The City’s new contractor charged with removing human excrement from private property – a service called for in the South End for years and only implemented recently as part of the Mass/Cass 2.0 plan – has only seen sparing use…
BPS Suspends All In-Person Learning Every BPS Student Will Switch to ‘Remote’ Learning
A week after the Suffolk Superior Court rejected the Boston Teachers Union (BTU) request for an emergency injunction so teachers won’t be forced to teach in-person until the positive test rate in Boston goes below 4 percent, Boston Public School…
Parks Department Notes Several Neighborhood Locations as Great Urban Leaf Peeping
Just as the fall foliage prepares to hit its peak season in Boston, the Boston Parks Department chose several of the best places to observe colorful fall col-ors without leaving the City limits – and several open spaces in the…
COVID-19 Update for Back Bay: Positive Test-Rates Level off in the Area for Now
After a 40 percent increase in the COVID-19 positive test rate increased in the Back Bay and surrounding neighborhoods two weeks ago the numbers here have seemed to level off according to data released by the Boston Public Health Commission…
Boston Residents Have Until Oct. 24 to Register to Vote
While Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, is less than two weeks away, Boston residents still have until Saturday, Oct. 24, to register to cast their ballots. City residents can register to vote by that date at https://www.sec.state.ma.us/OVR/, or if unsure…
Community Process for Ben Franklin Institute of Technology Redevelopment Proposal Begins
The first meeting of the Impact Advisory Group for the planned redevelopment of the existing campus of the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology (BFIT) in the South End was held virtually Monday, Oct. 19, kicking off the city’s community process…
Art Commission Discusses Emancipation Group Statue; Other Public Art Updates
The Boston Art Commission (BAC) met virtually on October 13, where members discussed updates to ongoing public art projects in the city. BAC Director Karin Goodfellow talked about some long term projects that will last for five or more years,,…
Fenway Park Polling Place a Home Run With Boston Voters
Fenway Park hasn’t seen a lot high-stakes action this fall, but voters in the General Election – including the high-stakes presidential election – brought some excitement to the old ballpark last weekend. Fenway Park was identified as an alternate polling…
Voting Has Begun!
Thanks to the early voting laws, every registered voter in Massachusetts has the opportunity to cast their ballot for the upcoming Presidential election in the two weeks prior to Election Day itself, Tuesday, November 3. Although the exact locations and times for…
Voter Registration Deadline Is October 24
With all of the excitement (for lack of a better word) being generated by the upcoming election, a record turnout of voters is being predicted both in Massachusetts and across the country. Americans are voting early and in huge numbers…
Letter to the Editor
PILOT Revaluation a Great Step in the Right Direction Dear Editor, In August, as the Chair of the Boston’s City Council PILOT Reform Committee, I sent a letter alongside many of my Council colleagues asking Mayor Marty Walsh to update…
National Development Details Midtown Hotel Proposal to St. Botolph
National Development unveiled its specific plans for the long-term development of the Midtown Hotel in a meeting with St. Botolph Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night – a use that will take over after Northeastern students vacate the existing hotel next…