The initial tour senior Tim Granger took of his 115 St. Stephen St. apartment did not give cause for the criminal justice major much concern. Other than a cockroach scuttling by, the space seemed decent enough. But as he arrived to move in with the help of his parents in September, his father, a contractor, immediately sensed there was something illegal about the apartment. Besides a single window looking out into the hallway the place was windowless, and its walls were covered in grime and muck.
With the cold weather already setting in, these last few weeks of warmth might just be the best time to soak up the colors of fall and enjoy the outdoors. Although Massachusetts has a lot to offer, from foliage expeditions to Halloween activities, our weekend pick would be apple and pumpkin picking, where you can admire the changing landscape up close while filling up bags with some fall goodies – all within reach of the city. If the picking got a little crazy, baking an apple pie or two and carving some jack-o-lanterns afterward are also a great activities.
Living in a 300 square foot studio apartment at 73 Hemenway St. in the Fenway, Joyce Foster, a board director of the Fenway Community Development Corporation (CDC), has put efforts into community development for years.
With a bustling city at their feet, college students in Boston are never at a loss for things to do. With more than 50 colleges in the area, local businesses capitalize on the number of students by offering discounts and annual college nights.
Labeled Boston’s “steadfast hottest street” by Zagat Survey, the world’s leading provider of consumer survey-based information for restaurants, Boylston Street presents a string of new and classic restaurants at which patrons can enjoy a delectable meal. From burgers to burritos, sushi to shakes, top-notch chow is steps from campus.
Ditching the traditional loyalty card mentality, Belly, a Chicago-based reward card company, has expanded to Boston to help local retailers offer frequent shoppers customized perks. Nearly 120 businesses in the Boston area are now using the Belly Card. From salons to pizza joints, the rewards are as diverse as the stores themselves. According to their website, Belly’s goal is to give customers rewards they actually want.
A new semester has started and students are filling the city. While schools look forward to seeing new faces on campus, Fenway residents find that the increase in institutional enrollment may put pressure on the neighborhood housing stock.
Boston law enforcement officials are heightening efforts to curb alcohol- and noise-related offenses as the new school year begins, officials said. The Boston Police Department (BPD) and Northeastern University Division of Public Safety (NUPD) have historically ramped up enforcement of alcohol laws at the start of the fall semester to limit underage drinking, disorderly conduct and open container violations.
As Boston’s 250,000 college students descend on the city after their summer breaks, things can get a little hectic. City officials have been working hard to simplify the early-September influx in popular student areas such as Gardner, Ashford and Pratt streets, the Fenway and Mission Hill. Officers of the Inspectional Services Department travelled door-to-door last weekend to offer preliminary inspections of students’ new apartments. The most common problems included faulty smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, pests, rodents, broken railings and mold, officials said.
Ranked 19th on a list of North America’s 26 most congested cities, Boston may not be known for its efficient traffic flow. A report entitled the Congestion Index, released in July by the GPS manufacturer TomTom, showed Boston commuters face an average delay of 19 minutes each hour during peak driving periods.
