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News Notes – February 11
Fenway at risk of losing affordable housing complex By Jennifer Gorden, Globe Correspondent – February 10, 2011 Conrad Ciszek graduated from Northeastern University 14 years ago, saddled with student debt while working an entry-level job in insurance regulation. He moved into the Burbank Apartments, which allowed him to live in quality affordable housing near his [...]
News Notes – February 7
Student protestors on BU Biolab: ‘We’re going to stop this lab and shut it down’ by Chelsea Diana/BU Daily Free Press – Feb 3, 2011 Boston University students opposing their school’s desire to build a Biosafety Level-4 lab in Roxbury are working to put a stop to the construction of what they deemed an “environmentally [...]
News Notes – February 2
Landmark Center sells for $530.5M By Herald Staff – February 1, 2011 The Abbey Group announced today that it has sold Landmark Center, the 950,000 square foot office/retail development in the Fenway, to a joint venture between JP Morgan Investment Management Inc. and Samuels & Associates for $530.5 million. For decades known as the Sears [...]
News Notes – December 29
Pile it there . . . and pay the price By Megan Woolhouse – Globe Staff / December 29, 2010 In a city where there is too much snow and no place to put it, Sergeant Steven Tankle enforces the rules. He fines the shovelers, the snowblower operators, and the private plow drivers who push [...]
“Blizzard” Parking Tickets To Be Voided
Bill Richardson, president of the Fenway Civic Association, received the following message and asked us to help spread the word: Dear Bill: Senator Tolman, Senator Chang-Díaz and Representative Rushing were in contact with the Department of Conservation and Recreation last Thursday and Friday regarding the snow emergency tickets the State Police issued on Wednesday [Feb [...]
Sidewalk Snow Removal – Slackers
UPDATED BELOW ON DEC 22 In the East Fenway, most sidewalks have been well cleared (except those for which City or State are resonsible, of course). Some few have not been cleared at all, or only imperfectly. Feel free to add to this list in the comments, and we will update. Do you have any [...]