The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) will be coming out to the neighborhoods, including the South End, Back Bay and Fenway, in the coming months to discuss its recent efforts under Urban Renewal and the possibility of expanding boundaries…
Author: Seth Daniel
BFIT Graduation an Inspiring Morning for Students, Faculty and Neighborhood
There is one key fact that one must realize when taking in the graduation at the South End’s Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) – and that fact is that most every student walking across the stage is the first…
Conservancy Calls for Shattuck Hospital Site to Return to Open Space
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy has tossed a curveball into the Shattuck Hospital planning process, calling for the entirety of the hospital campus to be returned as open space – a proposal that has riled many in the South End who…
LIHC and Community Meeting on Proposal for Concord Square
A flurry of opinions on social media have already formed on a housing proposal for Concord Square, though few actually know what the proposal is, and developers said this week they haven’t even officially proposed anything with the City. LIHC…
Boisterous and Contentious, Long Island Bridge Meeting Chugs On
In a world preaching cooperation, the meeting in Quincy Tuesday night on the Long Island Bridge state Chapter 91 license was all about opposition. It was Boston vs. Quincy. City Hall vs. City Hall. And Recovery vs. traffic. In a…
SoWa Market to Kick off the Season on Mother’s Day, After Rain-Delay
After a rain-soaked weekend dampened the planned opening of the SoWa Market on May 5, the Sunday market is now slated to open the season this coming Sunday, Mother’s Day, on May 12. Discover and explore hundreds of New England’s…
As an Elite College Athlete, Da Rollins Got A Taste of the Law and Never Turned Back
New Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins has quickly come to be known as an agent of change, a passionate advocate for equity in the law and a solid leader ready to stand up for a cause – but few know…
Boston, Quincy Butt Heads on Long Island Ahead of Crucial May 7 Meeting
Mayor Martin Walsh’s assertion late last week that Quincy was giving up its opposition to the Long Island Bridge and its Recovery Campus has seemingly roiled the rocky relationship between the two cities once again, this time ahead of a…
Union Park’s John Schleer Elected President of UPNA
For the first time in a long time, Union Park Neighborhood Association (UPNA) will be led from the heart of Union Park. After a number of years being expertly-led by Jamie Fox, UPNA held an election this spring and Union…
Community Remembers Fallen Firefighters Five Years Later on Beacon Street
As pink blooms blew in the wind and down onto the solemn crowd gathered underneath the new memorial Cherry tree at 298 Beacon St. on April 18, it was as if the memory of fallen firefighters Lt. Ed Walsh Jr.…