Back Bay, Boston, MA
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Get the morning briefEd Markey Wins Massachusetts Senate Democratic Primary
Sep 2 · CBS Boston →
Council Backs Working Group on South End's Private Alleyways
Sep 2 · City of Boston →
Council Opposes MWRA Plan Allowing Continued Sewage Discharge
Sep 2 · City of Boston →
MBTA Runs Sunday Schedule for Labor Day, Monday Sept. 7
Sep 2 · WBUR →
City Hosts Coffee Hour on Coastal Flooding Plan
Sep 2 · City of Boston →
State Primary Day is today across Boston
Sep 1 · City of Boston →
MBTA launches unlimited two-hour transfers, lower express fares today
Sep 1 · MBTA →
Licensing Board holds violation hearings today
Sep 1 · City of Boston →
South End landmarks panel reviews Tremont, Shawmut cases tonight
Sep 1 · City of Boston →
Two Boston EMS EMTs hospitalized after assault in Roxbury
Aug 31 · Boston 25 News →
Two suspects on scooter arrested after Dorchester shooting
Aug 31 · Universal Hub →
Boston firefighters rescue child wedged behind radiator and door
Aug 31 · Universal Hub →
State health equity subcommittee holds virtual public meeting
Aug 31 · Mass.gov →
Synergy secures $4M state tax credit for office-to-apartment plan
Aug 31 · CommonWealth Beacon →
Related Beal pivots to 312-unit rental plan in South End
Beacon Communities proposes 47 affordable housing units in Chinatown
Council hearing on City Hall accessibility Monday
Aug 30 · City of Boston →
Energy bill workshop at Copley library Monday
Aug 30 · Boston Public Library →
State Primary polls open Tuesday
Aug 30 · City of Boston →
Midnight Fire at Westin Seaport Hotel Prompts Guest Evacuation
Aug 30 · Universal Hub →
Open Newbury Street returns Sunday
Aug 30 · City of Boston →
Trash-Transfer Station Fire in Roxbury Draws Two Alarms
Aug 30 · Universal Hub →
One Dead, One Injured in Electrocution on Orange Line Tracks
Aug 30 · Universal Hub →
Drone Helps Boston Police Track and Arrest Armed Suspect
Aug 30 · Boston Police Department →
Mayor Wu names Kerry Jordan to lead Boston Election Department
Aug 29 · The Boston Sun →
Councilor Flynn continues public safety advocacy in Back Bay
Aug 29 · The Boston Sun →
Traffic advisory warns of move-in weekend parking bans in Back Bay
Aug 29 · City of Boston →
City Council urges BPD to implement weapon surrender bins
Aug 29 · City of Boston →
BPD launches Drone as First Responder pilot program
Aug 29 · Boston Police Department →
Cyanobacteria algae bloom warning expanded for Charles River Lower Basin
Aug 28 · City of Boston →
State and city issue 'Storrowing' alerts ahead of college move-in
Aug 28 · Chelsea Record →
Boston Public Works preps for trash, mattress surge during move-in
Aug 28 · Boston 25 News →
Man to be sentenced to life for 2023 Geneva Avenue murder
Aug 28 · Universal Hub →
Orange Line Shutdown Between Oak Grove and Back Bay Continues Through Aug. 30
Aug 27 · NBC Boston →
City Extends Carney Hospital Redevelopment Comment Period to Nov. 2
Aug 27 · Dorchester Reporter →
MBTA Adds Hourly Commuter Rail Service for Saint Anthony's Feast
Aug 27 · MBTA →
DJ arrested after party bus stabbing near South Bay Mall
A fight on a party bus early Monday led to a stabbing near South Bay Mall in Dorchester; police arrested the DJ after finding blood on his hands nearby.
Aug 26 · Boston.com →
Man arrested after ditching gun in planter near Tufts
Boston Police arrested Ramon Joseph Miles, 55, of Dorchester on Monday after he allegedly discarded a loaded semi-automatic handgun in a flower planter outside 136 Harrison Avenue near Temple Place.
Aug 26 · Boston Police Department →
Matthews Arena replacement delayed nine months over asbestos
Reconstruction of Northeastern University's Matthews Arena is delayed by at least nine months after workers found asbestos during excavation on Tuesday.
Aug 26 · Universal Hub →
Seaport man indicted in fatal Boston Harbor boat crash
A Suffolk County grand jury indicted Lawrence Shieh Tuesday on charges including involuntary manslaughter in a May boat crash near Logan Airport that killed 24-year-old Elizabeth Dankert.
Aug 26 · Universal Hub →
Green Line E Trains Bypassing Symphony Station Into 2029
Green Line E Branch trolleys have bypassed Symphony Station since June 6 for accessibility upgrades expected to last until May 18, 2029; riders should use Prudential or Northeastern instead.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
Boston Police Log Seven Aggravated Assaults Monday
Boston Police's 24-hour log for Sunday, Aug. 23 through Monday, Aug. 24 recorded seven aggravated assaults, one robbery, one commercial burglary, five larcenies from vehicles, and 15 other larcenies citywide, with no homicides.
Aug 25 · Boston Police Department →
Back Bay Gardeners Among Mayor's Garden Contest Winners
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the 2026 Mayor's Garden Contest winners Monday; Back Bay's Peter Cahn and Donald Hess won first place in Porch, Balcony or Container Garden, and Peter Gelhaar took second in Shade Garden.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
Bike Town Youth Pop-Up Set for Moakley Park
Boston Bikes hosts a free Bike Town pop-up today from 4 to 7 p.m. at Moakley Park, letting children ages 4-12 learn and practice safe riding skills.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
Zoning Clinic Offers One-on-One Project Guidance
Inspectional Services holds its final Tuesday zoning clinic of the summer today from 4 to 6 p.m., offering residents, property owners, and small businesses guidance on permits, property use, and zoning requirements.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
Fair Housing Commission Meets Virtually
The Boston Fair Housing Commission meets virtually today from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to review minutes, discuss hearing orders, and hear an executive report on operations and investigations.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
Licensing Board to Hear Premise Violations
Boston's Licensing Board holds virtual hearings today from 10 a.m. to noon on licensed-premise violations, including alleged assaults, failure to disperse patrons, and operating after legal closing hours.
Aug 25 · City of Boston →
Boston Youth Climate Action Fund microgrants open for applications
Applications for the Boston Youth Climate Action Fund, offering grants up to $5,000 for youth-led sustainability and heat-resilience projects, are open through Friday, Sept. 4.
Aug 24 · City of Boston →
Orange Line shutdown between Oak Grove, Back Bay continues
Orange Line service stays suspended between Oak Grove and Back Bay through Sunday, Aug. 30, with free shuttle buses running between Oak Grove and North Station.
Aug 23 · City of Boston →
Open Newbury Street walkway suspended Aug. 30
The car-free Open Newbury Street pedestrian series will not run Sunday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Aug 23 · City of Boston →
Moped-strike suspect arrested in Theater District
Boston Police arrested 22-year-old Angel Gonzalez Friday night during a traffic stop at Stuart and Washington streets on an outstanding warrant for hitting an officer with a moped on Aug. 19.
Aug 23 · Boston Police Department →
Public Garden tour starts at Ducklings statue
The Untold Stories of the Boston Public Garden tour begins today at 10 a.m. at the Ducklings Statue in the Public Garden.
Aug 23 · The Boston Calendar →
Voting machines to be tested today ahead of Sept. 1 primary
Boston's Election Department tests ImageCast Precinct Tabulators today, Aug. 22, at 3:15 p.m. at 400 Frontage Road, Room 200, ahead of the Sept. 1 state primary. The public may observe.
Aug 22 · City of Boston →
Landmarks Commission to review Mission Church demolition plan Tuesday
The Boston Landmarks Commission holds a virtual public hearing Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. on plans to demolish and reconstruct the school building at the Mission Church Complex on St. Alphonsus Street.
Aug 22 · The Boston Sun →
Police investigate apparent hidden camera in research lab locker
Boston Police are investigating after a Mass General Brigham research lab worker found a device resembling a hidden camera in a secure women's changing and shower room on Wednesday, Aug. 19.
Aug 22 · Patch →
City awards $1.3M in job training grants, launches college pilot
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Workforce Development announced $1.3 million in Neighborhood Jobs Trust grants to 12 organizations on Aug. 21, including a new pilot funding 80 low-income students transitioning from Bunker Hill Community College to UMass Boston.
Aug 22 · City of Boston →
Ten mopeds towed in Downtown Crossing enforcement sweep
Boston police towed ten mopeds and issued summonses to nine operators during a Thursday, Aug. 20, enforcement sweep against illegal scooters and mopeds near Washington, Franklin, and Summer streets.
Aug 22 · Boston Police Department →
MBTA completes major signal and accessibility work on Green Line
The MBTA announced Aug. 21 the completion of signal upgrades in the central Green Line tunnel and accessibility improvements on the C branch, following a nine-day service suspension.
Aug 22 · Beacon Hill Times →
BPD Human Trafficking Unit arrests Hyde Park man on warrant
Boston Police's Human Trafficking Unit arrested Ted Petit Frere, 23, in Hyde Park on multiple outstanding sex offense warrants.
Aug 21 · Boston Police Department →
Vanbarton Group proposes 478-unit office conversion in Back Bay
Vanbarton Group has proposed converting the block-long office building at 31 St. James Ave. in Back Bay into 478 apartments.
Aug 21 · Bisnow →
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