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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu addresses reporters after her State of the City Address March 19. Wu discussed her testimony before Congress and announced new programs during her address at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

‘God save whoever messes with Boston’: Mayor Wu pushes back against criticism from the Trump administration, unveils housing, education programs in State of the City Address

Elizabeth Mehler March 21, 2025
Mayor Michelle Wu highlighted Boston’s resistance against the Trump administration’s attacks on the city’s public servants, immigrants, veterans and the LBGTQ+ community, along with introducing education and housing initiatives in her 2025 State of the City Address Wednesday. 
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Boston University buys back buildings in Kenmore Square to settle confidential lawsuit

Ruihan Yang February 10, 2023
Boston University bought back several buildings located in Kenmore Square as a part of a confidential settlement after leasing them to Related Beal, a design and development company, in 2016.
East to West: Oct. 29, 2021

East to West: Oct. 29, 2021

Veronica Thompson October 29, 2021

Today on East to West, we cover kappa sigma’s suspension, Boston University students reporting catcalling in Kenmore Square, Acting Mayor Kim Janey challenging the 2020 Boston census count and...

Kenmore Square. Boston University students have reported being catcalled by Related Beal construction workers at One Kenmore Square as they pass the site. TAYLOR COESTER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students share experiences of catcalling from East Campus construction workers

Tanisha Bhat October 28, 2021
Related Beal construction site workers reportedly wolf whistle and stare as students pass by.
East to West: Oct. 22, 2021

East to West: Oct. 22, 2021

Veronica Thompson October 22, 2021

It’s Family and Friends Weekend! Today on East to West, we cover the second Boston mayoral debate, the upcoming Family and Friends Weekend, Boston Halloween events and more. Click here to stream...

citgo sign obstructed by building

Students express disapproval as new Kenmore Square building slowly covers iconic BU Citgo sign

Madhri Yehiya October 21, 2021
60-foot-by-60-foot sign no longer fully visible from a distance in the west direction along Comm Ave.
Since the United States Post Office in Kenmore Square was closed due to construction, the U.S. Postal Service announced the opening of a new office on Park Drive in Boston University’s South Campus. COURTESY OF PIXABAY

Closed Kenmore Post Office to be relocated to South Campus

Melissa Ellin November 6, 2019
The USPS plans to open a new location at 512 Park Drive in Boston University’s South Campus, USPS officials say, which will replace a post office in Kenmore Square that closed in June due to construction.
Hotel Commonwealth in Kenmore Square along Commonwealth Avenue, which used to be owned by Boston University. CONNYR LU/ DFP STAFF

Once under BU ownership, Hotel Commonwealth still linked with university

Natalie Patrick April 11, 2019
Amidst the rows and floors of hotel rooms in Hotel Commonwealth, one suite stands out. Guests who book the “Terrier Suite” enter into a room decorated with pictures of alumni and BU’s mascot, the Boston terrier.
Boston was ranked as the fourth most expensive city to rent a one bedroom apartment in March by the online rental platform “Zumper.” RYAN GREGORY/ DFP STAFF

City plans to create more affordable housing

Dana Sung March 29, 2019
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Planning and Development Agency detailed in their 2018 Inclusionary Development Policy Annual Report on Tuesday the City is working to create more affordable housing.
A new plan to redevelop the western intersection of Kenmore Square includes a 300-foot hotel and a new cross street connecting Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street. COURTESY OF STUDIO GANG

BU community responds to proposed Kenmore Square redevelopments

Namu Sampath February 7, 2019
Since BU's 2016 sale of commercial space in Kenmore Square, students in East Campus have already felt the loss of a City Convenience location — and soon, will lose the BU Barnes and Noble.
Kenmore Square, located at the intersection of Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street. Mark Development released a proposal Tuesday to build a 300-foot tower, a public plaza and a reworked roadway in the area. COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

New hotel proposed for Kenmore Square

Julia Sullivan February 3, 2019
Plans to build a new hotel and plaza at the western edge of Kenmore Square were unveiled by property developer Robert Korff at a community meeting Tuesday night. The proposed hotel would tower nearly 300 feet above the site currently occupied by a Citizens Bank, at the junction of Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street.
Boston University’s Barnes and Noble has a moving sale before it relocates from Kenmore Square to West Campus in February. ZIJING FU/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU Barnes and Noble to move to West Campus February

Daily Free Press Staff January 24, 2019
The BU Barnes and Noble bookstore will be moving to West Campus this February.
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