City Councilor Kenzie Bok and residents gathered at the MBTA #55 bus stop at Jersey St. and Queensbury streets on Sunday, the first day that service was suspended on the line. “The Councilor, residents, and neighborhood groups are demanding that…
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Ribbon of Remembrance: Grant AME Church Continues Journey of Compassion a Year Later
The first COVID memorial ribbons at the Grant AME Church in the South End were assembled last April in apartments and the basement of the church – an ambitious project coming from Pastor Pedro Castro that no one could have…
Baker Announces Rest of Schedule for Vaccine Rollout; All Residents 16 and Older Will Be Eligible on April 19
Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday announced a timeline for remaining residents to get vaccinated, with the general public becoming eligible on April 19. “We all know that the anxiety that’s created by this process can be stressful for many people,…
Officials Provide Information to BFSNA on Shattuck Hospital’s Planned Move to East Newton Pavilion
State officials were on hand for the Blackstone/Franklin Square Neighborhood Association’s March 16 meeting to provide information on Shattuck Hospital’s upcoming move to the East Newton Pavilion. Department of Public Health Undersecretary Lauren Peters and Assistant Commissioner Frank Doyle said…
Hynes Convention Center Opens as Mass Vax Site March 18: Back Bay Site to Administer Nearly 9,000 Shots Per Day
The Fenway Park mass vaccination site will transition from the old ballfield this week to the Hynes Convention Center, opening on March 18, and scaling up to be the largest mass vax site in the state. Gov. Charlie Baker announced…
Weekly COVID-19 Positive Test Rate Sees 4.75 Percent Decrease in the Back Bay
Last week Back Bay’s cumulative COVID-19 positive test rate remained the same and the weekly positive test rate decreased slightly. According to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last Friday, overall since the pandemic started…
Looking at the News — the Last Meeting
One year ago on March 10, 2020, I pulled up and parked on Washington Street near Ramsay Park – a little early for a 7 p.m. meeting of the Alexandra Ball Neighborhood Association, a meeting that would actually be the…
Outdoor Dining to Return to Back Bay on March 22
Numerous Back Bay restaurants are expected to take advantage of the City of Boston’s 2021 outdoor dining program set to begin on March 22. This is an earlier start than the previously-announced date of April 1. Last year the restaurants…
Garden Clubs in the City Find New Ways to Make Ends Meet
As gardens and greenspace have become more essential than ever before during the pandemic, it’s also made fundraising for groups like the Beacon Hill Garden Club and the Garden Club of the Back Bay, which were both forced to cancel…
Community Meeting Held for Proposed Cannabis Store on Boylston St. Store to Be Located In Former Little Steve’s Pizzeria Site
A community meeting was held on March 15 regarding a proposed cannabis shop at 1114 Boylston St., the former site of Little Steve’s Pizzeria. The Boston Cannabis Board provided Cypress Tree with a Host Community Agreement, and the Zoning Board…