Right down the street from the historic Fenway Park, the Fenway Community Center, or FCC, stands as a beacon of unity. The FCC has been an integral part of the Boston community since 2016, offering a wide range of activities from yoga classes and game nights to food distributions....
Located at 20 Charlesgate W., Our Lady’s Guild House is planning a renovation to create more affordable housing in the Fenway area. In October 2023, the Fenway Community Development Corporation, or Fenway CDC, along with the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, or POUA, purchased...
In the midst of New York Fashion Week, Boston had its own sprawling fashion event — though the invite list wasn’t limited to models and millionaires. In the late-summer heat, on the outskirts of the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury, a seemingly never-ending...
On a 75-degree day in Franklin Park Sept. 14, over 250 racers and walkers lined up for another run in the Boston Athletic Association’s, or B.A.A.’s, Neighborhood Race Series. The two-mile run marked the fifth installment of the six-part race series that began in March 2024....
“How can we love our neighbors? How can we help make easier a really stressful day?” said King’s Hill Church Pastor Jonathan Moseley after the church’s annual “Big Move” event. Since 2018, the church, located in Back Bay, has participated in what they call the “Big...
In September 2023, Asha Janay took on the role of Roxbury liaison in the Department of Neighborhood Services. In the brief time Janay has been liaison, she has been hard at work helping Roxbury thrive by connecting with residents and sharing city resources. As a Roxbury native...
Margaret “Maggie” Van Scoy became a liaison for the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services in July 2022. In this role, she serves as the connection between the city government and four neighborhoods: Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Mission Hill and Fenway-Kenmore. While these historic...
Lush plants and succulents abound in a new cafe on Tremont Street. Owned and run by an immigrant family from Vietnam, The Green Haus offers a menu of small breakfast and lunch plates, an array of richly decorated pastries and a variety of coffee and tea.
The Green Haus is...
Home to Back Bay and parts of the Mission Hill and Fenway neighborhoods, the 02115 zip code was recently reported by The Wall Street Journal as having the priciest residential real estate per square foot in the United States.
“Housing [in Back Bay] is not affordable unless...
Warm light illuminated long picnic tables, murals decorated the walls, bustling patrons bantered across the room and the smell of delectable pies wafted throughout the taproom at Lamplighter Brewing Co. as guests celebrated March 14, or Pi Day, with a Great Brewery Bake Off.
Inspired...
The Great Hall at Codman Square Health Center converted to an indoor shopping ground March 2 for the weekly Dorchester Winter Farmers Market. Every year since 2015, on Saturdays Jan. 27 through March 30, community building is a two-way street. Dorchester residents are offered...
The Walgreens at 416 Warren St. in Roxbury officially closed Jan. 31 despite protests from local residents and elected officials.
The closure leaves the neighborhood with just one location on Columbus Avenue, about a mile away from the closed site. The walk between the two...
