Special to Sun With more than 150 pieces – 520 tons – of steel and precast concrete planks now stretched across the Massachusetts Turnpike (Mass Pike/I-90), Boston’s first air-rights project in more than 40 years has now bridged across eight…
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SELDC Approves “Souledad” Mural
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) on June 7 approved the installation of a mural on the side of the building at 1701 Washington St., which is home to the Washington Manor Apartments. The mural is being proposed by…
Requested Change in Occupancy for Lodging House at 291 Beacon St. Meets With Strong Opposition
A proposal to change the occupancy of an existing lodging house at 291 Beacon St. from 11 to 31 met with strong opposition during the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) License and Building Use Committee Meeting, which took…
Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Nears 15 Percent: Public Health Officials Brace for Spike During Graduation Season
The Back Bay and the surrounding area’s COVID positive test rates jumped to nearly 15 percent last week forcing Boston public health officials to brace for a potential new spike in cases during graduation season. While it seems the latest…
King Boston To Host City’s First-Ever Juneteenth Celebration: Thousands Expected for Historic Five-Day Celebration of Black Culture, Community, and Conversations on Building a Radically Inclusive ‘New Boston’
The inaugural King Boston Embrace Ideas Festival brings together local, state, and national leaders ahead of the Juneteenth holiday to amplify anti-racism and a vision for a transformed Boston by 2030. Rooted in racial equity, healing, wellbeing, and joy, the theme of Embrace…
News Briefs
Mayor’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours are a unique opportunity to speak directly with the Mayor and staff from City departments about open space and their neighborhoods. Dunkin’ will be on-site to keep Bostonians runnin’ with freshly…
CSN Discusses Mass Ave Coalition History Walk, Mass Ave Coalition Fall Festival at Monthly Meeting
The Chester Square Neighbors held its monthly public meeting virtually on June 1, which included discussion on the upcoming Mass Ave Coalition History Walk. Sara Mitchell told those in attendance that the walk, scheduled for Sunday, June 19, would kick…
SELDC Approves Proposed Life Science Building at 80 E. Berkeley St.
The change of use for the previously approved building at 80 East Berkeley St. was approved by the South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) on June 7. Ronald Druker of the Druker Company said that “we went through a long…
Six-Story Building at 595 Albany St. Approved in Concept by SELDC
The South End Landmark District Commission (SELDC) on June 7 approved the proposed six story mixed-use building at 595 Albany St. Andrew Brassard is the developer of this project, which will be a 69 foot building with 10 residential units…