Work Begins on Boylston Lanes
Boylston’s redesign comes courtesy of the Back Bay Mobility Projects, a sweeping initiative covering almost the entire neighborhood. Workers broke ground for the Boylston section on June 9, with the aim of installing bus and bike lanes, changing parking with new moped loading zones and new signals separating turn lights from crossing periods.

SE Residents Say Drug Use Is Rising
While last November’s crackdown and shelter surge seems to have been successful getting a roof over everyone’s head for winter and keeping that immediate area clear, it hasn’t dissuaded people from returning to the South End this summer, this time displaced to surrounding neighborhoods.

Junket to Denmark Raises Questions
While the officials, including a sitting City Councilor and top aides to Mayor Michelle Wu, paid their own way, the junket with a company doing business in the city raises the image of one hand washing the other, especially if company Vicinity Energy gets more business in Boston, a political expert said.

Security Tight For July Fourth
Hundreds of thousands of visitors will pack the Esplanade this Independence Day to watch the Boston Pops, Darlene Love and an illuminating fireworks display, a cherished yearly ritual but also an enormous security challenge for the state..

Getting Green To Stay Green
The Greenway Conservancy raised more that $835,000 at two events on June 6 and 7: Gala on the Greenway and Glow in the Park..

Savenor’s Will Close Charles St. Location
“A lot of people who weren't ordering perishables delivered, we all kind of just had to get over that it was going to be fine," Lumea said. “Once people did it and it was fine, it’s also pretty convenient to have your favorite things brought to your door.

55 New Trees To Bring Shade
During the hot summer months, a newly planted tree requires about 15 gallons of water twice a week. In milder weather, they need about 10 gallons a week per inch of trunk diameter. According to the City's "Caring For Street Trees" guide, newly planted trees are typically two inches in diameter.

Better Than Monterey Pop
July 16 marked the 57th anniversary of the Monterey Music Festival.

Few Objections to Queensberry Housing
Architecture firm EMBARC has drawn up plans for a 19,600 square foot building, with 12,500 of that taken up by residential space. The more detailed plans it shared at the public meeting show a brick facade with a metal roof for the top floor, though they’ve drawn back the metal a bit, so the bricks stay in line with the existing skyline.

Camaraderie
The Fenway Civic Association hosted its annual spring Garden Party on June 11.

An Urban Garden of Eden
The annual South End Garden tour last Saturday showed that even city dwellers can appreciate greenery and nature..

Showing Great Pride
Thousands cheered during the South End segment of the Gay Pride Parade on June 8..

BPDA Awards Mitigation $$s
Most of the groups that applied for the funding were granted it, though 7 of the 24 were left out. Those snubbed included the Boston Center for the Arts, the Somali Development Center, the Friends of the South End Library, the Union Combined Parish, the Chica Project, Ellis Early Learning and the South End Business Alliance (SEBA).

Plans for Library Get First Glimpse
Planners were quick to emphasize that these are just preliminary drafts and the interior of the space could change drastically depending on resident feedback, though they still caught some flak from stakeholders displeased they’d already settled on a rough massing for the branch.

Portraits of Pride
WS Development is celebrating Pride month with a portrait display of impactful leaders of the LGBTQIA+ community.