Carter Playground Community Meeting
Tuesday, May 12, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Northeastern University, Curry Student Center, Room 442 - 448, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services in partnership with Northeastern University invite the public to a meeting to discuss the comprehensive renovation of the park located at 709 Columbus Avenue, Boston, MA.
The Parks Department and Northeastern University will be presenting the site analysis, facilities goals, and conceptual renovation plans. Following the presentation, community members will be able to offer input regarding the material presented and ask questions about the park renovation process.
For more information, please call Marchelle Jacques-Yarde at (617)961-3006.
The South End Forum
South End Forum has launched two Facebook pages.
www.facebook.com/SourthEndForum, the South End Forum pages. Users can like, see event photos, and keep up on major South End events. Anyone can post to this page, but most Timeline events are added by Neighborhood Association presidents.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1605120226393653/, the South End Group. An open forum where anyone can post and start a discussion.
South End Forum Spring Meeting
Tuesday, May 12 at 6:00pm, Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Ringgold Park
The Mayor's Coffee in the Park!
Marty Walsh wants to meet you! Come meet Mayor Marty Walsh, at his annual "Neighborhood Coffee Hour" in the South End on Friday, May 15th at 9:30 AM in Ringgold Park! This is our opportunity to thank the City for their investment in the park and their partnership with us, and to ask for Big Belly trash cans which would further improve the park!
Boston Shines and Cookout at Ringgold Park
Join your neighbors, friends, and Eight Streets residents Saturday May 2nd from 9 to 11:30 as we mulch and clean the park as part of the city-wide cleanup! We're even selling plants for your stoop or window box! Plant sale from 9-2. Please roll up your sleeves and pitch in at this fun neighborhood beautification event.
Then go home, wash your hands, grab your kids and your favorite dish to share, and head back to Ringgold Park for a family cookout and potluck from 11:30 to 2! Musical entertainment provided!
Fete du Musique June 21!
The Friends of Ringgold Park is partnering again with the Community Music Center of Boston to bring you a family concert outdoors as part of CMCB's "Fete du Musique" on June 21 from 6 to 8 pm. Bring a picnic and blanket, and kick back and enjoy a summer evening in the neighborhood!
Watson Park needs friends too!
April 29th, at 6 pm, there is a public meeting in Watson Park (which is on Taylor Street and Milford Street) to discuss the future of this pocket park. Rain location is at Farm and Fable. Hope to see you there!
Hurley Block
Get some sunshine (hopefully!), chat with your neighbors, and pitch in to clean up the Hurley Blocks now that spring is here.
You can pick up supplies in front of the Hurley School starting at 9:30 am. Please return by 12:30 pm.
There will be a special trash pick-up on this day. Please place all trash and yard waste on the corner of Shawmut and Worcester to help out the trash crew. Yard waste should be in big paper bags or open barrels appropriately labeled.
Old Dover
Boston Shines, Saturday May 2, 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
After a long, messy winter, take some time to help get our neighborhood ready for spring with a fresh, clean look. Next weekend, Saturday, May 2the city's official "Boston Shines" program in the South End.
It's a grass-roots, community effort to clean up our neighborhoods! Please join with Old Dover for a few hours that day for some productive clean-up.
We'll focus on the sidewalks and curb areas along Washington, Harrison, and the side streets. We'll divide into teams and each focus on a different area. See how much debris we can gather and sweep away in two hours.
Then show up by 10:30 that day. (Tentative meeting spot: Rollins Street.)
Old Dover Monthly meeting the first Tuesday of the month:
Tuesday, May 5 -- 6:30 pm, at Project Place, 1145 Washington St, 2nd Flr.
Tentative Meeting Agenda
Parking/Traffic updates
As a follow up to the discussion held at our April meeting, Old Dover will present some data and recommendations with regard to traffic flow and parking in the neighborhood. On May 5, we will look to gather further neighborhood input, and take a vote on final recommendations which we hope to make to the city Transportation Department.
136 Shawmut Ave/Holy Trinity Church
Developers of the former Holy Trinity Church on Shawmut Avenue presented their plans last month. At the May meeting, we will vote on the contents of our comment letter to the city with regard to the project.
As previously announced, the project's Small Project Review document has been filed with BRA, and they are seeking Old Dover and community comments. Public meeting on the project will take place April 27 (see below). View project documents online here.
Community Benefit Funding
An IAG has been established for the Ink Block Hotel project, and Old Dover has representation. Part of the role of that group will be to recommend and prioritize any community benefit funds realized through the project. We will have a discussion and look to gather information on the neighborhood's funding priorities.
SOWA
On Sunday, May 3, hundreds of studios and galleries will be opening their doors for a day solely dedicated to celebrating art. The event is free, open to the public, and parking is available, so start May off with an incredible art experience right here in our backyard!
May 3 also coincides with the first SoWa Sunday of 2015! Every Sunday from May - October, SoWa hosts dozens of food trucks, a fantastic farmers market, and the popularSoWa vintage market.
To add to the excitement, that weekend is also First Friday! On the First Friday of every month, the galleries, artists, shops & restaurants of the SoWa Arts District open their doors to the public for an evening of culture and inspiration. Meet the artists in their element and view their latest works.
AC Hotel -- Public Meeting
Thursday, April 30, 7pm, Project Place, 1145 Washington St, 2nd Floor
Official public Meeting regarding the proposed AC Hotel in the South End. (Proposed new hotel adjacent to Ink Block, along Albany Street. Contact: Chris Tracy.
Christopher.Tracy@Boston.gov 617.918.4259
South End Baseball Opening Day
Sat, May 2
www.southendbaseball.com/