Fenway Civic Association

UPDATE:  If you’d like more information about the Muddy River utilities relocation work, please check out the Presentation from DCR’s public meeting here.   DCR has also posted a list Frequently Asked Questions about the project with answers here.

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The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)  and the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department  invite you to attend a public meeting to discuss the impacts  of upcoming work to relocate underground utilities from the area of Brookline Avenue between Park Drive and the Fenway. The utilities will be moved to a temporary location nearby to allow work to begin on the Muddy River Restoration Project.

DCR and Boston Parks Public Meeting

Muddy River Project Utilities Relocation

• March 16, 2011 6:30 p.m.
• Massachusetts College of Art and Design
• Tower Building, 11th Floor, Trustee Room
• 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston

If you have questions about the public meeting, please email DCR.Updates@state.ma.us or call 617-626-4974.

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The next Fenway Young Professionals gathering will be held at Jerry Remy’s on March 30th @ 7:00 pm.  Come out to meet your neighbors, enjoy complimentary appetizers, and find out more about how to get involved in your neighborhood.   Check out our events page for the details.  We hope to see you there!

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Local property owner The Copley Group has partnered with the Cape Ann Fresh Catch (CAFC) Community Supported Fishery (CSF) to help bring their “day-boat” fresh, locally-caught, sustainable seafood directly to the Fenway.  The spring season is set to begin in March, with the first delivery scheduled for Saturday, March 12.   Deliveries will occur on Saturdays from 11am–1pm at 111 Queensbury St.   In order to participate, members must sign up with CAFC.

For more information, see below or visit http://www.capeannfreshcatch.org.

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From the Copley Group: For those unfamiliar with community supported food programs, members purchase a “share” of a season’s harvest in advance and then throughout that season at a regularly scheduled delivery site, pick up their share of fresh, sustainably-harvested local food.

The CAFC CSF benefits local fishermen, the environment, our local economy, and its members. Local fishermen are helped by having new, more sustainable, markets for their product. Because the distance travelled and its carbon footprint of putting dinner on your plate is greatly reduced, the environment benefits. By keeping all costs community-based, our local economy prospers. And CAFC members get the freshest and highest quality seafood available.

It’s a win-win-win-win for our local fishermen, our environment, our local economy, and you!

• The CAFC Spring 2011 season will begin the week of Monday March 7th and will last for 12 weeks.
• Fenway’s first delivery will be on Sat. 3/12 from 11am–1pm *
• The delivery site for the Fenway will be in the parking lot behind 111 Queensbury Street
• CAFC’s Spring 2011 shares cost $24/week for 2 lbs of fillets or $20/week for 4–6 lbs of whole fish (please visit their website for more details).
• The type of seafood that’s delivered in a share is determined by Neptune and Mother Nature on that specific delivery day.
• You can purchase either a weekly delivery (12 weeks) or a bi-weekly delivery (6 weeks).
• Membership is open to everyone.

Further details about CAFC’s up-coming season are posted at http://www.capeannfreshcatch.org.

* There is a minimum number of people needed to make the Fenway neighborhood site viable for CAFC. To help make this happen for CAFC’s Spring 2011 season please send an email soon to fenway@capeannfreshcatch.org and let them know you want to join!

To join CAFC’s general email list and get notifications of their new seasons and/or upcoming events please visit www.capeannfreshcatch.org/SignUpForm.html

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The date for the BRA Article 80 public meeting for the Fenway Triangle Mixed Use proposal has been set.  This development is proposed for 1325 Boylston Street / 132 Brookline Ave in the West Fenway.

DATE: Wednesday, February 23, 2011

TIME: 6-8PM

WHERE: Fenway Health Center, 1340 Boylston Street, 10th Floor Auditorium

There will be an explanation of the Article 80 process, a presentation by the developer, and then a question-and-answer section.

For more information, please contact John FitzGerald at the Boston Redevelopment Authority (617-918-4267), or visit the BRA’s website for this project here.

To view a copy of the Fenway Civic Association’s comment letter issued to the BRA on the scope of Article 80 review for this project, check out our Bulletin Board.

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Thanks to the generosity of Samuels and Associates, discounted parking fees will be made available for neighborhood residents offered at both the 1330 Boylston Street and Fenway Triangle Trilogy garages DURING CITY OF BOSTON DECLARED SNOW EMERGENCIES.

Please read the following terms carefully- residents are responsible for complying with the instructions below:

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In order to be eligible for the discounted rates, residents must enter either garage 2 hours prior to the declared emergency and must exit before 2 hours after the emergency restrictions have been lifted. Parkers should stop by the garage office to show their Parking Permit issued by the City or a driver’s license with a neighborhood address.

The discounted rates are:

• Overnight: $6.00 Parkers must exist the garage before 9:00 a.m. the next day
• 24 hours: $10.00 Parkers will be charged $10.00 up to 24 hours, $20.00 up to 48 hours, $30.00 up to 72 hours

The phone number for more information is (617)236-5558

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How do you know when there is a snow emergency? Emergencies are listed on the City of Boston website at:  http://www.cityofboston.gov/snow/

Residents can also register for automatic alerts via phone, email or text message, including emergency declarations and cancellations by going to: http://www.cityofboston.gov/moem/alertboston.asp

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This year, make it your mission to get active!

Are you a Fenway resident in your 20s or 30s?

Are you interested in…

• Contributing to a high quality of life for Fenway residents?
• Meeting neighbors?
• Being in the know?

If so, Fenway Young Professionals, a branch of the Fenway Civic Association, wants to know what you’re interested in!

Email us at fenwayyp@gmail.com by February 1 to participate in a quick online survey and get involved in your neighborhood.

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Boston Celtics player Rajon Rondo has teamed up with Red Bull to fund the rehabilitation of basketball courts in the City of Boston.   The Fenway’s Jim Bradley Courts, located next to Clemente Field in the Back Bay Fens, have made the list of nominees.   Vote for our much-used courts to get a facelift here!

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Image courtesy of FCA's newest board member, Matthew Brooks.

As we look back on 2010, we want to thank our neighbors for being such active participants in the life of the Fenway community.   This year we saw our members get out there in record numbers, whether it was helping us spruce up our parks, writing letters on behalf of neighborhood interests, or just plain enjoying all that our community has to offer!   We had the highest turnout in years at our annual events such as the Rose Garden Picnic, the Ramler Park concerts, the Bird Walk, and the Tree Lighting!  Click here to see photos from this year’s events.

We look forward to another active year, as we strive to promote and sustain a vital, livable neighborhood.  As we announced at our annual meeting, we have declared 2011 to be the Year of the Tree for the Fenway.  This year, 100% of our annual membership dues will be dedicated to rehabilitating and maintaining trees in the Fenway.   The goal of the campaign is to fund responsible tree pruning and maintenance.   In this era of slashed government budgets, we see public private partnerships like this one as a way to ensure that the resources near and dear to us are adequately protected.   We encourage our members to contribute, and to let us know of any particular tree specimens that could use extra care!

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December is a busy month for many folks,  so be sure to save the following dates for events in your neighborhood, including our Annual Meeting and the West Fenway Tree Lighting!

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Fenway Holiday Tree Lighting!

Date:  Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Time:  6:30 pm

Location:  Back Bay Fens in front of the Kelleher Rose Garden, across from 77 Park Drive

Please join us for the annual holiday tree lighting in the Fens, co-sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services.   Refreshments including coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies will be provided.  We hope to see you there!

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Our thanks to the dozens of residents who participated in the community design process for Symphony Park.   Over the past year, the Fenway community came together over a series of meetings to contribute their vision and ideas for the re-design of Symphony Park.   Facilitated by a grant from the Community Outreach Group for Landscape Design,  the design talents of the folks at Carol R. Johnson and Associates, and meeting space from park supporters at Morville House, we developed a community supported plan, which we can now work into a detailed design and take before the appropriate boards for permits and approvals.    Stay tuned to our Symphony Park page for updates on next steps and ways you can continue to support this effort!

The team presents the community design at the final meeting on November 3, 2010

Dozens of residents turned out to offer their suggestions and support for the project

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