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parking lot at 149 newbury st in boston

New retail, office building designed to replace Newbury parking lot

Taylor Brokesh April 14, 2021
The proposed site at 149 Newbury St. would fill the last open lot on the historic street.
Chandler pond in Chestnut Hill

Community Preservation Committee recommends projects for new funding

Taylor Brokesh February 25, 2021
The Boston City Council will vote to approve funding, which totals more than $25 million in grants from the Community Preservation Fund.
Cannabis plant growing in a greenhouse

Recreational dispensary proposed for Newbury Street

Sam Trottenberg February 25, 2021
The proposal comes from Rooted in Roxbury, a local minority-owned cannabis company. Although Newbury Street hosts tobacco and pipe retailers, there are currently no dispensaries on the strip.
Boston residents say the return of students to the city was more manageable than anticipated. ANRAN XIE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston residents say return of students more bearable than expected

Angela Yang December 10, 2020
As the fall semester concludes at schools across the state, data sourced from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health show a steeper rise in the number of new coronavirus cases per day than the number of new tests given per day. Yet some Boston residents said the reality of college students’ return beats the catastrophe they had expected.

MBTA might bring digital billboards to light

Samantha Day February 13, 2018

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is seeking the addition of street-level digital billboards outside five Boston transit stations that will feature up-to-date arrival times, service updates...

Boston University student Zeguang Xu was arraigned Oct. 2 by Boston Municipal Court after he was found driving his Maserati 100 MPH through Back Bay. PHOTO COURTESY OF SUFFOLK DISTRICT ATTORNEY

Back Bay residents raise concerns about speeding

Gregory Yang October 9, 2014

In the wake of a Boston University student speeding 100 mph in the Back Bay area, some residents said they no longer feel safe on their streets. “Little girls are afraid to walk to school. Neighbors...

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