Dear Members and Friends:
March comes in like a lion, and out like a lamb.
This year, the political storms have been raging along with the meteorological ones! One can only hope the metaphors of spring take hold of everyone and bring us profound personal growth and resilience amidst the inevitability of change; reminding us that after a period of dormancy, growth will return.
In the spirit of resilience, millions of Americans will take to the streets today for ‘No Kings’ rallies… expect disruption.
As we near the end of WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, consider the works of Katharine Lee Bates, Massachusetts poet, of “America the Beautiful” fame. We all know the opening verse “O beautiful for spacious skies,” but today, let us consider these lines:
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
The Katharine Lee Bates monument is a freestanding granite tablet inset with a bronze plaque on Agassiz Road overlooking the Muddy River and Stony Brook gatehouse. The plaque gives brief information on Bates and includes the lyrics of “America the Beautiful“, which she wrote at the turn of the 20th century.
THE WEEK AHEAD
Sunday March 29th,7pm, “Existence” Group Exhibition of Art • Music • Poetry, at Kaji Aso Studio. This event is free. For the ONLINE Program:Click Here on March 29th @ 7pm for Zoom Premiere
Monday, March 30, 7:00 – 8:30 PM, Ask Me Anything Town Hall – Join Senator Will Brownsberger over Zoom for an informal Town Hall meeting. Stop in with your thoughts, questions and concerns.
Register and join the Marh 30 Zoom Meeting
Second meeting date:
Wednesday, April 1, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Register and join the April 1 Zoom Meeting
Office of Will Brownsberger, State Senator
Fenway, Allston, Brighton, Watertown, Belmont, West Cambridge
617-722-1280 (office)
617-771-8274 (Will’s cell phone)
Tuesday, March 31, 6-7:30 pm, Protecting Boston Pets and Wildlife from Rodent Poison (webinar) MSPCA-Angell and Mass Audubon are co-hosting a webinar on the harms of bioaccumulating rodent poisons on pets & wildlife and how to advocate to end their use in Boston. This event is free and open to all City of Boston residents. For more info and to register, visit: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/l1-bl4IvSiipI61w0Uq43A#/registration
Wednesday, April 1st is April Fools Day!
Don’t get caught unaware….
Wednesday, April 1st: street cleaning resumes – avoid tow or tickets! https://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/sweeping/
And who remembers this…. 25 Years Ago, April Fools’ Day Blizzard Buried Massachusetts In Historic Snowstorm – CBS Boston
And just for fun: 9 Massachusetts April Fool’s Pranks That Were Good, Bad and Ugly! – Country 102.5
April 1st – Deadline for comments on Phase I of the Longwood development
Longwood Place Development – 305 Brookline Ave
Longwood Place Phase One | Bostonplans.org
Please email comments directly to: sarah.peck@boston.gov.
View the project page for project documents and details.
To view the last two recorded public meetings:
March 18, focus on shadow studies: https://bpda.app.box.com/s/xtsad42305rqcs1udw1909wfs5qikd03
March 16, general updates:
Friday, April 3, 6:00 pm, The Red Sox home opener game
In other RS news: the City allowed Live Nation to increase the concert series at Fenway Park to 13 events. The baseball home opener is April 3rd. Neighborhood 9s registration is open for Fenway residents.
ONGOING
March is Women’s History Month | Boston.gov; Women’s History Month Events | 2026, Boston Women’s Heritage Trail,
March is Irish Heritage Month in Boston Boston Irish Heritage Trail John Boyle O’Reilly.
City of Boston Annual Census: Add Your Name To The Annual Census | Boston.gov
Check your voting status: My Voter Registration Status: Search
Continues ‘til winter: Peterborough Street & Jersey St. Roadwork- parking bans in effect. For details: https://www.bwsc.org/project-lookup-fenway-kenmore.
maam.massart.edu Check out the MASSART ART MUSEUM 621 Huntington Avenue – free entry, lots of cool events, artmaking and exhibits
UPCOMING
Running for FENWAY CARES. Connor Frasier is running the Boston Marathon to support Fenway Cares, a collaborative effort of six organizations addressing food insecurity in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston. Since 2020, Fenway Cares has helped fund and distribute more than 46,000 bags of fresh, free produce to neighbors in need. Want to help? Support Connor’s run by following this link and donating!
April 6 deadline, Kaji Aso Studio – 2026 International Haiku Contest – Submissions due. Vist the website for full details on how to participate. Read last year’s winners..
April 7, 2026, 6:00 – 7:30 PM, Boston Lyric Opera at the BPL: 250 years of women’s voices in America (free, registration suggested)
Whose voices do we carry, even when history did not write down their names?
Join Boston Lyric Opera for an inspiring evening of music and conversation exploring 250 years of women’s voices in America and how they still resonate today. BLO artists will present a stirring concert reflecting the many ways women have sung their stories into being, with selections including opera, art song, African American spirituals, and Spanish-language compositions. Following the performance, BLO Artistic Director Nina Yoshida Nelsen will facilitate a conversation on identity, legacy, and representation with a panel of women arts leaders and cultural advocates. Through music and dialogue, the evening invites us to listen more closely to the voices that have shaped our past — and continue to shape our future.
FREE – Register for event reminders
Rabb Lecture Hall – Boston Public Library Central Branch
700 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116
Friday, May 1 – May 3, Art in Bloom, 50th Anniversary, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), celebrates the return of spring with the 50th anniversary of its beloved Art in Bloomfestival.
USA- 250TH ANNIVERSARY – July 4th, 2026
Boston events: https://www.boston.gov/boston-250
Statewide events: https://massachusetts250.org/events/
DEVELOPMENT
by status: “Under Review”: “Board Approved”:
TRANSPORTATION
MBTA: Visit Alerts | MBTA for info on service disruptions.
Bowker Overpass project: follow progress on the project page.
March 22 – May 1st: nightwork on I-90 eastbound, Sun-Thurs, 9pm-5am
Construction look ahead March 16 – April 3: Bowker Overpass traffic and construction updates | Mass.gov
Boston Public Curb Map — Community Survey
HEALTH & SAFETY
FENWAY CARES Every other Wednesday, 3:30 pm ‘til done – Next date April 8
Fenway Cares Food Distribution at 2 locations:
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!
The MGH/MBG Community Care Health Clinic 1-5 pm on Fenway Cares dates. Rotates between the West and East Fenway locations (see above). Offerings may include blood pressure monitoring, blood sugar testing, on 4/8 at Morville House, 100 Norway St. and 4/22 at Fenway Community Center.
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See you around!
Promoting a vital and sustainable neighborhood
Fenway Civic Association 