Residents Testify at Boston City Council for more housing at real Boston incomes, to address affordability and displacement crises At a City Council hearing on June 10, groups from across Boston announced major changes that communities need from the City’s…
After-Hours Work at Harrison Albany Reaches Critical Mass, City makes Changes
After-hours work permits and weekend work at the Harrison Albany project seemingly have bucked the carefully coordinated system devised by the City and the neighbors, resulted in major confrontation over the last week and some major shuffling within City departments.…
Bay Village HLDC Approves Verizon Wireless Light Pole; BU Data Sciences Center also Approved
The Bay Village Historic Landmark District Commission (BVHLDC) had a very light agenda on June 11, consisting of a proposal to replace an existing city-owned light pole between Arlington St. and Fayette St. with a six-sided metal pole painted to…
Music Everywhere, Porches Optional: Fenway Porchfest, Set for June 15
The Fenway Porchfest organizing committee invites all to attend a day of free music at Fenway Porchfest, June 15th, from noon to 4:30 p.m. (Rain date: June 16) Performances will take place at nearly 40 sites, with over 80 musical…
News Briefs
DCR Traffic Advisory: Fenway, Boylston Street, and Park Drive Starting Saturday, June 1, 2019, and continuing through Thursday, June 20, 2019, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will close Fenway from Boylston Street to Forsythe Way and from Brookline…
For the Record
From the June 11 Zoning Board meeting, City Hall: Board Final Arbiter : 9:30a.m. 331A-333 Newbury St. (Compassionate Organics), Back Bay. Applicant: Michael P. Ross, Esq Hearings: •171 West Brookline St., South End. Applicant: Joe Holland M. Holland and Sons…
Davis Companies Break Ground on Shawmut Avenue High-Rise
The Davis Companies hosted a groundbreaking celebration June 3 to launch 100 Shawmut, the South End’s newest collection of luxury condominium residences slated to open in Fall 2020. The 100 Shawmut is the first of three abutting projects, collectively approved…
DEP Issues Two Key Permits for Long Island Bridge, Quincy Can Appeal…Again
The City of Boston has received Superseding Orders of Conditions (SOC) from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to rebuild the bridge to Long Island. In the ruling, MassDEP determined that Boston’s proposal meets the performance standards under the…
Ali Stroker Is An Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Speaker DeLeo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…
Guest Op-ed: Updates to Trash and Recycling Will Improve Efficiency and Convenience
Mayor Martin J. Walsh One of the most fundamental ways we can improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods is by proactively addressing the basic needs of our residents. The men and women of our Public Works Department do…
Guest Op-ed: High School Education for the 21st Century, Right Here in the City of Boston
By Kevin McCaskill Call them the Latest Generation. Young adults are putting off home ownership, marriage, and children — all benchmarks of becoming an adult, since World War II. But as 44 million Americans grapple with student debt, college has…