By Seth Daniel News traveled fast in the South End this week about a medical marijuana outfit that has begun pitching the idea of locating a facility in the 600th block of Tremont Street. Several neighborhood leaders told the Sun…
UDR Residential Project Seeking Retail Tenants, Lands CVS
By Seth Daniel A major retail tenant has signed on to the UDR project at 345 Harrison Ave., but the remaining retail space in the 585-unit building, which occupies and entire city block in the New York Streets area, is…
News Briefs
PLASTIC BAG BAN PASSES Next fall, a plastic bag ban will go into effect for stores across Boston. Mayor Martin Walsh signed the ordinance this past Sunday after the Boston City Council voted to ban the bags late last month.…
New Years Eve Celebrations
Since 1975, Boston’s First Night has been a New Year’s Eve celebration of artistic performances, the wonders of the season and the beginning of a new year. In keeping with this tradition, the First Night celebration in 2018 will continue…
Holiday Celebrations Around the Area
THE 20TH ANNUAL HOMETOWN THROWDOWN The Mighty Mighty BosstToneS, known for their unique brand of ska-core, celebrate their 20th annual HomeTown ThrowDown concert series between Christmas and New Year’s- three consecutive nights at Boston’s House of Blues. The concerts take…
A Shame: Engagement Center Shut Down Due to Fuel Spill
By Seth Daniel Just when things were going well at the new, and once controversial, Engagement Center on Southampton Street, Murphy’s Law paid a visit to the hard-luck tent structure. Jim Greene of the Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) and…
The Boston Planning and Development Agency OKs Huntington Theatre Towers
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board voted to approve the proposed redevelopment of 254-264 Huntington Ave., which will include the renovation of the Huntington Avenue Theatre, and the theatre’s support wing as well as a…
South End Landmarks gives Leeway to Casa Cuong Painting Violation
By Beth Treffeisen After numerous run-ins with graffiti taggers along the side and front of the Casa Cuong grocery store at the corner of Tremont and West Canton Streets in the South End, the owner, A Vann Tran decided to…
High-Value Homeowners Scrambling to Pre-Pay Property Tax Bills
By Seth Daniel The new, national tax policy has bled significantly into City Hall this week as many residents – particularly those in high-value properties – scramble to City Hall to pre-pay their property taxes for the next two quarters…
Boston City Council Appoints Four Members to Guide Community Preservation Act Funds
By Beth Treffeisen The Boston City Council voted to elect four members to the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) who will work to allocate funds collected from the Community Preservation Act (CPA) at a hearing on Dec. 13. In November 2016,…
Verizon Wireless Small Antennas Cause Some Stir in South End
By Beth Treffeisen Plans to install six small cell antennas by Verizon Wireless in the South End has sparked some concern among residents who feel like they have been left in the dark as to why these antennas seem to…
Problematic Alley Tree Gains Approval for Removal in the Back Bay
By Beth Treffeisen Along an alleyway behind Beacon Street in the Back Bay, a hundred-year-old tree sticks out of a brick garage, standing out among the asphalt and cars that line the small street that runs parallel to Storrow Drive.…