Dear Members and Friends:
March is WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH
April is time once again for our Annual Meeting!
- FENWAY CIVIC ANNUAL MEETING — APRIL 10TH (flyer below)
- BOSTON MARATHON MONDAY, APRIL 15
Congrats, Nehal on reaching your fundraising goal for your Boston Marathon Run to support FENWAY CARES – The need is great, and pledges are still being accepted! We are so proud of your efforts, and wish you the best on Marathon Day! Please make your pledge here: bit.ly/FenwayCaresRun (flyer below)
- TAXES DUE! WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17
THE WEEK AHEAD
Wednesday, March 27, Fenway Cares (see detail below)
Wednesday, March 27, City Council meets on BPDA to City Planning Department vote (see below)
ONGOING
Coffee Hour with Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services liaison, Maggie Van Scoy: Fridays – Locations rotate and include Fenway, for up-to-date information, visit: https://www.boston.gov/calendar/back-bay-beacon-hill-mission-hill-and-fenway-kenmore-liaison-coffee-hours
Every Other Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.until supplies last, Fenway Cares – Food Distribution Next date: 3/27
Fenway Cares takes place at 2 locations on the same day:
West Fenway – Fenway Community Center, 1282 Boylston (enter-Jersey)
East Fenway – Symphony Community Park, 39 Edgerly Road
Volunteers are welcome to sign up for all dates and both locations! Volunteer
MGH/MBG Community Care Health Clinic – 2-5 p.m. on Fenway Cares dates, East Fenway, inside Morville House, 100 Norway Street. Offerings include blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar testing, COVID-19, flu, and a limited number of pneumonia vaccines.
MBTA Current Service Alerts: Click here to see CURRENT service alerts.
UPCOMING
Thursday, April 4, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM, 2 Charlesgate West Public Meeting
The 2 Charlesgate West development proposal is currently under review. Attend the meeting to see the current proposal and partake in live discussion. Comments are open through April 22. This large project abutting sensitive parkland and low-rise apartments is seeing considerable zoning relief from the City. For further details, please review the proposal on the project page, and/or join the meeting.
Saturday, April 6th, annual Northeastern off-campus Spring Clean-Up. This event celebrates a successful year of weekly litter clean-ups and seeks to include our off-campus student leaders, student residents, and Boston community members in a day of beautification projects across neighborhoods.
ARTS & RECREATION
Kaji Aso Studio announces arts offerings and special events announced via their emailing list. The 35th International Haiku Contest submissions are due on April 15, 2024 Please check their site for details.
DEVELOPMENT – BPDA DISCUSSION
BPDA DISCUSSIONS
The City of Boston Ordinance creating the City of Boston Planning Department is being put up for a vote this Wednesday, 3/27, by the City Council. Closely related, the Home Rule Petition will soon be heard in the Statehouse. It was over 60 years ago that Planning functions were taken out of the City to form the BRA, to focus on urban blight. Questions now center on the structure and oversight of a new Department.
BPDA ACTIVE PROJECTS
Currently, there are 5 projects in the Fenway “Under Review”: Fenway Corners (West) ,Boston University – Warren Towers Renovation, 409 Huntington Avenue, 2 Charlesgate West, 142-146 St. Mary’s Street
See you around!
Promoting a vital and sustainable neighborhood
Fenway Civic Association 