No Oversight of City’s Main Streets Programs
The city seems to significantly lack oversight for its Main Streets program, as in just two years one program has quietly imploded and another has allegedly defrauded it of over $32,000. And it won’t answer questions about what its current oversight system looks like.

The Brightest Zip Code in America?
Other Boston zip codes on the list are 02215 (Fenway/Kenmore Square) at number 11, 02114 (Beacon Hill/West End) at 18 and 02113 (North End) at 24..

Wu Spent Nearly $10K on DC Trip
Mayor Michelle Wu spent nearly $10,000 to bring 11 people on her trip to D.C. for the sanctuary city congressional hearing in March, according to public records released to The Boston Guardian..

City Will Spend $38 Million On Community Preservation
Community preservation and housing projects will get $38 million in city grants this summer through the latest round of Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding, Mayor Michelle Wu’s office announced earlier this month..

Flynn Wants More Trees
As of 2019 Boston’s average tree canopy was 27%, but certain neighborhoods fell well below that. South Boston only had 8% tree coverage and 7% in Chinatown, the least in the city. Coverage in areas of the Downtown was similarly sparce, according to the data.

Helping St. Anthony
St. Anthony Shrine on Arch Street hosted its eighth annual Franciscan Dinner at the Museum of Fine Arts on April 29..

It’s Finally Happening
It’s taken 23 years since the Lee Pool on the Esplanade was closed to reach Tuesday’s groundbreaking for Charlesbank Landing, a new 9,000 square foot recreational facility which will anchor 2-acres for year-round indoor and outdoor activities.

Major Buildings Are Now in Play
Two public hearings are scheduled for early July on the proposed site before the the state’s Division of Capital Asset Management (DCAM)and Department of Mental health submit the final project proposal to the Commonwealth’s Asset Management Board (AMB) on June 24.

Let’s Be Friends
The Associates of the Boston Public Library held its 35th Literary Lights Dinner that the Fairmont Copley Plaza on April 27.

Need a $200,000 Storage Space For Your Ferrari?
The vault is located at 12 Stoneholm Street, about two blocks from Berklee College of Music and apparently contained within the onsite Stoneholm Apartments complex, according to an Instagram post by Jackie O’Connor Real Estate advertising the vault as “The Ultimate Car Sanctuary.

Obstruction Costs Owner $12,000,000
Last week, a Suffolk County Superior Court jury found that Leon and JACE had abused Boston’s permitting approval process, and in one case the criminal justice system, in a bid to obstruct plans for a $20 million high-end condo building next door to one of their South End properties.

Red Sox-in-Training
South End Youth Baseball had its opening day on May 3 as players for the future Red Sox begin their training..

Little Free Libraries Have Come to Seaport
Discover your next great read, handpicked by your neighbors, in a charming box on a Seaport sidewalk. Real estate developer WS Development has brought two Little Free Libraries to Seaport to inspire “small moments of delight” for locals..

Improving the Harborwalk
Boston’s spirit has always been shaped by its waterfront. Since our founding, it has been a place of commerce, resilience, and reinvention.

Recognition
Back Bay resident Vivien Li received The Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s received the Justine M. Liff Spirit Award.