From new play equipment at the Clarendon Street Playground in the Back Bay to design work for a new fire station in the South End, the downtown neighborhoods raked in several new projects within the 2020-2024 Capital Budget, which was…
Superintendent Search Committee Recommends Three – One with Local Ties
Three candidates have been forwarded to the Boston School Committee for consideration as the next superintendent of schools – including one candidate who attended Boston Public Schools and has strong ties to the South End as current headmaster at Cathedral…
News Briefs
District 8 Candidate Debate On Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m., Berklee College (160 Massachusetts Ave.), there will be a District 8 candidate debate. Join the Boston Wards 4 and 5 Democratic Committees, Fenway CDC, Fenway Civic Association, Greater Boston…
Registration Now Open for Boston Neighborhood Basketball League
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced that registration is now open for the 50th annual season of Boston’s favorite summer basketball league, the Boston Neighborhood Basketball League (BNBL), kicking off on Monday, July 8. BNBL is the oldest…
Update on Landmark Center Provided at ACNA Annual Meeting
Members of the community and several elected officials came to the Ruggles Baptist Church on April 3 for the Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association (ACNA) annual meeting. The community heard from Sen. Will Brownsberger, Councilor Josh Zakim, and an update on…
BBAC Approves Mural on Boylston St., Denies Chick-Fil-A Facade Design
Several projects came before the Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) on April 10 that will make significant changes to the Back Bay. 545 Boylston St.—Mural At 545 Boylston St., Chris Tracy of O’Neill and Associates said that they are seeking…
Charles River Esplanade Leading in National Preservation Contest
A piece of Boston is involved in yet another contest, but this time it’s not football, baseball, or the marathon. The Charles River Esplanade is one of four national landmarks in a contest started by the American Association of Endodontists…
City’s Engineers Confident Long Island Piers are Sound, Reusable
Key will now be to get peace, permit from Quincy ConCom When it comes to the old piers for the Long Island Bridge, engineers said last week they are solid as can be even after 75 years. However, when it…
Eight Streets Looks at Ideas to Manage Trash
The Eight Streets Neighborhood Association is considering several possible solutions to managing their trash before the summer months hit and the rat population begins to feast once more on rubbish. The options include night pick-up, new collapsible trash barrels, more…
BU Student Recognized for Volunteer Work at McKinley South End Academy
Boston University senior Kaitlyn Olivier spends a good portion of her time not on campus, but in the math department at McKinley South End Academy volunteering with multiple students ages 11 to 14. Though she is a Public Relations major,…
Police Briefs 04-18-2019
D-4 Police News All wet On Monday, April 8, at about 12:30 p.m., police responded to a radio call for reported threats at J.P. Licks at 173 Newbury St. On arrival, the officer met with the victim, who said he…
Plastic Bag Ban Makes Sense
There presently are 90 communities across the state that have banned the use of those ubiquitous single-use plastic bags that typically are found at check-out counters in all kinds of stores — and which then typically end up strewn by…