Members of the design team behind the planned Parcel 12 development unveiled their latest concept before an overflow crowd during a public meeting sponsored by the Boston Planning and Development Agency on Monday night at the Hynes Convention Center. David…
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Major Projects Slated for Copley Library, BPL President Says
In his State of the City speech Tuesday night, Mayor Martin Walsh spoke about the state of libraries in the City of Boston, and how less than a decade ago, several libraries were slated for closure across the city. In…
Compassionate Organics Gets Rolled in Packed, Passionate Meeting
It was the beatdown everyone knew was coming. But as process dictates, it was a civic pummeling prescribed by law. Compassionate Organics held its long-awaited statutory community meeting on Wednesday., Jan. 9, at the AC Hotel Ink Block and faced…
Councilor Edwards Files Petition to Discourage “Flipping” Homes in Neighborhoods
On Monday, Councilors Lydia Edwards and Kim Janey proposed a Home Rule Petition to combat housing speculation and establish an investor and commercial property transfer fee. The proposed bill would enhance the City’s housing toolkit by generating millions of dollars…
Controversial Cast Glass on Facade of 256-260 Newbury St. Approved
Several buildings on Newbury Street will be a little more see-through, thanks to the approval of a once-controversial proposal for 256-260 Newbury St. After an advisory review, a regular hearing, and a subcommittee hearing, Adam Gilmore of Meyer and Meyer…
Seniors Learn About Milkweed Seed Sowing With Fenway Garden Society
Though it’s still hat-and-glove season, Elizabeth Bertolozzi of the Fenway Garden Society said it’s time to start thinking about the butterflies that will flutter around the Victory Gardens this summer. Last year, the Fenway Victory Gardens received a grant from…
‘Common Ground’ Matriarch Brings New Story to South End
Joan Diver, the matriarch of one South End family profiled in J. Anthony Lukas’ 1986 Pulitzer Prize-winning account of court-ordered busing in Boston – “Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of Three American Families,” discussed and read from…
School Committee: Boston Superintendent Position Will Be a Desirable Job Nationally
The superintendent of schools in Boston will be a desirable job across the country, School Committee Chair Michael Loconto said this week as the process begins to choose a new school leader. “Boston is a place people want to be…
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GOV. BAKER SIGNS LOGAN CAC BILL After a couple of years fighting for a seat at the table, the South End will finally get a place-setting with MassPort. Gov. Charlie Baker signed a bill into law late last week put…
For the Record
From the Jan. 17 Public Improvement Commission meeting, City Hall: •40 Trinity Place, Stuart Street; Boston Proper – Vertical Discontinuances, Specific Repairs – On a set of petitions by Trinity Stuart LLC and the Boston Planning & Development Agency •1…