Dear Members and Friends:
This weekend there’s a lot to celebrate, LatinX Heritage, Indigenous People’s Day, The Fenway Cultural Alliance members Opening their Doors – we hope you can get out and about and enjoy it all. After all the fun, you might need to attend to business; well you’re in luck with the city truck coming back to the Victory Gardens. And mark your calendars with upcoming important election and development meeting dates.
Please take the Local impact survey – 2023 Fenway Park concert series sponsored by the Fenway Park Concert Neighborhood Committee. We need to know what you think: how were you impacted by the Fenway Park 2023 concert series? The survey asks for evaluation of the four areas of mitigation in the signed agreement for concert management: sound / transportation / trash & sanitation / impacts on public parks and pathways; BUT there’s an opportunity to give additional comments.
Survey link: https://forms.gle/i3RJseyHk7Y4rwNf8
Results will be shared at the Red Sox / Fenway Park Neighborhood Meeting on October 24 at 6:00pm in the Ford Clubhouse located on 72 Brookline Avenue. Thank you for participating.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Monday, October 9th is Indigenous Peoples’ Day.
The Boston City Council, in honor of the histories and cultures of Indigenous Peoples, adopted a resolution recognizing October 9th, 2023 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Council ordered to raise the flag of the Massachusetts Tribe at Ponkapoag over City Hall Plaza on October 6th. Flags from nation states around the world have flown at Boston City Hall, but Boston has never before flown the flag of an Indigenous nation.
Monday, October 9 – Fenway Alliance’s flagship festival Opening Our Doors – a celebration of the Fenway Cultural District –
The festival line up is live on this website – https://www.fenwayculture.org/ood-2023-schedule. New this year is a main stage at The Station at 1400 Boylston performances from 12pm – 4pm. A fun day full of free events – a chance to enter our great local cultural institutions with fun and family focused events all day. The event kicks off with song, dance, celebrations and a parade at the Reflecting Pool area by the Christian Science Church.
Monday, October 9 at 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., Music in the Gallery with Mikiko Sato at Kaji Aso Studio, 40 St. Stephen Street. Part of the Opening our Doors festival (free, open to public). Mikiko is a Japanese singer-songwriter/composer & Concert Series Director of Kaji Also Studio. Enjoy these 20-minute sessions while exploring the current exhibition “Dreaming of Space” – five large acrylics by founder Kaji Aso on view through Oct 27.
Wednesday, October 11: Fenway Cares Food Distribution 2 locations Symphony Community Park & Fenway Community Center 3:30 p.m.– info here.
Thursday October 12 & Friday Oct 13: 10 a.m – 11:30 a.m, CITY HALL ON THE GO TRUCK: KENMORE-FENWAY – bringing essential municipal services to you
Oct 12: Kenmore Square, 623 Commonwealth Ave
Oct 13: Fenway Victory Gardens, across from 1200 Boylston Street.
The City Hall On The Go truck has scheduled 2 stops in the neighborhood, bringing essential municipal services right to you – get your business done on a wide range of services – check the web for a full list.
Please note, no cash payments on the truck.
Saturday, October 14, 2-7 p.m. – Closing Fiesta en la Plaza – at Boston City Hall Plaza
The closing celebration of the LatinX Heritage month celebrations – with panels and a final concert. See flyer below.
ONGOING & UPCOMING
Wednesday, October 18, 6 p.m-8 p.m 1400 Boylston Street (Development) Public Meeting | Virtual Meeting
The BPDA is hosting a Public Meeting for the 1400 Boylston Street project (current location of the Star Market, the “Station” and Star lower parking lot) in the Fenway, to discuss the Draft Project Impact Report. The meeting will include a presentation followed by Q&A and comments from the public. How to Participate: Please register in advance for this meeting through the following link: bit.ly/3RvAc01
Meeting ID: 160 342 2795
Toll-free call-in number: 833 568 8864
Tuesday, October 24 6PM, Red Sox / Fenway Park Neighborhood Meeting in the Ford Clubhouse located on 72 Brookline Avenue.
Saturday, October 28, 2023 is the NEXT Voter Registration Deadline.
The Municipal Election will be on November 7, 2023
December 1st deadline to apply for the Fenway Neighborhood Improvement Grant Berklee established the Fenway Neighborhood Improvement Grant to support community-based projects and initiatives that contribute to the vibrancy and quality of life in the Fenway neighborhood. The application deadline is December 1st, and you can find more information, including eligibility requirements, here. If you are a neighborhood nonprofit, please consider applying!
City of Boston neighborhood liaison Maggie Van Scoy to contact Maggie, visit her web page here. Or attend a coffee-hour on Fridays, 10-11 a.m. locations vary, check the website here. Oct 13th – Mission Hill
MBTA OCTOBER SERVICE CHANGES here
BPDA Design Vision Survey Take the survey to share your vision for design in Boston. Community Engagement taken through Oct. For survey info click :http://www.bostonplans.org/planning/urban-design/boston-design-vision . To take the survey, click here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Y6HL5YS
Curbside food waste collection is here! (for smaller buildings) and
If you live in a big building, you can use Project Oscar community compost drop-offs located throughout the City to compost food scraps! Closest to Fenway is the Tobin Community Center at 1481 Tremont Street.
DEVELOPMENT LINKS for BPDA – PROJECTS
Visit BPDA’s website to see details on development projects. You can search by neighborhood, and by Project/Plan Status.
“Letters of Intent” 645 Beacon Street; 142-146 St. Mary’s Street
“Under Review”: 409 Huntington Avenue, 2 Charlesgate West, 165 Park Drive, 1400 Boylston Street, and in neighboring Back Bay: Belvidere Student Housing (converting Sheraton Hotel south tower into student dormitory)
“Board Approved” are clear to proceed.
See you around!
Promoting a vital and sustainable neighborhood
Fenway Civic Association 