BRA
Air Rights CAC Meeting – Dec 1, 6pm – to Start Earlier than Planned
MassDOT Air Rights Parcels 12-15 CAC Members, After consulting with the CAC Co-chairs regarding our ambitious presentation agenda at our December 1st Working Session, we have decided to move the meeting start time up to 6:00pm. The meeting will be taking place at the St. Cecilia’s Parish Hall and conclude as scheduled at 8:30pm. If [...]
Three Important Meetings
Good afternoon all, There are several upcoming meetings in the month of August related to development in the Fenway Neighborhood. I know that all of you have many prior commitments and that you all would probably rather spend your August at the beach than indoors with me (no offense taken) so I wanted to send [...]
Berklee Task Force Meeting – Feb 7
If you are concerned about the buildings that Berklee College of Music is proposing to erect on Mass. Ave., you will want to know about these meetings – ed. The Berklee Task Force will meet Monday, February 7, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Orientation Room at the Boston Public Library’s Copley branch. Enter the original [...]
Boston Redevelopment Authority will conduct a community meeting Thursday November 18, 2010 @ 6:00pm
BRA Community Meeting Thursday November 18th at 6pm 174 Ipswich street, Boston Arts Academy On Thursday November 18, 2010 @ 6:00pm the Boston Redevelopment Authority will conduct a community meeting to be held at Boston Arts Academy, 174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA 02215 to discuss the Fenway Limited Services Hotel, 121 Brookline Avenue (Notice of [...]
News Notes – August 17
Fenway’s other athletes – For hawkers, a summer job that is no walk in the ballpark By Andrew Ryan – Globe Staff / August 17, 2010 Any baseball fanatic dreaming about a lazy summer selling peanuts and popcorn at Fenway Park should know this: Lazy won’t schlep that case of bottled water up and back [...]
Public Meeting On Christian Science Plaza Project – August 3
The Boston Redevelopment Authority will host a public meeting regarding the Christian Science Plaza Revitalization Project: Tuesday, August 3rd at 6:00 PM The First Church of Christ, Scientist, 3rd Floor Conference Room 210 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston Enter at main entrance off the Christian Science Plaza Since January 2009, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and [...]
Did Mayor Menino trade tax breaks for off-budget funds?
by Shirley Kressel The Mayor and the BRA appear to be using a development subsidy program to enrich powerful real-estate investors in return for “voluntary contributions.” These become funds that the mayor and BRA officials can control off-budget, without public or City Council oversight. The unjustified extension of this tax break for just one building [...]
Neighborhood Newslines – September 2009
GLOBE COLUMNIST GIVES A THUMBS-UP TO THE WORK OF SHIRLEY KRESSELBoston Globe columnist Yvonne Abraham offered warm praise for Back Bay resident (and occasional Fenway News contributor) Shirley Kressel in the paper’s August 22 edition. “There is nobody like Kressel in Boston,” wrote Abraham of the persistent critic of the BRA, who works with residents [...]
McD’s Parking Plan Heads to Zoning Board
BY DAVID HOLTZMAN At a public meeting on September 2, residents offered ideas for what should happen on the West Boylston Street McDonald’s lot in the short and long term.The meeting, held at Fenway Park, was the second one organized by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to give the community the chance to weigh in [...]