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Switcheroo: BPS Lets Arts Academy Stay, Moves Fenway High Bowing to angry students and parents from Boston Latin Academy, the marginally less-prestigious cousin of Boston Latin School, Boston School Superintendant Carol R. Johnson dropped her plan to move the Latin Academy into shuttered Hyde Park High School. That move would have set off a chain [...]
The End is Near: Restaurant Row May See Reopenings This Month
By Lori A. Frankian Anticipation runs high in the West Fens, to put it mildly, as Restaurant Row is showing true signs of being close to reopening! A consistent stream of eager residents, nearby business staff, and Red Sox patrons have been walking onto the new concrete patio and looking in the windows of the [...]
What Happens to Our City, a Realtor Asks, If Only the Rich Can Live Here?
By Michael Foley Consider yourself lucky if you’re not looking for an apartment rental in the Boston area. Rental properties in the city, and most of its neighborhoods, are virtually 100% full! I have been renting properties in Boston since 1985 and I have never seen it anywhere near this tight! In the price range under $2,500 there [...]
Fire at 90 Westland Ave.
A fire in the early morning hours of Labor Day did serious interior damage to the building at 90 Westland Ave. It apparently started as an electrical fire in the laundromat in the basement, then spread to neighboring businesses (Cappy’s Pizza and a convenience store) and the apartments on the upper floors. Did you witness [...]
Burtons Grill gets Serious About Seniors
New England-Based Restaurant Group Burtons Grill Celebrates National Senior Citizens Day with Half-Off Food All-Day! In celebration of National Senior Citizens Day, on Sunday, August 21st, 2011, Burtons Grill, the casual restaurant chain with seven locations in the New England area, including Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Virginia, will be honoring the nation’s senior citizens [...]
Common Boston week is here!
Boston Society of Architects/AIA Common Boston Common Boston week is here! Explore Boston’s most creative urban spaces. Open buildings, walking tours, sidewalk art, bike adventures and a design/build challenge are part of more than 40 events during the Common Bostonfestival, June 15 through 26!Kick off the festival at at 6:30 pm on June 16 the [...]
Greater Boston’s best restaurants are stepping up …
Greater Boston Restaurants Rally to Raise Funds for Massachusetts Tornado Relief Efforts in Western Massachusetts (BOSTON, MA) – When it comes to philanthropy one group of merchants that are synonymous with stepping up to the plate when people are in need are restaurateurs. Next week some of Greater Boston’s best restaurants are stepping up and [...]
INTRODUCING MASSART MADE
Massachusetts’ First College-Affiliated Boutique Features Work by Alumni, Students, Faculty and Staff MassArt Made, which opened in April, introduces Massachusetts to the only college-affiliated retail store selling unique art, gifts, clothing and one-of-a kind products created by alumni, students, faculty and staff of Massachusetts College of Art and Design. In similar fashion to boutiques on [...]
Neighborhood Newslines – April 2011
Red Sox Unveil Final Fenway Park Improvements On March 16, the Red Sox held a community meeting in the Absolut Clubhouse, next to Fenway Park, to update its neighbors about changes in the ballpark. Larry Cankro, Beth Krudys, and Paul Hanlon represented the team, with Hanlon handling the bulk of the presentation. “This was the [...]
News Notes – March 24
NU to hold controversial forum By Erica Thompson/The Huntington News – 3/24/11 Chuck Turner, a five-term Boston City Councilor, will begin his three year jail sentence tomorrow for accepting a $1,000 bribe, but only after paying a visit to Northeastern. Turner will be one of four guest speakers tonight at the Northeastern School of Law’s [...]