Massachusetts news

• BPDA OKs big Southie public housing, Dorchester mixed-use projects

  15-12-2023 20:34
  Changes to Back Bay's Harvard Club and downtown planning similarly got nods from the BPDA board.
  
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• Holiday Stroll on Beacon Hill

  15-12-2023 09:33 via beaconhilltimes.com
  The Beacon Hill Holiday Stroll was held last Thursday night and resulted in the closing of Charles Street
  from Cambridge Street to Beacon Street to cars. A community party greeted shoppers as they explored
  the diverse stores Beacon Hill has to offer. Shown at The Happy Journey Toy Shoppe are Lee Combs and
  Catarina Mabeira shop while store owner Melanie Brtani and her daughter Meghan Berger guide them to the perfect gifts to those on their list.
  Upstairs Downstairs owner Laura Cousineau (right)
  
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• Mayor Wu Announces Designation For Redevelopment of West End Branch Library

  15-12-2023 09:28 via beaconhilltimes.com
  Special to TimesMayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor’s Office of Housing, and the Boston Public Library (BPL)  have announced that the City of Boston’s Public Facilities Commission has tentatively designated the development team of Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) and Caste Capital to redevelop the West End branch of the Boston Public Library on Cambridge Street.The renovation will include a new, two-story branch library and 119 income-restricted units of housing above the libr
  
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