Wednesday, April 17, 2013
City officials are helping businesses, employees, vendors, at the temporary Business Assistance Center at the Park Plaza Hotel lobby.
Boston officials are continuing to reach out to hundreds of Back Bay businesses affected by the marathon tragedy, trying to get those stores, offices and streets, back up and running. On Tuesday, a temporary Business Assistance Center was set up at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel lobby for city officials to respond to any business, employee, or vendor inquiry. The temporary satellite office was to be open on Wednesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Businesses needing workspace can turn to Coworking Opens Doors - a list of Boston, and Boston-area offices offering to host displaced businesses. "The community of coworking spaces in Boston is deeply saddened by the tragic events at the 2013 Boston Marathon," said a post on Coworking Opens Doors'…
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
With the fourth and final public comment session held Monday, the Boston Department of Neighborhood Development is looking to send out an official 'request for proposals' by late March or early April.
Charlestown residents could see specific plans for redevelopment of the old Armory building as early as June. The Boston Department of Neighborhood Development, which owns and manages the property at 374-398 Bunker Hill St., wrapped up the community review process on Monday night, March 4. It was the fourth and final meeting where residents could help craft the DND’s “request for proposals,” or RFP—a call for developers to submit redevelopment ideas for the building. The DND expects to publish that document in late March or early April, with hopes of beginning to review whatever proposals are submitted and accepted by June, according to Reay Pannesi, DND senior project manager. Close to 50 residents attended the March 4 meeting, held at …
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Concerns about parking, business hours and rodents were among the issues raised at the Jan. 29 community meeting.
The Boston Department of Neighborhood Development on Tuesday hosted the third in a series of meetings to gather community input for the future use of the old Charlestown Armory building. Located at 374-398 Bunker Hill St., the 105-year-old Armory is currently vacant, owned by the city and managed by the DND, which is looking to create a request for proposals, or RFP, for developers interested in renovating the site. The DND expects to hold at least one more community meeting, at which residents can review a draft RFP, before posting the document in late March or April, said Reay Pannesi, DND senior project manager. At the meeting, which was co-hosted by the Charlestown Neighborhood Council, Pannesi quickly reviewed the site’s history and …
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Lauren Meyer
4:36 pm on Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Couldn't agree more. Charlestown could definitely use some more restaurants and bars. It is frustrating that neighbors bring up food waste/delivery as a reason to keep out restaurants. There are restaurants everywhere that take care of waste effectively. Seems like a lot of whining to me...I wish I had known about this meeting! more ›