The Our Lady’s Guild House (OLGH) in the Fenway/Kenmore neighborhood has been a source of reliable housing for low-and moderate-income women and students since 1947. But many women who have lived at OLGH, like Judy Burnette and Lydia Eccles, believe…
BVNA Executive Committee Votes Not to Oppose Addition to 4 Melrose St.Denies Requested Headhouse
The Bay Village Neighborhood Association Executive Committee voted not to oppose building a two-story addition to the one-family brownstone at 4 Melrose St. while denying the applicant’s request to construct a new headhouse on Monday night at the South Cove apartments.…
News Briefs
FLYNN FILES HEARING ON AFTER-HOURS WORK IN SOUTH END Councilor Ed Flynn announced that he will call for a hearing next week regarding the issue of after-hours and weekend construction. Flynn relayed concerns brought to his office from residents throughout District…
Pilot Block Fires Back on Compassionate Organics with Official Opposition Letter
In the wake of a controversial vote by the Ellis South End Neighborhood Association on the Compassionate Organics medical marijuana proposal, host association Pilot Block has now fired back with a pointed letter of opposition to the project based on…
News from the South End Landmarks District Commission
The South End Landmark District Commission showed compassion to a homeowner on Tuesday night when he came before them with a proposal to rebuild his deck that was destroyed in a fire in 2016. The Commission unanimously allowed him to…
ZBA Grants Zoning Relief to Chick-Fil-A On Boylston St. Pending BWSC Approval
Boston is one step closer to having its very own Chick-Fil-A on Boylston Street. This comes after former Mayor Thomas Menino wrote a letter several years back to the company’s CEO Dan Cathy saying that the restaurant has no place…
For The Record
From the Feb. 5 Zoning Board of Appeals hearing, City Hall: •213 West Springfield St. Applicant: Andreas Hwang Purpose: Interior renovation of 5 apartments. No exterior work. •234 West Newton St. Applicant: Christopher DeBord Correct violation to build a deck without permit for unit…
Police Briefs 02-07-2019
Insurance Imposter On Monday, Jan. 28, at around 11:12 a.m., an employee at First American Tile Insurance Company at 185 Dartmouth St. came to District 4 headquarters to report that the business had been robbed. The employee said on the…
Guest Op-ed: Tax Season Is an Opportunity to Improve Child Health
By Lucy Marcil, MD, MPH As a pediatrician, I never thought I’d be excited about the tax code. I care about childhood obesity, asthma, rising rates of autism, but taxes? In the last four years, though, I’ve learned tax credits…
Guest Op-ed: When It Comes to Opioids, the Best Option Is Prevention
By Zafeer Baber, Pain Physician, Lahey Hospital Six years after America’s Surgeon General declared that nicotine was as addictive as heroin and cocaine, executives of the seven largest tobacco manufacturers were called to testify before Congress. When asked whether he…
Immigrants Are Our Future
It is an undeniable fact of history that all Americans other than Native Americans are descendants of immigrants. It also is undeniably true that immigrants have not always been welcome with open arms, starting most conspicuously with the Know-Nothing Party…
NAAB Hosts Membership Reception
Anne Swanson, who edited and proofread ‘Back Bay: A Loving Portrait,’ has recently edited another book, this time about the history of Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB). ‘Back Bay: A Miracle of Preservation’ came out just last year.…