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Burbank Tenants Join 2,000 Protesters to ‘Take Back Our City’
By Conrad Ciszek On September 30, about 20 members of the Burbank Apartments Tenant Association (BATA) staged a picket at the downtown office of First Realty Management (FRM). These tenants and their supporters—including representatives of the Fenway Community Development Corporation, Massachusetts Alliance of HUD Tenants, High Point Families United, and the Boston Tenant Coalition—continue to [...]
Fighting to Reform City’s Affordable Housing Policy—Will You Help?
BY MONICA LISA JOHNSON Who cares about affordable housing in the Fenway? The market will bear what the market can bear, right? So what if we lose a few affordable units? We want to encourage development because it helps the economy and brings more services to our community. This used to be the way I [...]
Meet Tracey Hunt, the force behind annual Safe ‘Eat and treat’ party
By Mike Mennonno Tracey Hunt is on the go. Ever since helping to found the Fenway Family Coalition back in 1994 she has been a force in affordable, family-friendly fun in the Fenway. Whether it’s Spring Into the Fenway or the Summer Social, Tracey has had a hand in planning and presenting it. A long-time [...]
Neighborhood Newslines
Apparently, liquor ISN’T quicker In the past several years, Hemenway Variety, at the corner of Westland Ave. and Hemenway St., has twice tried to obtain a liquor license but has been turned down because of objections by the neighborhood, the Boston Police Department, and others. Last month, the owners of the building complex at 91 [...]
Tenants, Backers Crowd Council Hearing, but Kargman Won’t Budge
by Lori Frankian On March 14 City Councilors Michael P. Ross and Rob Consalvo convened a public hearing at the Susan Bailis Assisted Living Center on Mass Ave at St. Botolph Street. Prior to the hearing, a well-organized group of over 40 people marched from the Edgerly Road Playground in the East Fens down Mass [...]
Lawsuit Filed Today to Stop Discriminatory End to Affordable Housing Program in Boston’s Fenway Neighborhood
A civil rights case was filed today in the Boston Housing Court against William and Robert Kargman of Cambridge and Brookline and two Kargman owned companies. The complaint alleges that the Kargmans are about to terminate a housing subsidy program at their apartment complex, Burbank Apartments, in the Fenway neighborhood. The complaint states that low [...]
News Notes – March 17
BU alumnus among missing NYT journalists in Libya by Josh Cain/BU Daily Free Press – Mar 16, 2011 Four New York Times reporters covering the violence in Libya have gone missing, The Times reported on Wednesday on its website. Among them is Tyler Hicks, a Times war photographer and Boston University alumnus who graduated with [...]
City Council Hearing in Fenway – March 14
Your neighbors need your help to save affordable housing in the Fenway! March / Rally and Public Hearing to Keep Fenway Affordable! Monday, March 14th 2:45 pm MARCH – gather at Edgerly Rd. playground corner of Edgerly Rd. & Haviland St. 3:30 pm RALLY and 4:00 pm HEARING at Susan Bailis Assisted Living Community 352 [...]
HELP SAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING – TONIGHT!
HELP SAVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING! Your neighbors need your help to save affordable housing in the Fenway! Our neighborhood faces the loss of nearly 10% of its affordable housing. The owners of Burbank Apartments want to opt out of federal subsidy programs and convert the 173 units to market rate at the end of March 2011. [...]
FCDC, Family Coalition, Thank Venders, Volunteers for Their Support
by Sarah Horsley On Sunday October 31, the Fenway Family Coalition and the Fenway CDC held another spectacular Halloween Eat & Treat event. Over 75 families attended, and the creativity of the costumes and energy of the crowd was top-notch. In addition to pizza, the party featured face painting and a raffle. Families then went [...]