An adult use marijuana facility proposed for Friend Street in Boston’s West End was approved by the Boston Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). Ascend Mass Inc., who is proposing a retail marijuana shop at 272 Friend St. received its Conditional…
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Neighborhood Roundup
Friends of the Public Garden annual meeting The Friends of the Public Garden will hold its 49th annual meeting on Thursday, March 28, on 5:30 p.m. in the Alcott Room of the Omni Parker House Hotel at 60 School St.…
Esplanade Assoc. Holds Marathon Fundraiser
Runners Charlie Jacob, Stephanie Sguigna (of Beacon Hill) Matt DiSorbo, Kara Brennan (of the Back Bay), Ellen Barrett (of the North End), and Ashley Perkins (of the South End), during Esplanade Association’s Marathon Team Fundraiser on Saturday night, March 9,…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association hosts Public Meeting with MGH Over sixty neighbors attended last week’s public meeting at the BHCA to discuss the planned expansion of MGH on Cambridge Street. Representatives of MGH included Sally Mason Boemer, Senior VP of…
MGH Team of Officials Outline Preliminary Plans for Expansion
A team of Massachusetts General Hospital representatives was on hand to discuss preliminary plans for the hospital’s $1 billion expansion at a public meeting sponsored by the Beacon Hill Civic Association on Tuesday, March 12, at 74 Joy St. The…
‘Voices of Freedom’: Concert to Bring Together Music from Jewish, Muslim and Christian Faiths
The Vilna Shul is partnering with the Museum of African American History to present the third annual “Voices of Freedom” concert on March 24 at 2 p.m. at MAAH at 46 Joy St. For the third consecutive year, the multicultural…
Proposed Legislation Would Put Further Restrictions on Beer Gardens
Although open-air beer gardens throughout the city like the Trillium Garden on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway, the Owl’s Nest on the Charles River Esplanade and the Castle Island Beer Garden on Constitution Wharf in Charlestown enjoyed unmitigated success last…
Representatives Unveil Plans for Back Bay Dispensary
Representatives for a medical cannabis dispensary currently operating on Milk Street outlined their plans to move to the current location of Mooncusser Fish House in Back Bay while adding recreational, adult-use marijuana to the menu during a city-sponsored meeting Thursday,…
Aspire Spring Gala Celebrates ‘People Who Matter’
On April 4, 2019, MassGeneral Hospital for Children will host its 19th annual Aspire Spring Gala at Four Seasons Hotel Boston to benefit Aspire, the highly successful, therapeutically-based program of the Lurie Center for Autism based in Lexington, Mass. Aspire…
Boston Parks & Recreation Tree Maintenance Schedule
The following diseased trees will be removed. If neighbors want to make sure the tree-guards protecting these trees do not get damaged removed them before March 25, store them and then re-install them after the new trees get planted in…