The Appearance of Impropriety To the Editor, First, thank you for all your good work on behalf of our neighborhood. I am grateful that we still have a local publication like yours. Second, thank you too for your editorial breadth. That…
RFP for Proposed Redevelopment of West End Branch Library Published
The city has published its Request for Proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of the West End Branch Library. The city is proposing the redevelopment of the site of library, which opened in the 1960s, into a mixed-use development expected to…
Councilor Bok To Leave Office To Lead BHA
Kenzie Bok will step down from her post as District 8 City Councilor, effective April 28, to assume the reins of the Boston Housing Authority (BHA) as the city agency’s incoming administrator. Before she was elected to the council in…
Upstairs Downstairs Welcomes Spring With Annual Easter Event
Council Hearing Focuses on Connected Issues of Trash and Pest Control
The City Council’s Committee on City Services and Innovation Technology held a special hearing on Tuesday, April 11, at City Hall to discuss a pair of ordinances that address two prevalent and inextricably linked issues – trash contacts and procedures…
Harvard Travellers Club Hosts Worldwide Birder Noah Stryker at Its Annual Meeting on May 16
The Harvard Travellers Club is pleased to conclude its 2022-2023 season with a presentation from world birder, Noah Strycker. In 2015, he set a record for a worldwide Big Year of birding, seeing 6,042 of the world’s estimated 10,365 bird…