At-large Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George today endorsed Kenzie Bok, to be the next city councilor representing the District 8 neighborhoods of Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway, Kenmore, Audubon Circle, Mission Hill, and the West End. Kenzie’s first citywide endorsement…
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Mayor Walsh Serves as Keynote Speaker for BBA Annual Meeting
Mayor Martin J. Walsh served as keynote speaker for the 96th annual meeting of the Back Bay Association Monday morning at the Hynes Convention Center. Walsh said the city has raised $10 million to date for Boston’s Way Home –…
IAG Weighs in on Proposed Kenmore Hotel
The Impact Advisory Group for the proposed Kenmore Hotel weighed in on the newest iteration of a project that would reconfigure the neighborhood’s streetscape Monday at the Boston University Kenmore Classroom Building. Wellesley-based Mark Development intends to raze the existing…
Mayor Walsh’s Fenway Coffee Hour at the Morville House
A little rain didn’t stop the Fenway community from coming out to Mayor Walsh’s Coffee Hour on May 14. The event was originally supposed to be held at Symphony Park, but due to the weather, it was moved to the…
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…
BVHDC Approves 67-69 Church St; Two Other Projects Get Green Light
After a month of not meeting, the Bay Village Historic District Commission (BVHDC) met on May 14 and heard three design review proposals. The first was 4 Melrose St., where architect Timothy Burke proposed adding a dormer on to the…
Squashbusters Derby Party
Handel + Haydn Society Ball
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…
School Supt. Cassellius Makes First Public Appearances
By Seth Daniel and John Lynds Newly chosen Supt. Brenda Cassellius made her first public appearances this week, having been tabbed on May 1 and her contract expected to be ratified by the School Committee last night, May 8. At…