Boston City Councilor Althea Garrison is worried about the impact casinos will have on Boston residents especially senior citizens. During the last city council meeting, Garrison called for a hearing looking into preventing exploitation of seniors because of casinos. Encore Boston Harbor, located in Everett but on the boarder of Boston, is expected to open Read More…
Tiki Rock, located on 2 Broad Street, is looking to add bottle service to their establishment. The popular restaurant and bar met with the Wharf District Council to discuss their plans. If approved, bottle service would only be allowed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights and Sundays during brunch. Due to Boston’s laws, patrons will Read More…
Cape Air met with the Wharf District Council this week to go over their proposed seaplane service connecting the Boston Harbor and New York City. Currently, it takes about four hours to get to NYC from Boston. However, with Cape Air’s proposal the trip could be as short as an hour and 15 minutes. They Read More…
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA, formerly known as the BRA) recently shared with the Boston City Council that it will be holding sixteen community meetings about the different urban renewal areas. In August 2016, the Commonwealth’s Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) approved BRA’s request for a six-year extension of urban renewal powers, Read More…
The Wharf District Council is steaming ahead with their vision video for the district. The council held two charettes this week to get residents ideas and input on what they would like the district to look like years from now. Years ago, the council created a document about their vision for the district and while Read More…
The Boston City Council is hoping to get a jump start on preventing summer violence this year. Councilors Kim Janey, Matt O’Malley and Andrea Campbell recently called for a hearing to combat summer violence. The council held a similar hearing last June and according to Janey, the hearing did work on decreasing crime in the Read More…
The Boston City Council is worried about one potential health crisis impacting the youth of the city. During this week’s regular city council meeting, councilors Matt O’Malley and Anissa Essaibi-George called for a hearing on potential regulations and restrictions on e-cigs and vaping. “It is an unrecognized epidemic that is sweeping our schools,” said O’Malley. Read More…
Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell has called for a hearing to review funds and grants available to violence prevention and invention. During the regular City Council meeting, Campbell requested the hearing saying the city receives millions of dollars in regards to violence prevention and invention. Campbell wants transparency when it comes to these grants Read More…
The Boston City Council was back to talking about parking remedies during this week’s regular city council meeting. Councilors Lydia Edwards, Annissa Essaibi-George and Andrea Campbell called for a future hearing regarding citywide parking reform throughout all of Boston. “We need to look at every single tool in the toolbox when it comes to parking,” Read More…
Boston City Councilor Annissa Essaibi-George is requesting a new ordinance to provide for safe disposal of needles through the establishment of a product stewardship program. “We all know the Sharps team collects hundreds of thousands of needles in our streets,” said Essaibi-George during the regular city council meeting. The councilor said with the opioid epidemic, Read More…
The Boston City Council is looking into revising a city ordinance regarding signage for storefronts and businesses. The council held a working session this week about the ordinance that is coming to an end on May 21. The original ordinance, stating businesses did not need a city permit to place free-standing sandwich boards on public Read More…
Councilor Michelle Wu wants to impose fees on residential parking in the city of Boston. During the regular city council meeting, Wu called for a hearing about potentially charging $25 for one residential parking permit. Wu said residents would have to prove their residency, and there would be no limit on how many permits a Read More…