The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) has definitely seen better days. The fallout from the John Lynch alleged bribery scandal has trickled down to the ZBA itself and now Mayor Martin Walsh is calling for an investigation into the…
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BPDA to Seek Permission to Put Out RFP for Power Plant Development
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) is seeking approval from its Board on Thursday, Sept. 12, to advertise a Request for Proposals (RFP) to develop Building 108 (Power Plant) in the Navy Yard. The building has been the focus…
02129 Alliance Calls for Neighbors to Let BPDA Know Preferences
Leaders of the alliance of neighbors and community groups calling for a planning process said this week that it is up to the neighborhood to define the process it wants – also dropping the Master Plan moniker and calling it…
Neighborhood Round Up
Gym Hockey News The season starts this Saturday, 9/14/19. Schedule is: 9:30 am Bryan’s Pals vs A-1/Zume’s 10:30 am. Duce 2. Vs. MPTA Harvest on Vine Food Pantry The Harvest on Vine Food Pantry is requesting boxes of cereal this week. Any donation of non-perishable foods…
For the Record
•Warren-Prescott School Dates: *September 26: School Orientation Night, 5:30 p.m. *September 26: School Site Council Elections, 6 p.m. *Oct. 9: School Site Council, 6 p.m. •Harvard-Kent School Dates: *Sept.19 – OPEN HOUSE from 5-7 p.m. *Sept. 24 – Monthly Parents Meeting…
Taking Back the Public Square : Straight Pride Group Seeking to Promote Civil Dialogue on Social Issues, Free Speech
They’ve been labeled Nazis, fascist, racists, evil-doers, and about every other negative moniker one could hang on them, but the organizers behind last weekend’s Straight Pride Parade (a group known as Super Happy Fun America) said they are none of…
Back to School Bash
Charlestown Judge Refuses DA’s Request To Dismiss Cases Against Protesters
A Boston Municipal judge from Charlestown is at the center of the latest pushback against DA Rachael Rollins’s new rules for prosecution – as he denied her office’s request this week to dismiss several cases against counter-protesters arrested during the…
Harvard-Kent Elementary a Finalist for EdVesters School on the Move
The Harvard Kent Elementary School has been named one of three finalists citywide for the School on the Move Award, Principal Jason Gallagher said this week as the school prepared to open its doors Sept. 5. EdVesters invites schools to…
Dedicated Bus, Bike Lane Rolls Out on North Washington Street
The dedicated bus lane on North Washington Street has opened to buses, school buses and bicyclists this week, and estimates are that it could save those on the 92 and 93 buses up to three or four minutes per ride…