Planning Department Hires Another “Ghost”
When asked how much a CEM is paid, the spokesperson directed The Boston Guardian to file a public records request. According to the request, the salary range listed for the position is between $86,000 to $118,000 per year, for 35 hours of work per week.

Remembering Hillbilly Ranch
Something of a landmark with its stockade fence façade, the bar’s patrons could hear live country, western and bluegrass five nights a week. The bulk of the entertainers were locally based acts transplanted from across the south, but the bar also hosted performances by legends like Johnny Cash and Loretta Lynn.

Pothole and Street Repairs Have Begun
In addition to spot repairs where necessary, several streets are due for a more comprehensive resurfacing, particularly in Back Bay where Belvidere, Clarendon, and Gloucester Streets will be repaved..

Celebrating Pottery
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Let There Be Art
The design was inspired by the area’s history: from a story of the first subway in the United States to a place where artists and literati gathered. The mural also presents playful details from surrounding buildings, street furniture, and public art..

City May Face $ Armageddon
Boston developers, their soaring office high-rises emptied by the shift to remote work, are pushing for property tax abatements right and left, with more than $1 billion in tax revenue at stake in the coming years, the Boston Policy Institute has reported.

More Trees Are Coming to the Hill
There are less trees coming to Beacon Hill this year compared to last year, when 55 trees were planted in the neighborhood by the BPR.

Esplanade Loses Top Ten Ranking
The Charles River Esplanade did not make this year’s list of America’s ten most popular riverwalks compiled by USA Today’s “Reader’s Choice Travel Awards” program..

A Spring Fling
The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay celebrated the arrival of warmer weather on April 26 with its annual “Spring Fling” at The Newbury..

MBTA Announces New Longwood Bus Study
The study will recommend new routes for buses entering the LMA and is an extension of the MBTA’s wider Bus Network Redesign project, as the area was originally excluded from it in 2023..

The Sound of Music
The Fenway Civic Association and Berklee College are hosting a “Spring Event Series” at the newly renovated Edgerly Plaza (in front of Whole Foods) every Sunday afternoon through May..

IBA CEO Named Is an “Influential Bostonian”
The CEO of Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA), a non-profit community development corporation in the South End focused on the Latino population, has been designated #45 on Boston Magazine’s list of 150 most Influential Bostonians..

Alexandra Still Needs Financing
Developer Thomas Calus said during an April 23 public meeting that they’re in talks with several institutions to fully secure financing for the project and did not have an official start date, saying only that they were ready to get started as soon as they could.