From the March 26 Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, City Hall: •5 Worcester Square, South End. Applicant: Rick Ames Purpose: Interior and exterior renovations. Converting a Single Family Dwelling to a Three-Family Dwelling. Reconfigure rooms to accommodate new layout, update…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
News Briefs
Bark Block! Urban Hound to Move It seems barking dogs below luxury apartments don’t mix, even with what was thought to be the best soundproofing. National Development’s Ted Tye reported at the East Berkeley Neighborhood Association (EBNA) that the Urban…
Police Briefs 03-28-2019
D-4 Police News Play with fire On Friday, March 22, at about 3:10 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Exeter Street and Huntington Avenue in the Back Bay. At this time, officers traveling northbound on Massachusetts…
Guest Op-ed Just Say No to Hotel Alexandra
By George Stergios Thanks to the efforts of the South End Historical Society (SEHS), the South End was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Ten years later, the South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) was created…
Another Sign of Climate Change
“Historically catastrophic” flooding is the description of what has been happening across our nation’s Midwestern Plains states this past week, thanks to a combination of heavy snows and unseasonably cold weather followed by unusually heavy rains. When most of us…
Legalized Marijuana: A Few Observations
We recently attended an event at an area Senior Center for an informational presentation on marijuana, which now is legal for recreational use in Massachusetts (as well as in 10 other states across the country). The room that initially was…
Councilor Flynn’s St. Paddy’s Day Kick off at J.J. Foley’s
‘Love, Fenway’ Gala at Community Center
Alexandra Hotel Project, Moves to ZBA, Landmark
After decades of underutilization and deterioration, the redevelopment of Boston’s most notorious run-down diamond in the rough is one step closer to reality. While some in the South End have found the 150-room, 14-story hotel redevelopment a God-send from out…
Caritas Communities Executive Director Mark Winkeller Steps Down
After 22 years as executive director at Caritas Communities, Dr. Mark Winkeller of the Back Bay announced that he will step down from overall management of the organization in order to focus his passion and unique expertise as the director…