A diverse group of viewpoints and opinions were shared on Tuesday night, April 24, at the Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Association (WSANA) following a presentation by Compassionate Organics medical marijuana company, but the bulk of the membership seemed to indicate…
SoWa Open Market to Kick-Off 15th Season
The SoWa Open Market kicks off its 15th season on May 6, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. every Sunday, May-October. The market will feature 100-plus local makers, 50-plus farms and specialty food vendors, 10 of Boston’s favorite food trucks, the SoWa Vintage Market, and the…
Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Replacement Project Update
2018 Construction Shutdown Scheduled for July 26 – Aug. 11 Significant Impacts to Comm Ave, I-90, and the MBTA MassDOT has announced the 2018 construction shutdown window for the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge Replacement Project. Between Thursday, July 26, and Saturday, Aug. 11, there will be significant…
Fenway Civic Association Hold First Quarterly Meeting
Sam Chambers, the city’s public information officer and LGBTQ contact, was on hand Monday night at The Coop at the Landmark Center.for the Fenway Civic Association’s first quarterly meeting of 2018. Chambers discussed City Hall to Go, which he described…
Lenox Street Development Has Two Proposals Vying for City-Owned Parcel
Two proposals, one for affordable housing and the other for a community center, are battling it out for a city-owned parcel of land in Lower Roxbury. Both proponents want to serve the residents who currently live in a community that…
Mayor Walsh Signs Zakim’s Ordinance to Increase Access to Voting
On Monday, April 23, Mayor Martin Walsh joined City Councilor Josh Zakim and city officials to sign an ordinance increasing access to voter registration. The new legislation aims to provide more opportunities for residents to submit voter registration forms when…
Violinist Robyn Bollinger to Perform Biber to Berio at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
On May 3 at 7 p.m., versatile young violinist Robyn Bollinger, a member of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Grammy-nominated resident chamber orchestra A Far Cry, performs a daring solo concert in the Museum’s Calderwood Hall. In addition to her…
Community Hones Vision for Charlesgate
As the public meeting wound down on a chilly Monday evening after over two hours of presentations and open discussion, hearty applause – two rounds, in fact – the mood reflected the heartfelt community sentiment regrading the ongoing effort to…
Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association Elects Dolores Boogdanian as New President
After seven years of presidency, Michael Nichols has stepped down from the Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association (ACNA) and opened it up for new leadership to guide the small advocacy group forward. ACNA met for the first time this year on…
Copley Artists on the Move
This past Sunday, if you were strolling through the Public Garden around midday, you likely would have come across an artist – or quite a few artists – parked at an easel, paintbrush in hand, squinting at the scene before…
Residents Share their Concerns Over Proposed Kenmore Square Hotels
Two new hotels are proposed to come to the gateway of Kenmore Square, concerning current residents that the large scale project will only make it worse for the congested corner of the city. The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)…
Police Briefs 04-26-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Cut it out On Tuesday, April 17, at around 3 p.m., police responded to a report that a suspect had just threatened another individual with a knife in the bathroom of the Copley Branch of the Boston…