Category: News
South End Community Health Center 50th Anniversary
South End Garden Tour Hits Columbus Avenue Area June 15
From roof-decks with flair to Zen corners in garden patios, this year’s South End Garden Tour will have a variety of things to take in for participants during the Saturday, June 15, tour. From roof-decks with flair to Zen corners…
BBAC Subcommittee Continues Discussion about Signage
Several tenants and property owners on Newbury St. are eager to get the guidelines for signage changed within the Back Bay Architectural District. A subcommittee of the Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) met last August regarding discussion of signage guidelines…
At-Large City Council Candidate Forum to Be Held on June 18
A candidate forum for the At-Large City Council race, hosted by The Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee, the Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee, the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association, Castle Square Tenants Association, the Asian Pacific Islanders Civic Action Network,…
New mural “Breathes Life” onto 808 Tremont St.
A new mural has made its way onto the side wall of 808 Tremont St in Lower Roxbury. Curated and produced by public art curator Now + There, the mural, the third in a series called “Breathe Life,” was hand…
Tribute to a Special Gentleman: Neighbors Begin Campaign Seeking Revival of Crite Park
Pure joy for the late, world-famous artist Allan Rohan Crite was a metal folding chair set up on Columbus Avenue in the South End. Watching. Waving. Talking. Watching some more. The talented painter in his later years often found no…
Citywide Affordable Housing Coalition Calls for Boston’s IDP to Include 1/3 Truly Affordable Housing
Residents Testify at Boston City Council for more housing at real Boston incomes, to address affordability and displacement crises At a City Council hearing on June 10, groups from across Boston announced major changes that communities need from the City’s…
After-Hours Work at Harrison Albany Reaches Critical Mass, City makes Changes
After-hours work permits and weekend work at the Harrison Albany project seemingly have bucked the carefully coordinated system devised by the City and the neighbors, resulted in major confrontation over the last week and some major shuffling within City departments.…
Bay Village HLDC Approves Verizon Wireless Light Pole; BU Data Sciences Center also Approved
The Bay Village Historic Landmark District Commission (BVHLDC) had a very light agenda on June 11, consisting of a proposal to replace an existing city-owned light pole between Arlington St. and Fayette St. with a six-sided metal pole painted to…