Casselman Wanted A Better Back Bay
That was until a Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay board member noticed something wrong with the shadow diagram for the project..

Federal Funding Cuts Won’t Stop Bike Lanes
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) pulled funding last week from a number of non-car-focused transit projects across the country, including at least two projects in Boston. But that funding cut likely won’t impact the city’s bike lane projects, at least for the time being.

Building Approvals Can Last Forever
One Kenmore was a 29-story hotel and plaza proposal in the heart of Kenmore Square that finished public review in 2021. Today, market conditions apparently still haven’t recovered enough to make actually building it worth the cost..

Celebrating 30 Years
City Councilor Ed Flynn presents a City Council resolution to David Jacobs and Gen Tracy commemorating their 30 years of publishing..

Flowing Colors
Workers earlier this week were putting the final dabs of paint on “Color Flows”, a multiweek celebration on Winter Street sponsored by the Downtown Business Alliance..

Only Two Electeds Support New Zoning
Most of the elected officials who spoke at that meeting strongly opposed the amendment. The two that supported it were Sharon Durkan, who represents multiple neighborhoods but not Downtown, and Gabriela Coletta Zapata, who covers the traditional “Financial District.

Violent Crime Is a Rarity
While last week’s restaurant breakin came as a shock to some Beacon Hill residents who were abruptly woken up in the early hours of September 24 by the sounds of gunfire, violent crime in the neighborhood trend downward and local officials remain steadfast in the belief in public safety.

Red Sox Produce Dreams & Veggies
For years Linda Henry of Fenway Sports Group, the owners of the Boston Red Sox, would look out at the stadium’s plain dark roof as she walked the hallways. She would think to herself, ‘we could do something with that.’.

Police Searching For Conversation
District 4 hosted a “Walk in the Park Night” as officers and residents met to walk, talk and get to know one another..

Celebrating an iconic Black South End Artist
Now, his art and life are being honored throughout the city through the Friends of Crite Park’s efforts to renovate the Allan Rohan Crite Square into the new Crite Park..

Terminator Reunion?
Last Saturday, WS Development hosted its annual robotics parade and festival. The metallic creations were obedient and friendly, but not cuddly..