The City Council Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology held a hearing on August 1 regarding pest control in the city. This has been a major issue in several neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill and the South End, where residents…
Author: Lauren Bennett
Mayor’s Movie Nights Set To Begin in August
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s ParkARTS program is bringing popular movies to a city park near you with the return of the Mayor’s Movie Nights series. According to the city’s website, the sponsor for the movie nights is Bank…
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Back at the Esplanade This Year
After two years of virtual Fourth of July events because of COVID-19, the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is returning to the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade.f Though the free program will be in-person this year, it will also…
Public Art Manager Works on MLK Memorial on Boston Common
King, on April 27 with a ceremony at the Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common. Imari Paris Jeffries, Executive Director of King Boston, was joined by colleagues from King Boston, as well as Boston’s Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open…
Boston’s Indoor Mask Mandate to Be Lifted on March 5
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) held a virtual meeting on March 1, where it discussed COVID-19 updates and trends, as well as made a unanimous decision to lift the city’s indoor mask mandate beginning on Saturday, March 5. BPHC…
City Council Welcomes Five New Members at First Meeting of the Year
The Boston City Council held its first meeting of the year on Monday, with five new council members who had been sworn in just two hours earlier. The Council welcomed new District 4 Councilor Brian Worrell, At-Large Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune,…
Annual Pie in the Sky Fundraiser Aims to Raise More Than $750,000 for Medically Tailored Meals
Community Servings is gearing up for its 29th annual Pie in the Sky fundraiser, which raises money for the organization to make and serve meals to chronically ill people across the state. “Community Servings has been feeding critically ill residents…
Bay Village Neighborhood Association Holds Annual Meeting on Zoom
The Bay Village Neighborhood Association (BNVA) held its annual meeting virtually on November 1, where committees provided updates. No special guests were invited to the meeting this year, as many who would have normally been invited had been to recent…
ZBA Approves Conversion of Church on Isabella St. Into 18 Residential Units
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) last week approved the conversion of the existing church building at 25 Isabella St. in Bay Village into 18 residential condo units. Attorney Joe Hanley told the ZBA that the project had been reduced…
Following Successful First Year, Watergoat Trash Net Launched for a Second Season
The Muddy Water Initiative launched the WATERGOAT trash net for a second season on August 1, at an action-packed event offering live music, ice cream from the Boston Police ice cream truck, and even live goats. Many volunteers came out…