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virtual information session hosted by the boston cannabis board and the mayor's office of economic development

Cannabis delivery licenses on the way for Boston dispensaries

Isabella Abraham April 27, 2021
Boston must site at least 52 recreational cannabis dispensaries, according to state law.
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.
cars on harvard avenue in allston

Master Plan hatched for Allston-Brighton

Greye Dunn April 12, 2021
Activists said the City Council failed to protect residents against rent hikes and gentrification.
symphony station

MBTA plans accessibility improvements to Green Line’s Symphony Station

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 5, 2021
Members of Green Line Transformation shared details of the station’s design at a virtual community meeting Wednesday, as the Symphony Station Accessibility Improvements project enters its final design phase.
reggie lewis track and field center at roxbury community college

Mass vaccination site opens at Roxbury Community College

Isabella Abraham March 3, 2021
CIC’s operations opened with an initial dosage capacity of 800 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccinations per day, with plans to increase that number to 2,500 daily appointments in a month’s time —half will be reserved for local residents.
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.
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