Mass/Cass 2.0
There are more than a few moving parts to the Mass/Cass 2.0 plan put out this fall, but one part that is moving fast right now is the cleaning operations by the Public Works Dept. in the neighborhoods. While the…
20 Years: Laconia Lofts Building Goes From The Edge To The Heart Of The South End
A unique vision often sounds foolhardy at the time, and it’s just so for the Laconia Lofts building between Washington Street and Harrison Avenue in the South End – a building build on what was the “risky” edge of the…
WSANA Members Will Not Embrace BMC’s New Master Plan
‘H’ stands for horrible idea, according to neighbors at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA), in regards to one of the new buildings (Building H) planned for Albany Street within the recently filed Boston Medical Center Institutional Master Plan…