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September 29, 2017 Vol. 2 Issue 20 Controversial Project Will Be Reduced in Size

Photo: Mark Fuechec This Man Greets Celebrities for Work by Mark Fuechec and habits of the Four Seasons’ guests. Working at the Bristol Lounge in The book helps Ozturk provide the Boston’s Four Seasons Hotel over the five-star service the Four Seasons is Photo: Courtesy of Weiner Ventures past 25 years, Mehmet Ozturk has known for, and is kept closed around A rendering of the proposed building greeted most, if not all, of Boston’s reporters trying to make a name for by Mark Fuechec January called for two towers to be units, but 14,500 square feet of retail major players as they walked through themselves. The developer of the proposed built on top of the decking that will space more than the previous plan. the hotel’s doors overlooking the Ozturk said he is proud to hold in air-rights project at 1000 Boylston cover parcel 15 of the Massachu- The newest filing follows engage- Public Garden. his pocket the institutional memory Street has modified the proposal setts Turnpike, one 566 feet tall and ment with the Parcels 12-15 Citi- “Getting to know these special peo- of a place that, he said, belongs in to include only one building and the other 284 feet, the most recent zen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) ple is a special thing,” said Ozturk. novels. 314,700 fewer square feet, accord- proposal calls for only one building and other community members The names of repeat customers go He happily reminisced about the ing to documents filed with the that will stand at 484 feet tall. who saw concerns among the into a thick black book that stays in people who made up what he called Boston Planning and Develop- The new plan also includes are 52 neighborhood about the project’s Ozturk’s coat pocket. The list has the more “Tennessee Williams era” ment Agency last Friday. fewer condominiums, 128 fewer height, wind impacts and the grown over the past 25 years, con- of the Bristol. These were the people While a previous proposal in parking spaces and no apartment Continued on Page 2 taining anecdotes, quirks, preferences Continued on Page 2 D-2 Primary And the Winners Are… Goes to Flynn

Photo: David Jacobs

by Tanner Stening In what some thought would be Photos: Gen Tracy Edward Flynn, son of former a closer contest, Flynn carried 16 Boston’s largest residents group, The Neighbor- President Vicki Smith presented the Paul Prindle Mayor Ray Flynn from South Bos- of District 2’s 24 precincts, win- hood Association of the Back Bay, presented its Leadership Award to Howard Kassler and Rosanne ton, leads the now two-man race for ning 56 percent of the votes cast at prestigious community service awards at Colot conferred the Mary Natale Citizenship District 2’s open City Council seat. Continued on Page 8 Wednesday’s annual meeting. Award to Ellen Rooney (right). The Boston Guardian 2 | September 29, 2017 1000 Boylston the project’s two towers were not “It looks like it is a very respon- ty feedback in the new proposal, realm,” read the statement. compatible with the civic vision of sive proposal based on community which was included in the Draft Parcel 15 currently consists of a Continued from Page 1 development of air-rights parcels concerns and input coming from Project Impact Report (DPIR). 550-foot-long uncovered stretch over the Mass Pike. the community process,” she said. “The revised project that is now above the Mass Pike. location of affordable housing on Meg Mainzer-Cohen, president “I think it was in response to con- proposed through the DPIR re- Weiner Venture’s DPIR filing the parcel. of the Back Bay Association, said cerns expressed during the CAC sponds to community and agency precedes a public meeting set for the developer seemed to be re- process.” feedback by reducing density, re- Tuesday, October 3, from 6 to 8 In previous reporting by The sponding to input from the com- Weiner Ventures did not re- ducing height and reducing park- pm at Saint Cecilia Parish to dis- Boston Guardian, CAC member munity, reviving some elements turn requests for comment, but a ing while still achieving our long- cuss the updates to the proposed Kathleen Brill, vice president of from the project’s original propos- statement from the developer also time goal of decking over the open project and the zoning of the proj- the Civic Association, said al, which called for one tower. noted the influence of communi- turnpike to create a vibrant public ect site.

Mehmet Ozturk he said. “People... know what the expecta- One thing that has changed, how- tion is,” said Ozturk. “You don’t go Continued from Page 1 ever, is the dress code. Calling him- into a movie theatre and read a news- self a tie person, Ozturk said he has paper. It’s a place to see and be seen. I who themselves seemed ripped from mixed feelings about the more re- think if you’re going to dress up any- the pages of novels. laxed attire that has become common where, you dress up here.” “[They were] elegant, or sometimes at the hotel. Despite the gossip about clothes, not so much, but full of character,” “I was a bit uncomfortable with it Ozturk said his focus is always on the he said. [at first], but I’ve gotten used to it,” he personal relationships with guests, Despite the nostalgia, Ozturk said said. “I think [people’s attitudes] are and he has had a lot of good ones. there are still characters walking the same. People are still following “I never meet people who aren’t through the door, and history is still the norms. If there are some oddballs, friendly,” he said. “I think people re- taking place in the Bristol Lounge. there always were.” act like a mirror image [of myself]. “When John Kerry was running for Dress code or no, the Bristol re- Often people leave notes [for me] president we were full every night,” mains an elegant place. when they visit and I’m not here.” September 29, 2017 | 3 TheThe B Bostonoston G Guardianuardian Downtown Boston Bon Appétit! The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District hosted its second annual Taste of Sunday on Avenue de Lafayette. The food festival featured sam- ples from two dozen downtown restaurants, live music and cooking demonstrations.

Stuart Peskin, Heidi Bas, Alain Campbell and Deva Hirsch Photos: Gen Tracy

Curley’s Chef Aita Santiago, Adi Dass and Cody Guardino Eunice Tsang and John Kimm Jack Spurr and Mike Testa

Chef Brian Young of Cultivar

left to right: Tom and Sarah Mitchell holding their daughter MacKenzie; Kim and Drew Chase with daughters, Chloe (standing) and Mila. The Boston Guardian 4 | September 29, 2017

on Northampton Street from Albany Street. olice og One suspect was seen examining a tan sub- P L Date Incident Type Location stance believed to be heroin while walking toward 10 Northampton Street. Breaking & Entering 9/18 Commercial 52 Queensberry St. Officers approached the two suspects be- Crime & 9/20 residential 88 Waltham St. hind the building. Upon arrival, they wit- nessed one individual kneeling down with the Car Break-in unishment other standing over him, preparing drugs to 9/19 larceny 64 Charlesgate E. P 9/19 larceny 331 Newbury St. consume. One of the men made eye contact with an officer and proceeded to place some 9/23 larceny 69 Rutland St. of the tan powder in his mouth. The officer Car Accident by Laura Porecca identified himself as police before ordering 9/20 m/V 10 Huntington Ave. District 4: 650 Harrison Avenue, 617-343-4457 the suspect to spit out the drugs. The suspect 9/20 m/V 617 Mass Ave. District A-1: 40 New Sudbury Street, 617-343-4627 complied. 9/23 other City Vehicle 520 Tremont St. Cleaning Up urinating and defecating on the property. The two individuals said they were addicted On Monday, September 18 at about 8 am, Officers saw what seemed to be urine stains to drugs and were going to enter treatment Robbery 9/19 other 784 Mass Ave. District A-1 officers responded to a call for a and human feces on the ground. after using this substance. The individuals will be summonsed to Bos- 9/20 street 780 Albany St. breaking and entering on Phillips Street. Vic- Don’t look for this in a forthcoming beer 9/24 Commercial 1105 Boylston St. tims reported their residence was broken into commercial. ton Municipal Court, one for possession of a class A substance, and the other for knowingly while they were staying at a hotel. Assault The victim said a cleaning company had Two for One being present where heroin is kept. 9/18 a&B 840 Harrison Ave. left the windows open, which allowed an un- On Tuesday, September 19, at about 6:36 am, May they finally get the help they need. 9/18 a&B 299 Newbury St. known person to gain access. Multiple pieces D-4 officers responded to a fight at 29 Newbury 9/18 a&B 94 W. Newton St. 9/18 a&B 1704 Washington St. of jewelry were stolen. Street. Upon arrival, officers were approached Scaredy Cat On Wednesday, September 20, at about 9/20 a&B 126 Brookline Ave. Regrettably, we now have a new form of by another woman who said her bag had been 9/22 a&B 771 Albany St. 6:48 am, D-4 officers responded to a call for a cleaning house. stolen on . 9/22 a&B 35 Northampton St. The victim said she recognized the suspect breaking and entering at 88 Waltham Street. 9/23 a&B 125 Brookline Ave. Wasteland because everyone in the area knows him. How- Upon arrival, the victim greeted the offi- 9/23 a&B 75 Clarendon St. On Monday, September 18, at about 11:07 am, ever, she would not specify how or when the cers and said she heard a noise at her front 9/23 a&B 88 E. Newton St. 9/23 a&B 1850 Washington St. D-4 officers responded to a call about pub- items were stolen. When officers said her report window. She stated that when she opened the blinds, she saw a man’s arm holding a box cut- 9/24 a&B 587 Boylston St. lic drinking at Victoria’s Secret, 82 Newbury would be completed and ready in an hour, she 9/24 a&B 145 Dartmouth St. ter, attempting to cut her screen to get into Street. Upon arrival, officers observed the two stormed off saying, “I’m done with this.” 9/24 a&B 10 Hammond St. suspects sitting on the ground next to the Patience can be a virtue, lady. the apartment. She said she scared off the sus- 9/24 a&B 840 Harrison Ave. store drinking Coors Light beers. pect by opening the blinds, but was unable to 9/24 a&B 5 Lansdowne St. Building security told officers the suspects Used & Abused see which way the suspect went. are constantly there disturbing the work en- On Tuesday, September 19, at about 1:30 pm, Light apparently scares off vampires and Drugs 9/19 other 10 Northampton St. vironment by not only drinking, but also D-4 officers observed two individuals walking robbers.

The Shake-Up $300. When the officer questioned his inde- On Wednesday, September 20, at about cision, there was suddenly a language barrier. 2:15 pm, a D-4 officer responded to a call How convenient. for a robbery at Boston Healthcare for the The suspect was said to have been headed Homeless, 780 Albany Street. Upon arrival, toward the Southampton Street Shelter. the officer met with the victim and a witness, who said she saw the suspect reach into the Cosmetic Culprit victim’s back pocket while shaking him in On Friday, September 22, at about 8:34 pm, front of 784 Massachusetts Avenue. a D-4 officer responded to a report of a larce- The suspect took the victim’s money and ny at Sephora, 1325 Boylston Street. Upon fled. The witness pursued him and asked him arrival, the officer spoke to a store loss preven- why he took the money, to which the suspect tion officer, who said he saw a female who is responded, “[Expletive] you, I didn’t take his a known shoplifter take multiple items from money!” I guess chivalry really is dead. the fragrance area, including a Tory Burch The victim said the money stolen was “some fragrance, totaling about $584.38. The wom- 20’s, a five and a few ones,” totaling about an concealed the merchandise in her purse $100. He then changed his mind and said Continued on Page 8 September 29, 2017 | 5 TheThe B Bostonoston G Guardianuardian On Beacon Hill Fun for All! This Wi-Fi is The Beacon Hill Civic Association hosted its 16th annual HillFest on Mt. Vernon Street Sunday. The community gathered together on the Hill for food, a beer garden, music and even Wicked Free a dog show. by Mark Fuechec The Parks Department is currently sur- veying the Public Garden to assess the possibility of expanding the city’s Wick- ed Free Wi-Fi (WFW) program there, said Alice Santiago, director of the Pro- gram Management Office for the City of Boston. WFW is the city’s public outdoor wire- less network. Not designed to work inside buildings or homes, the program offers Photos: Gen Tracy free wireless internet at an estimated 186 access points in the city, including six in the Boston Common. Almost 100,000 people are using WFW throughout the city, said Santiago, and the city hopes to begin surveying neigh- borhoods like Beacon Hill, the South End, Fenway, Back Bay and downtown, after completing the task of covering the

20 main street districts. Photo: Mark Fuechec Judging by the community’s response, The plan for the program is to complete the program has been a success, said Anne Schwinger, broadband and digital equity Boston’s 20 main street districts, and advocate of the City of Boston Depart- Schwieger said they have been fortunate ment of Innovation and Technology. to receive a part of the $1 million grant “Part of success is the excitement about made available by the mayor for city im- [WFW], the fact that we are constant- provement. ly being asked to put in more [access Santiago said the challenge for the points],” she said. Continued on Page 8 In the Fenway The Boston Guardian 6 | September 29, 2017 This Alliance Has Grown Over 40 Years

by Tanner Stening the Fenway Cultural District. The event will Forty years after a group of residents take place on Monday, October 9. formed a neighborhood watch in response “It’s our biggest one yet in terms of activi- to public safety concerns, The Fenway Alli- ties,” said Brilliant. ance has come a long way from its humble Brilliant joined the Alliance in 1990, sev- beginnings. eral years after the organization assumed its “You either evolve or you die, right?” said namesake. Kelly Brilliant, executive director of the Fen- “For me and my tenure at the [Fenway way Alliance. Alliance], once the neighborhood watch And evolve it did. What began as a pub- period was succeeded, it became a more in-

Photo: Tanner Stening lic safety committee advocating for, among ward looking entity,” she said. “We helped The Muddy River in the Back Bay Fens other things, an increase in police patrols is our institutional members achieve some of now the neighborhood’s largest protector their goals, whether development projects Parks Prepare for and promoter of its cultural heritage, which or fundraising. We’ve become also a much includes centuries-old institutions such as more outward-looking organization.” Symphony Hall, the New England Con- In 1998, the cultural and academic cor- servatory, the Museum of Fine Arts and the ridor along featuring Changing Climate Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. many of the area’s longstanding institutions by Tanner Stening disruptions throughout the city’s green The consortium, comprising 21 area in- received the designation of “Fenway Cul- Could the Fenway survive a massive infrastructure. stitutions backed by a host of corporate tural District,” which Brilliant said paved flood event caused by a hurricane? The Last year, the city released a comprehen- sponsors, is celebrating its 40th anniversary the way for an era in which the consortium Emerald Necklace Conservancy has long sive report detailing its plans to manage this year with a host of new events, which turned its focus almost exclusively to arts asked the question. the effects of a changing climate, pre- included Monday’s farewell bid to former and education. As cities and towns across the coun- dicting a potential 8 inches of “relative president of the Massachusetts Historical Opportunities for funding came along try continue to cope with the devasta- sea level rise” by 2030, an average sum- Society Dennis Fiori. with the designation, but also, Brilliant said, tion caused by a slew of extreme weather mer temperature of 76 degrees by 2050, The Alliance also beefed up its annual pro- more “political and advocacy clout.” After events, stewards of the Emerald Neck- and a continued increase in precipitation, gramming. This year’s Opening Our Doors, Boston University changed its longstanding lace park system are beginning to plan which is already up 70 percent from 1958 an occasion for free artistic, cultural and partnership with the Huntington Theatre, a for a future that could see more frequent to 2010. educational exchange, will feature 97 activ- campaign led by the Alliance was successful floods, higher temperatures and increased Continued on Page 8 ities in 20 locations scattered throughout Continued on Page 8 September 29, 2017 | 7 TheThe B Bostonoston G Guardianuardian In the South End For the Grads The Ellis South End Neighborhood Association hosted a fundraiser Sunday for its Ellis Scholarship Fund. Members of the community gathered at Banyan Bar + Refuge to raise money for recent high school graduates who hope to work in the trade or service industries.

Photo: Tanner Stening A Partnership for A Cleaner Street by Tanner Stening just about six weeks ago was Project If the Washington Street corridor in Place’s development manager, said the the South End has been looking spiffier partnership program is a boon to busi- lately, it is probably because some 280 ness-owners who otherwise cannot afford pounds of trash are being quietly swept to hire help to clean up parts of the his- up every Wednesday and Friday. toric street. The effort is thanks to a renewed collab- “We thought: What better way to have oration between Project Place and Wash- the community supported and business- ington Gateway Main Street (WGMS) es supported by cleaning up Washington Photo: Gen Tracy that took shape last year. WGMS’s new Street?” Malloy said. “Not only are we Executive Director Andrew Malloy, who Continued on Page 8 The Boston Guardian 8 | September 29, 2017 Election Sens. Linda Dorcena Forry and Joseph Boncore and State Reps. 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We have the data we www.MannLumber.com Of the 55,978 registered voters in the dis- need now and the room to grow and win.” trict, 5,083 sided with Flynn, while 2,860 Some thought the district’s shifting demo- voted for Kelley. graphics, combined with Kelley’s consider- able support in the state legislature, would Only 9,011 votes were cast during the pri- Climate Change capacity date back to the early 1990s, be- be enough to upend the swell of South Bos- mary, representing a disappointing, though fore climate change entered the national ton’s support for Flynn, including former Continued from Page 6 typical, 16 percent of district-wide voters. discourse. The U.S. Army Corps of En- City Councilor Larry DiCara. District 2, one of the city’s largest and gineers is sponsoring a massive project to “What’s happened in 35 years is the pop- most diverse, comprises the South End, Bay The data is alarming, said the Conser- widen the river and restore its ecosystem. ulation in South Boston has basically stayed vancy’s President Karen Mauney-Brodek. Village, South Boston, downtown and Chi- The Charles River Watershed Asso- constant,” said DiCara, in a previous inter- The solution is a better managed and natown. ciation (CRWA) has also had its eye on view. “Whereas the population in the other more completely restored Muddy River, Other candidates could not capture a the recent weather catastrophes. Julie parts of [District 2] has accelerated, dou- which is the 3.5 mile-long channel run- significant portion of votes to secure spots. Dyer Wood, director of projects with the bled, tripled, etc.” ning through parts of Boston and Brook- CRWA, said the group, which protects Corey Dinopoulos was behind Kelley with Many of Kelley’s allies in the legislature line before emptying into the Charles the Charles River and its watershed, in- 5.56 percent of votes; Erica Tritta, 2.03 per- touted him as someone who can tackle qual- River. cluding the Muddy River, is focused on cent; Joseph Kebartas, 1.79 percent; Peter ity of life challenges, such as making the dis- “The fact that the Emerald Necklace flood mitigation, water quality and other Lin-Marcus, 1.38 percent; Kora Vakil, 0.80 trict’s neighborhoods safer and more afford- is a massive flood control machine is so topics. percent. able for its diverse residents. related to a discussion of climate change “Climate change has certainly impact- Citing a slew of high-profile endorse- Representatives from the Flynn campaign that’s been going on for a long time,” said ed almost every aspect of our work,” she ments, which includes support from State could not be reached in time for press. Mauney-Brodek. “Folks know the park, said. “On the planning front, it’s really and they love it, but they don’t under- kind of made us more adamant in our stand the role it plays in saving Boston approach to the importance of preserving Shady from drowning.” Police Report She said the nonprofit, which is head- green space and looking for opportunities On Sunday, September 24, at about 11:20 am, to live with nature and work with natural Continued from Page 4 a D-4 officer received a report of a car break- quartered in the Back Bay Fens, plans to systems.” in. The victim said his car, parked at 69 Rut- add more educational material about the Wood said to help with excessive flood- land Street, had been ransacked, despite there Muddy River and its role in mitigating and attempted to exit the store without ing, CRWA has engineered “small wet- being no forced entry. floods caused by more violent storms to paying. The loss prevention officer re- land systems” throughout the city and The victim said his girlfriend got something its regular tours. minded the woman there is a trespassing “I think we have a very central role to neighboring towns to help order against her and she is therefore not out of the car the night prior to the incident. She said she saw a man standing near her play in all of this,” she said. “We’re excited They “use soil and plants to basically allowed into any Sephora location. while she punched in the door code, but paid to work with all parties involved to make hold on to water,” she said. “Our gener- The suspect has a default warrant is- him no mind. She then locked the car and Boston as safe as possible.” al approach is to use natural systems to sued on Monday, September 18 out of went back inside. Efforts to increase the tributary’s flood build flexibility into our human systems.” Boston Municipal Court for larceny The only item stolen was a pair of sunglass- over $250. es. At least the thief will be prepared for a This situation smells fishy. beach day. Cleaner Streets one year later. Additionally, 68 percent of graduates find housing, with 73 percent Continued from Page 6 still housed after a year. Wi-Fi bringing internet access to other neigh- Roughly 1,300 individuals between the borhoods, not just downtown, but prac- making a more clean and attractive place ages of 16 to 64 benefited from Protect Continued from Page 5 tical considerations also help determine to work and live, but the money is going Place’s services, according to the report, where the program rolls out. to help individuals get back on their feet.” with half having suffered from substance program is access. “Roxbury has a lot of sites because Based on the very street it cleans, Proj- abuse or being previously incarcerated. Washington Street is one of Massachu- “When we’re asked to provide for a they’re actually redoing the neighbor- ect Place has been employing homeless setts’s longest and oldest roads, spanning new area we may not have enough access hood, so it’s a great opportunity to pro- individuals throughout Boston since from downtown Boston to the Rhode there,” she said. “We’ve started a pilot vide services,” said Santiago. 1967. The two nonprofits, which both Equity is another driver of the WFW enjoy broad support throughout the com- Island border. One of the South End’s where we have partners who maybe own a primary arteries, the street is abutted program, because Wi-Fi keeps everyone munity, have long collaborated in making building or some property in the area. We by many businesses, parks and historic connected. the street safer and cleaner, but ties loos- provide the equipment, installation and neighborhood institutions. “A more connected Boston also creates ened over the past decade and a half, said maintenance and they provide access to “It’s the original neck of Boston,” said a more equal, innovative and prosperous Malloy. Having worked at Project Place their roof and pay for the electricity.” Malloy. city,” according to the City of Boston for several years, he said the organization The city is trying to concentrate on website. The cleanup work, done in concert with “does really good work.” the Department of Public Works, gives “From the customer’s perspective, they the neighborhood a small boost, but Mal- Fenway Alliance a London-based “placemaking” agency that provide a service that’s in line with, if not loy acknowledges “every urban district will target the Fenway Cultural District as a better than, any other professional clean- could use a little more help.” Continued from Page 6 site for arts-centered development and revi- ing company,” he said. This is what motivates WGMS. Made talization. According to Project’s Place annual re- up of volunteers who live and work in the in keeping the gem rooted in its home along FutureCity founder Mark Davy held a port for 2016, 60 percent of employees community, the organization sponsors the Avenue of the Arts. number of workshops with stakeholders last find employment after graduating from numerous events throughout the year to The future of the Alliance, Brilliant said, year and plans to return in October, said the nonprofit’s job training program, promote the South End as a safe, active, lies with a new partnership with FutureCity, Brilliant. with 67 percent of them still working clean and fun place to live and work. September 29, 2017 | 9 The Boston Guardian

Friday, September 29 Cognac versus Armagnac. A tasting and lecture on the sub- Words & Music by Dan Wilson. Featuring acoustic tleties of two iconic French brandies. $40¬$60. The French covers as well as original works. Presented by City Win- On The Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough Street. 6¬8:30 pm. ery. $10–$22. The Red Room at Café 939, 939 Boylston Street. 8 pm. Crazy Weather and the Arctic Meltdown: How Are They Connected? A lecture with Dr. Jennifer Francis of Rutgers Friday, September 29–Sunday, October 1 University. New England Aquarium Simons IMAX The- “Rev. 23.” A farcical hellish opera. $15–$145. John Han- Town atre, Central Wharf. 7–9 pm. cock Hall, 180 Berkeley Street. 7:30 and 3 pm. Sunday, October 8 The Music of Michael Gibbs.Featuring Gary Burton, Bill Sunday, October 1 Hudson concert. All-star jazz band. Presented by Celebrity Frisell, Jim Odgren and the Berklee Concert Jazz Orches- The Corea/Gadd Band concert. Presented by the Berklee Series of Boston. $45–$65. Berklee Performance Center, tra. $8–$30. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachu- Beantown Jazz Festival. $47–$67. Berklee Performance 136 Massachusetts Avenue. 7 pm. setts Avenue. 8 pm. Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue. 7:30 pm. String Masters Series. Steven Doane performs the works Friday, October 20–Saturday, October 21 of Beethoven, Briten, Jessew Jones and Brahms on the cel- Monday, October 2 “Play.” By Faye Driscoll, “Play” revisits Driscoll’s con- lo. $15. Boston Conservatory, Seully Hall, 8 Fenway. 8 pm. Business of Hip-Hop/Urban Music Symposium. Includ- cerns about the self, being among others and being alone. ing a panel discussion with industry executives and academ- Tuesday, October 10 $15–$25. The Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 Harbor ics, and a question and answer session. $8–$12. Berklee Shore Drive. 8 and 2 pm. Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue. 7 pm. 7th Degree Concert. Also featuring Brandon Diaz ‘N Soul. $8–$12. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachu- Sunday, October 22 setts Avenue. 8 pm. Midnight Ride. A staged reading of a new play by author Canine Promenade. A Halloween costume parade for James Carroll. The Modern Theatre, 525 Washington Wednesday, October 11 dogs. $15–$20 per dog. Fiedler Field, Charles River Espla- Street. 7 pm. Tribute to Manos Hadjidakis. In honor of the famed nade. 12–2 pm. Tuesday, October 3 Greek composer. $8–$12. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue. 8 pm. Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazioale di Santa Cecilia Camerata Romeu concert. The Cuban string orchestra concert. Featuring legendary pianist Martha Argerich performs Cuban and Latin American chamber music. Thursday, October 12–Sunday, October 15 performing Prokofiev’s third piano concerto. $57+. Boston $8–$12. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts “Carousel.” $25–$30. Boston Conservatory Theater, 31 Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue. 5 pm. Avenue. 8 pm. Hemenway Street. Times vary per date. Through Sunday, October 22 Wednesday, October 4 Saturday, October 14 REAL/IDEAL (Turning Utopia into Reality). Art exhibit Local & Family History Lecture. Author Margaret Newell Quatuor Mosaïques concert. Period-instrument quartet articulating utopian dreams and the idea of a perfect world. explores the stories of Indians enslaved by English colonists of gut-stringed instruments. $35+. New England Conser- Boston Center for the Arts, 539 . in New England. Boston Public Library, Commonwealth vatory’s Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough Street. 8 pm. Salon, 700 Boylston Street. 6 pm. String Masters Series. Gabriela Diaz, violin and Yoko Sunday, October 15 Thursday, October 5 Hagino, piano perform the works of Lili Boulanger, A Conversation with Johnny Clegg. The musician shares Mozart, Messiaen and Rihm. $15. Boston Conservatory, “The Songs of Angelo Valori.” Performed by a small firsthand accounts of his life, music and legacy. $28. 11 am. Seully Hall, 8 Fenway. 8 pm. rhythm section. The Red Room at Café 939, 939 Boylston Street. 1 pm. CatVideoFest. A 75-minute romp through the Internet’s Monday, October 23 finest cat videos. $12–$15. Berklee Performance Center, Local & Family History Lecture. Dr. Frederick Douglass Charlie Albright concert. A performance of new and old 136 Massachusetts Avenue. 7:30 pm. Opie shares how southern food nourished the fight for works that will never be heard or played on the piano in the same way again. $12–$36. Isabella Stewart Gardner freedom. Boston Public Library, Commonwealth Salon, Monday, October 16 700 Boylston Street. 6 pm. Museum, 25 Evans Way. 1:30 pm. Joe Musella Group concert. The band performs the Led Zeppelin album “Physical Graffiti.” $8–$12. Berklee Per- Tuesday, October 24 “The Artist’s Voice: Mark Dion.” Artist Mark Dion dis- formance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue. 8 pm. cusses art, science, understanding the natural world and his Piano Masters Series. Jerome Lowenthal performs the works of Mozart, Berg, Chopin, Franck-Cortot, Poulenc own practice. Featuring Ruth Erickson, Mannion Family Monday, October 16–Thursday, November 9 and Prokofiev. $15. Boston Conservatory, Seully Hall, 8 Curator at the ICA. The Institute of Contemporary Art, 25 “Vintage: Mixed Media.” Featuring the work of Laura Fenway. 8 pm. Harbor Shore Drive. 7 pm. Christensen and Frances Hamilton. Simmons College, Trustman Art Gallery, 300 The Fenway. Berklee A Cappella Showcase. Featuring the CharlieCh- Guitarist/Singer-Songwriter Showcase. Featuring Berklee ords, Pitch Slapped, On the Vox, Upper Structure and Tuesday, October 17 student performers. $8–$12. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts Avenue. 8 pm. Treble Threat. $8–$12. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Guitar Night: Jazz and Blues. Featuring student ensem- Massachusetts Avenue. 8 pm. bles. $8–$12. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachu- Wednesday, October 25 setts Avenue. 8 pm. Friday, October 6 Local & Family History Lecture. Lisa Berenson discuss- Boston Conservatory Chamber Series. Conservatory Tuesday, October 17–Sunday, October 29 es the transformation and restoration of a former Jewish faculty members perform chamber music. $15. Boston FUN HOME. The 2015 Tony Award-Winning Best Mu- mortuary chapel in East Boston. Boston Public Library, Conservatory, Seully Hall, 8 Fenway. 8 pm. sical. $44+. Boston Opera House, 539 Washington Street. Commonwealth Salon, 700 Boylston Street. 6 pm. Times vary per date. Saturday, October 7 “Fall Together.” The Berklee College of Music Jazz Columbus Park Fall Festival. Christopher Columbus Wednesday, October 18 Composition Department presents its annual fall concert. Park, 110 . 12–4 pm. David Sedaris. The bestselling author and contributor appears. $8–$12. Berklee Performance Center, 136 Massachusetts $30+. Boston Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Avenue. 8 pm. Avenue. 8 pm. Boston unCommon Music Festival. Featuring local bands I was Awake, Colbis The Creature, The Rationales, Thursday, October 19 Thursday, October 26 Audible Crayons, Spo, Matt York & the Missed Flights and Opening Reception. for “Vintage: Mixed Media” by Laura Local & Family History Lecture. Erica Ferencik discusses Dan Masterson. Boston Common, Parkman Bandstand, Christensen and Frances Hamilton. Simmons College, The River at Night. Boston Public Library, Commonwealth between T stops at Park and Boylston Streets. 12–6 pm. Trustman Art Gallery, 300 The Fenway. 5–7 pm. Salon, 700 Boylston Street. 6 pm. The Boston Guardian 10 | September 29, 2017

The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay held its annual meeting at the Algonquin Club on Wednesday. Elected as new chair is Martyn Roetter and as new president, Vicki Smith.

Rosanne Kumins and Mark and Jackie Yessian Collin Bray and Annie Chen

Jim Hill and Martyn Roetter

Anne Swanson and Joanne Legge

Lara Shkordoff and Don Carlson

Howard Kassler and Diana Kassler and Yissel Guerrero Nancy Devereaux, Sue Baker and Paula Griswold September 29, 2017 | 11 The Boston Guardian

Friday, October 20 ical Center, 88 East Newton Street, second Coffee hours with City Councilor floor, conference rooms C&D. 7–9 pm. Josh Zakim. Tatte, 70 . n the 8–9:30 am. Bay Village Neighborhood Associ- I ation Safety Committee meeting. South Cove, 230 Stuart Street. 7 pm. City Hall To Go Truck: South End. The City Hall To Go Truck will be Wednesday, October 25 Community parked at Peters Park. 220 Shawmut City Council hearing. City Hall, fifth Avenue. 12–2 pm. floor. 12 pm. Monday, October 2 Tuesday, October 10 Boston Planning and Development Bay Village Historic District Com- Monday, October 23 City Hall To Go Truck: Back Bay. Agency Meeting. Agenda: Notice of mission hearing. City Hall, Room Bay Village Historic District Com- The City Hall To Go Truck will be Project Change for the expansion of 709. 4 pm. 635-3850 parked in outside the mission. Filing deadline for next Landmark Center. 136 Brookline Ave- Boston Public Library. 700 Boylston District A-1 Neighborhood Advisory nue, Second Floor Conference Room. month’s hearing. 635-3850. Street. 12–3 pm. 6–8 pm. Council meeting. District A-1, guard- room, 40 New Sudbury Street. 6 pm. Tuesday, October 24 Beacon Hill Architectural Commis- Bay Village Neighborhood Associa- sion. Beacon Hill Civic Association Board of Ellis South End Neighborhood Asso- Filing deadline for next month’s tion Executive Committee meeting. hearing. 635-3850. Directors meeting. 74 Joy Street. 7 pm. ciation Board of Directors meeting. South Cove, 230 Stuart Street. 7 pm. Ellis Memorial Adult Center, 1 Chan- Wednesday, October 11 Monday, October 30 Neighborhood Association of the dler Street. 6:30 pm. City Hall To Go Truck: Fenway. The St. Botolph Area Architectural Con- Back Bay Licensing and Building Use servation District Commission. Filing City Hall To Go Truck will be parked Worcester Square Area Neighborhood Committee meeting. Lenox Hotel, in the Fenway. 660 . deadline for next month’s hearing. 710 Boylston Street. 7 pm. 12–2 pm. Association general meeting. Boston Med- 635-3850.

Tuesday, October 3 Back Bay Architectural Commission At the Hynes Convention Center South End Landmark District Com- hearing. City Hall, Room 900. 5 pm. October 2–4 November 9–13 mission hearing. City Hall, Piemonte 635-3850. DVK Sustainatopia 2017 International Genetically Engineered Room. 5:30 pm. 635-3850. 400 attendees Thursday, October 12 Machine (iGEM) Foundation iGEM 2017 Giant Jamboree Boston Planning & Development Office hour with a liaison from Rep. October 3–4 Agency meeting. Agenda to discuss the Michael Capuano’s office. Fenway 3,000 attendees MarTech 2017 1000 Boylston Street project. St. Cecil- Community Health Center, 1340 Boyl- 1,000 attendees ia Parish, 18 Belvidere Street. 6–8 pm. ston Street. 12–1 pm. November 10–12 October 4–6 Boston International Antiquarian Beacon Hill Civic Association Streets West End Civic Association meeting. Fea- and Sidewalks Committee meeting. turing guest speaker Tito Jackson, mayoral Leading Edge Expositions Cannabis Book Fair 74 Joy Street. 6:30 pm. candidate. Amy Lowell Community Rom, World Congress & Business Exposition 1,000 attendees 65 Martha Road. Doors open at 5:45 pm. 2017 Wednesday, October 4 2,000 attendees Friday, October 13 November 16 City Council hearing. City Hall, fifth Coffee hours with City Council- NIDays Boston floor. 12 pm. October 5–6 or Josh Zakim. J. Pace, 75 Blossom Cardiometabolic Health Congress 500 attendees Court. 8–9:30 am. Neighborhood Association of the Meeting November 17–21 Back Bay Architecture Committee Monday, October 16 1,500 attendees meeting. New England College of Op- Bay Village Neighborhood Associa- Annual Meetings 2017, Boston Host- October 10–12 tometry, 424 Beacon Street. 6:30 pm. tion Planning Committee meeting. ed by AAR and SBL South Cove, 230 Stuart Street. 7 pm. Association for Manufacturing Excel- 10,000 attendees Chester Square Area Neighborhood lence Annual Conference 2017 Association monthly meeting. Hamp- Tuesday, October 17 2,400 attendees November 27–30 ton House, 155 Northampton Street. South End Landmark District 7 pm. Commission. Filing deadline for next October 14–16 Materials Research Society Fall Meet- month’s hearing. 635-3850. Society of Actuaries Annual Meeting ing 2017 Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning & Exhibit 2017 7,200 attendees and Licensing Committee meeting. East Fens police and community 2,000 attendees 74 Joy Street. 7:30 pm. meeting. Morville House, 100 Norway December 6–10 Street. 5:30 pm. October 14 Thursday, October 5 Union for Reform Judaism 2017 Bien- Wednesday, October 18 The Iota Club Reception 2017 nial Convention Boston Planning & Development 150 attendees Agency meeting. Agenda to discuss the City Council hearing. City Hall, fifth 6,000 attendees floor. 12 pm. Back Bay/South End Gateway Project. October 24 Boston Common Hotel & Conference December 14 Back Bay Architectural Commission. Funny Women…Serious Business Center, Room 303, 40 Trinity Place. Filing deadline for next month’s hear- 1,200 attendees Celebration of Life Dinner 8–10 am. ing. 635-3850. 1,500 attendees October 28–30 Friday, October 6 West Fens police and community American College of Allergy Asthma & Coffee hours with City Councilor December 15–16 meeting. Fenway Community Cen- Immunology 2017 Annual Meeting Josh Zakim. Trident Booksellers & Glam ter, conference room, 1282 Boylston 4,200 attendees Café, 338 . 8–9:30 am. Street. 6 pm. 1,000 attendees November 4–7 City Hall To Go Truck: South End. Thursday, October 19 Association of American Medical Col- December 15–17 The City Hall To Go Truck will be Beacon Hill Architectural Commis- CraftBoston Holiday parked at Blackstone Park. 1539 Wash- sion hearing. City Hall, Piemonte leges: Annual Meeting 2017 ington Street. 3:30–6:30 pm. Room. 4 pm. 635-3850. 4,000 attendees 1,000 attendees The Boston Guardian Local Schools 12 | September 29, 2017 Joining Classes With Community by Mark Fuechec them to an interest in child labor practices. oston schools agree there are benefits from Justin Hajj, upper division head and director of ad- extending learning outside campus, whether it vancement at The Learning Project, put more of an is developing kindergartners socially and emo- emphasis on social values. A recent field day to Teddy tionally or preparing older teens for life after Emerson Field saw the school’s sixth graders pairing off Bhigh school. with kindergartners to hold their hands and help them Getting students out into Boston is high on Nora make the long walk back to school on a hot summer Goddard’s list of priorities as The Advent School’s direc- day. tor of admissions and the Next Schools process, which At Commonwealth School, the focus is on getting helps graduating students apply to middle school, she their high school students prepared to apply the skills said. and knowledge they picked up in earlier grades. William Wharton, headmaster at Commonwealth “Our ninth, 10th and 11th graders spend a week a School, said his predecessor believed they might as year doing projects throughout the city,” said Wharton. well move the school to the suburbs if they were not “We help place them in community organizations, po- going to get the kids out into the city. litical organizations, community labs... whatever they’re The children are always told, “Boston is our class- interested in.” room” at The Advent School, as they regularly make With a required 90 hours of community service, Com- use of the facilities and landmarks nearby, said Lauren monwealth students are given an opportunity to get Leary, community engagement manager at Advent. out of their comfort zone and learn about the impact Other urban campuses advocate a similar philosophy, they can have on the world. Some of that service takes utilizing city resources like Boston libraries, the Boston place at Our Space Our Place, a nonprofit organization Common and sports facilities to offer more than what that works with legally blind children, and Pine Street their limited space allows. Inn, which provides a variety of services to New En- “You need to be very flexible to take learning outside gland’s homeless men and women. of the school, and you need to have a lot of support,” “When they go over to Our Space Our Place., they Goddard said. learn that the kids respond really positively to them,” She also said her school wants students making con- said Wharton. “In the case of some of the women [they nections cross-curricularly. A trip to Old Sturbridge Vil- meet] at the Pine Street Inn facility, they learn that men- lage, a living museum offering a sample of rural New PHOTO: COURTESY OF JOHN WINTHROP SCHOOL tal illness is not something abstract. It’s something real England in the 19th century, helped fifth graders put John Winthrop Street Fair, 2016 and they can actually help. They see firsthand what the industrial revolution into context, which later led homelessness is.” 13 | September 29, 2017 Local Schools The Boston Guardian

stand that conservation, awareness of often conduct research near and far, the limitations of the resources of the from crossing the street to the Muddy Earth, is critical to our human future,” River for a species account, or traveling McCord said. “And we try to put those to Costa Rica to study sea turtles. ideas into practice here in harmony with Brimmer and May School also has its the Earth. We try not to waste food and own specialty program about conser- resources.” vation. The school instituted its Environ- When teaching children about con- mental ColLab (EC) more than 10 years servation, McCord said the school also ago. focuses on the idea of respecting the The EC is for fourth- and fifth-graders, material world and the human labor that and teaches about concepts such as lies within. gardening, solar power, water filtration, “If you waste a book, for example, you’re disrespecting the person who animal adaptations and ocean life. made the book and the trees who made “We’re teaching [the kids] the impor- the paper in the book,” he said. tance of Earth,” said Ina Patel, science PHOTO: COURTESY OF PARK STREET SCHOOL Because of this, the school itself is also coordinator for the lower school. “They Pre-K students plant seeds and learn about how they grow with quite environmentally conscious. Every understand why trees are important, why water, sun and care. class has an EcoMonitor who pays at- animals need homes and why it’s import- tention to the environment of the class- ant to protect the Earth we live in.” room, and the fifth graders are responsi- The EC educates kids through hands- These Schools Are ble for the recycling program. on activities, Patel said, such as planting Fifth graders also play an important role and weeding, composting and recy- at the Winsor School, where students in cling. For a special, sweeter treat, stu- Protecting Mother Earth that grade level focus on understanding by Laura Porecca one of which is Sustainable Living. dents made solar ovens and made their and observing the environment. Kim Ra- own s’mores. lanet Earth needs more help than The sustainability branch helps chil- mos, the science department head, said Patel said the hands-on, outdoor ac- ever, and these schools are teach- dren address the concepts of wants children study various topics from ocean tivities make kids understand the impor- ing students how to lend a hand versus needs and the inequalities that acidification to air and oil pollution. – or better yet, a green thumb. can result from this imbalance. Each “Students consistently show great in- tance of helping Mother Earth. PThe Learning Project, which welcomes grade targets a specific focus, Head of “I feel like our children really under- terest in the interdisciplinary nature of students in grades kindergarten through School Michael McCord explained, with environmental problems,” she said. stand the importance of the environ- six, instituted a Social Justice Program first graders studying energy and fourth Throughout all grades, children fre- ment and being outside,” she said. “We for their children about 10 years ago. graders learning about fair trade. quently go on field trips to get hands- talk a lot about protecting the Earth. Within this program are three branches, “This program helps children under- on experience, Ramos said. Students How can we help? What can we do?” The Boston Guardian 14 | September 29, 2017

Back Bay Beacon Hill Nursery School Commonwealth School An independent nursery school also offering Chestnut Hill School An independent high school emphasizing kindergarten classes intellectual and practical knowledge Nursery–Kindergarten A co-educational institution focusing on Grades 9–12 74 Joy St. academic excellence, diversity and community 227-0822 • bhns.net 151 Commonwealth Ave. Age 3–Grade 6 266-7525 • commschool.org Boston Children’s School 428 Hammond St., Chestnut Hill A nursery school specializing in multicultural John Winthrop School programs 566-4394 • tchs.org Early education school focusing on hands-on 2.9 years–Grade 1 learning experiences 8 Whittier Pl. Dexter Southfield School Ages 15 months–5 years 367-6239 • bostonchildrensschool.org 66 Marlborough St. An independent day school 267-7159 • johnwinthropschool.org Park Street Kids Preschool–Grade 12 A Christian-based nursery school providing 20 Newton St., Brookline Kingsley Montessori School early childhood education Ages 2–5 An independent school promoting the 522-5544 • dextersouthfield.org 67 Brimmer St. development of each child’s unique gifts 523-4477 • parkstreetschool.org Toddler–Grade 6 The Fessenden School Preschool: 30 Fairfield St. Park Street School A day and boarding school for boys Elementary School: 26 Exeter St. A Christian school teaching critical thinking PHOTO: COURTESY OF PARK STREET SCHOOL 226-4900 • kingsley.org Kindergarten– Grade 6 Pre-K–Grade 9 67 Brimmer St. 250 Waltham St., West Newton The Learning Project Elementary School 523-7577 • parkstreetschool.org 964-5350 • fessenden.org An independent, co-educational day school that Belmont Hill School combines high academic and behavioral standards Spruce Street Nursery School An independent school educating boys in mind, with a rigorous and classic curriculum A nursery school focusing on the development of body and spirit. International School of Boston various learning styles Kindergarten–Grade 6 Grades 7-12 Ages 2–5 An independent day school for boys and girls 107 Marlborough St. 350 Prospect St., Belmont 5 Avery Pl. 484-4410 • belmonthill.org with a bilingual French program 266-8427 • learningproject.org 482-5252 • sprucestreet.org Pre-K–K: 17 Irving St., Arlington Brimmer and May School Newman School Outside the City (781) 646-0510 A private preparatory high school Atrium School A co-educational institution that promotes in- Grades 1–12: 45 Matignon Rd., Cambridge Grades 9–12 A progressive school with an individualized, dependent learning and creative thinking 247 Marlborough St. student-centric approach Preschool–Grade 12 499-1451 • isbos.org 267-4530 • newmanboston.org Pre-K–Grade 8 69 Middlesex Rd., Chestnut Hill 69 Grove St., Watertown 566-7462 • brimmerandmay.org 923-4156 • atrium.org Winsor School

Beacon Hill British International School of Boston A private school devoted to developing the Belmont Day School A private school using the British National cur- The Advent School A co-educational school with a holistic talents of motivated and gifted girls riculum An independent, non-religious elementary school approach to teaching Grades 5–12 Kindergarten–Grade 6 Pre-K–Grade 8 Preschool–Grade 12 15 Brimmer St. 55 Day School Ln., Belmont 416 Pond St., Boston 103 Pilgrim Rd. 742-0520 • adventschool.org 484-3078 • belmontday.org 522-2261 • britishschoolofboston.org 735-9500 • winsor.edu 15 | September 29, 2017 The Boston Guardian The Boston Guardian 16 | September 29, 2017 Our Local Real Estate

Photo: Either Winchester House photo The Winchester Mystery House Ghosts in the Machine by Steve Wintermeier, CFP creases in educational expenses (BPS plus char- The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, ters), payroll costs and the rapidly growing cost California was constructed by the widow of an of pensions. Collective bargaining agreements heir to the Winchester gun fortune, William have also been extremely generous. Something Wirt Winchester. Mrs. Winchester began con- needs to make up the difference to pay for this struction in 1884 and believed the property was municipal largesse. That something is taxes on haunted by the victims of the Winchester rifle. new properties. To keep the ghosts at bay, Mrs. Winchester re- The only way Boston can pay for the ev- portedly kept construction going almost con- er-increasing promises that we have made to tinuously until her death in 1922 so the noise the city’s employees is to build, build and then would frighten the ghosts. To confuse the build some more, even if that means construct- ghosts further, the house includes stairways that ing “buildings to nowhere,” whether the struc- end with solid walls, doors that open to multi- tures make sense or not in the context of Bos- floor drops and other unique features all meant ton’s architecture and urban design. We have no to confound and frustrate the spirits. choice. If we stop building, or if an economic Boston is a lot like the Winchester House. downturn forces the city to stop building as it Boston must build continuously to keep the did after the dot-com boom and the financial ghosts of our political past away. The clues to crisis, city government slowly grinds to a halt. this mystery are easily found in the city’s budget. Staffing over the past 15 years has only grown Boston has three sources of revenue: property by about 2 percent, and all of this growth is ef- a job for life as an at-large councilor and you too expensive or just plain ugly, you know why tax, state aid and “other,” which mostly consists fectively in the school department. Headcount are half way home to becoming mayor. So it is the city approved it. They have no choice. If the of fees, fines and interest. Property taxes now outside of the schools has declined even though no surprise when our elected officials use oth- city stops running the development marathon make up about 70 percent of the city’s reve- our city population continues to grow, so there er people’s money to give generous packages to by choice or when economic reality arrives, it nue, with the remainder being almost evenly is not much room to cut without significant city employees, of course including themselves. goes flying off the back of the treadmill. Boston split between state aid and “other.” State aid to cuts in service as well. Our politicians’ own pay, their jobs and their will be haunted by the promises of these politi- Boston has declined almost 10 percent over the What reasoning lies beneath this? Politicians careers depend on maintaining the status quo cians for many years to come. That means that past 15 years, and with budgets bursting at the want to get re-elected. Most city employees are and catering to the electorate that works for the like Mrs. Winchester we must keep building, seams on Beacon Hill, state aid will contribute required to live in the city and thus vote here. city. There are no budget reformers in City Hall even if it means building stairways to heaven less to Boston’s budget in coming years. Fees, With over 17,000 city employees plus the em- to rein in the growth of salaries and benefits fines and interest grow, but slowly. Likewise, by ployees of related organizations like the Boston because reformers cannot get elected. Instead just to keep those ghosts of promises past at bay. law, taxes on existing properties can only grow Planning and Development Agency and Bos- of proactive budget management planning for Watch out for that last step if they stop build- at 2.5 percent, or roughly the rate of inflation. ton Housing, politicians want those votes (and the eventual rainy day when the real estate mar- ing. At the same time, the city’s expenses have the votes of their family and friends). If you can ket slows, we get headlines like, “City Council Steve Wintermeier, CFP® is the Managing Prin- grown at almost double the rate of inflation capture the votes of the city or agency workers, Cracks Down on Noisy Ice Cream Truck Bells”. cipal of Fenway Financial Advisors and a 24-year since 2003, driven mainly by substantial in- plus just one family or friend, you likely have If you see a property going up that is too big, veteran of downtown condo life in Boston. September 29, 2017 | 17 The Boston Guardian

Banker & Tradesmen REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LISTING AS SUBMITTED BY THE WARREN GROUP Address Buyer Seller Price Address Buyer Seller Price BEACON HILL SOUTH END 92 Beacon St #34 Shina, Daniel Beacon RT 92 $690,000 6 Whittier Pl #2O Yang, Fan Cantlon, Marie A $415,000 70 Brimmer St #215 Manioudakis, Angelo Colony Jeanne L Est $400,000 39 Gray St #1 Lachman, Pamela Robinson, Rachael $955,000 83 Chestnut St Manioudakis, Angelo Colony Jeanne L Est $3,900,000 45 Bradford St #45 Macdonald, Ruaridh Kim, Dennis H $1,680,000 36 Myrtle St #7 Foti, Marcia Erb, Michael A $625,000 50 Revere St #2 Dandrea, Annalisa Medlock, A Aaron $480,000 23 E Concord St #1 Siegel, Noah Miller, R Aaron $975,000 57 W Cedar St #11 Fox, Kaitlyn W Jaklovsky, Mark J $477,000 39 Rutland Sq #2 Friedman, David Bain, Janet G $3,010,000 44 Cedar Lane Wy Rasmussen, Daniel Save, Caroline $3,325,000 589 Tremont St #2 Tonelli, Andrew S Sferlazzo, Piero $489,900 4 Charles River Sq Coldren, Matthew F Ocean Drive Holdings LLC $3,100,000 141 W Concord St #1 Haddad, Habib Sage, James $1,200,000 DOWNTOWN 1313 Washington St #221 Lammert, Warren B Murphy, Donna $3,150,000 45 Province St #2007 Morse, Kristen M Petrilli-Schmitt, Jeffrey $1,111,000 1313 Washington St #222 Lammert, Warren B Murphy, Donna $3,150,000 2 Avery St #19G 2 Avery St #19G RT 7000 Corp $1,250,000 70-72 Northampton St #103 Zambrano, Mario A Romanow Perer R Est $200,597 5-9 Hudson St #2N Savol, Andrej M Walshe, Thomas M $967,500 806 Tremont St #6 Santiago, Jonathan Babushkina, Natasha V $775,000 45 Province St #2406 Petrilli, Michael A Veliz, Jorge R $995,000 43 Westland Ave #301 Kuo, Alexander S Angeles, Angie R $755,000 1 Franklin St #2312 1 Franklin RT Jonathan Quoc Tran RET $2,185,000 96 Appleton St #3 Liesenfeld, Kerstin Peter A Gray 2008 T $1,575,000 BACK BAY 423 Beacon St #2 Alaimo, Alisha A 423 Beacon St LLC $3,900,000 NORTH END/WATERFRONT 366 Comm Ave #5D J Alosso Associates LLC Prescott, Kennethe H $250,000 357 Commercial St #814 Unit 814 RT Fritz, Jeffrey A $1,030,000 377 Marlborough St #1 Duan, Jinglin Holland, Jason $625,000 65 E India Row #24A Sassanfar, Mandana Mehrafzoun Sassanfar T $1,775,000 425 Newbury St #N38 Hicks, Christian Carter Somerset RT $105,000 65 E India Row #24B Sassanfar, Mandana Mehrafzoun Sassanfar T $1,775,000 150 Beacon St #G1 English, Edmond J Castel, Daniel $1,080,000 85 E India Row #32E Martella, Roger R Lee, Victor W $778,999 241 Beacon St #2 Sabater, Juan G Krasne, William J $1,065,000 85 E India Row #35B Govostes, John N Foster, Debra J $1,637,500 410 Boylston St #4 Remis, Chad Mirchandani, Sanjay $2,100,000 2 N Bennet Ct #B Rust, Mark Maniscalco, Josephine $585,000 160 Comm Ave #503 Helms, Alan Datillo, Joanna L $1,130,000 243 North St #8 Mcguinness, Callahan C Kilduff, Brian $566,000 68 Marlborough St #E Hook, Bruce G Tansi, Thomas P $1,545,000 290 North St #4 Horn, Nicholas D 290 North St Realty $1,225,000 400 Stuart St #18C Sapiejewski, Roman Dossar Dar LLC $2,000,000 138 Prince St #9 Papa, Joseph Lessis, Alexandre $550,000 FENWAY 80-82 Fenwood Rd #614 Yelinek, James J RTH LLC $245,700 24 Sheafe St #3 Defalco, Gabrielle D Ardito, Andrea C $595,000 80-82 Fenwood Rd #817 Kumar, Subodh RTH Riverway LLC $189,600 7 Unity St #1 Renaud, Marisa N Macdonald, Michael $289,900 70 Fenway #32 Gatim LLC 220 RT $425,000 2 Battery Wharf #3506 Moore, James J Battery Wharf 3506 RT $2,515,000 80 Fenwood Rd #717 Huang, Devin S RTH Riverway LLC $189,600 338 Commercial St #402 Bucolo, Richard A Clinard, Meghan R $825,000 The Boston Guardian 18 | September 29, 2017

Beacon Hill MLS Open Houses Price Address Type Pkg Beds Baths SF Open House Phone $8,995,000 49 Mt Vernon St #2 C 1 3 3.5 4,617 Tue 12-1 (617) 510-8565 $3,495,000 4 Acorn St SF 0 3 3.5 2,700 Sat 12-1 (617) 236-0711 $3,000,000 1 Franklin St #3702 C 1 2 2 1,486 Sat, Sun 1-2:30 (617) 908-4000 $2,850,000 100 Beacon St #4A C 1 3 2.5 1,975 Sun 12:30-1:30 (917) 655-4160 $2,825,000 52 Revere St SF 1 4 3.5 2,771 Sat 12-1:30 (617) 905-7379 $2,699,000 107 Myrtle St SF 0 4 3 2,416 Sat 12-1 (617) 236-0711 $2,395,000 26 Garden St SF 0 4 3.5 2,352 Sun 11:30-12:30 (617) 510-5050 $2,395,000 26 Garden St #26 C 0 4 3.5 2,352 Sun 11:30-12:30 (617) 510-5050 $2,350,000 128 Myrtle St SF 0 3 3 2,503 Fri, Sun 12-1:30 (617) 309-9495 $1,550,000 45 Province St #903 C 1 2 2.5 1,495 Sat 11-12:30 (617) 796-7336 $895,000 1-3 Chestnut St #4B C 0 1 1 780 Sun 11:30-12:30 (617) 262-1504 $849,000 106 Myrtle St #8 C 0 2 1 780 Sun 1:30-3 (617) 796-7336 $749,000 9 Hawthorne Pl #11M C 0 2 2 1,285 Sun 11:30-12:30 (617) 694-9494 $735,000 175 Charles St #3 C 1 3 1 1,071 Fr 5-6, Sa, Su 11-12 (617) 908-4000 $499,000 11 Irving St #5 C 0 1 1 407 Sat, Sun 11:30-1 (617) 962-0142 Back Bay Open Houses Price Address Type Pkg Beds Baths SF Open House Phone $4,395,000 398 Beacon St #A C 2 3 4.5 3,426 Sun 1-2 (617) 796-6084 $3,699,000 451 Marlborough St #Residence W C 1 4 2.5 2,657 Sat 12-1 (617) 236-0711 $2,395,000 32 Comm Ave #1 C 1 3 3.5 2,153 Sun 12-1:30 (617) 901-3664 $2,295,000 242 Beacon St #8 C 1 3 2.5 1,986 Sun 1:30-2:30 (617) 266-4430 $2,250,000 180 Beacon St #3G C 1 1 2.5 2,220 Sun 1-3 (617) 794-0976 $2,199,000 255 Comm Ave #3 C 1 2 2 1,671 Sa 12-1, Su 11:30-12:30 (617) 796-7506 $1,449,000 31 Mass Ave #3-3 C 0 3 2 1,590 Sun 12-1 (617) 859-0300 $1,275,000 73 Marlborough St #2-3 C 1 2 2 1,061 Sun 12-1:30 (617) 896-5002 $1,250,000 43 Westland Ave #206 C 0 2 2 1,430 Sun 12-1:30 (617) 587-4616 $999,996 328 Dartmouth St #1 C 1 2 2 996 Sat 2-3:30 (781) 789-2086 $899,000 70 Marlborough St #9 C 1 1 1 655 Sun 12-1 (617) 877-0582 $850,000 405 Comm Ave #7 C 0 2 1 928 Sat, Sun 12-1 (617) 266-4430 $729,000 30 Edgerly Rd #1 C 0 2 1 1,065 Sun 11:30-12:30 (617) 587-4616 $569,000 247 Beacon St #1 C 0 1 1.5 860 Sun 1-2 (508) 962-7921 South End Open Houses Price Address Type Pkg Beds Baths SF Open House Phone $3,495,000 44 Upton St #2 C 1 4 3.5 2,700 Sun 11-12 (617) 504-7814 $3,250,000 22 Montgomery St SF 3 4 3.5 2,739 Sun 12-1:30 (617) 791-5663 $3,250,000 327 Shawmut Ave #3 C 2 3 3.5 2,452 Sun 12:30-1:30 (617) 504-7814 $3,190,000 89 Pembroke St #1 C 1 3 3.5 2,459 Sun 1-2:30 (617) 797-1018 $3,050,000 327 Shawmut Ave #1 C 2 3 3.5 2,373 Sun 12:30-1:30 (617) 504-7814 $2,995,000 6 Union Park #1 C 1 3 3 2,120 Sun 11-12 (617) 796-6084 $2,995,000 44 Upton St #1 C 1 3 3.5 2,635 Sun 11-12 (617) 504-7814 $2,995,000 1723 Washington St #601 C 2 4 3 3,113 Sun 12-1 (617) 262-1504 $2,750,000 31 Appleton St SF 0 3 2.5 2,212 Sun 11:30-1 (617) 861-3636 $2,650,000 9 Milford #1 C 2 3 2.5 2,040 Sun 11-12:30 (617) 650-1149 $2,595,000 28 Melrose St SF 1 3 2.5 2,590 Sun 11-1 (617) 962-0764 $2,550,000 6 Cumston St #6 C 0 3 2.5 2,253 Sun 11-1 (617) 312-5102 $2,295,000 195 W Newton St #2 C 1 3 2.5 1,915 Sa 2-3:30, Su 12-1:30 (617) 821-8875 $2,150,000 327 Shawmut Ave #2 C 0 2 2.5 1,630 Sun 12:30-1:30 (617) 504-7814 $2,150,000 156 Warren Ave #1 C 2 3 2.5 1,650 Sun 11-1 (617) 819-5850 $2,075,000 86 Berkeley St #1 C 0 2 3 1,840 Sun 12-1 (617) 794-0281 $1,995,000 55 Gray St SF 0 3 2.5 2,158 Sun 11:30-12:30 (617) 262-1504 $1,995,000 115 Pembroke St #1 C 1 3 2.5 2,276 Sun 11:30-1 (617) 347-3609 $1,895,000 1313 Washington St #510 C 1 3 2 1,870 Sun 11:30-1 (617) 861-3636 $1,783,000 325 Columbus Ave #4 C 0 3 2 1,622 Sun 1:30-3 (617) 861-3636 $1,699,999 183 W Canton St #1 C 1 2 2.5 1,560 Sa 11-12:30, Su 1-2:30 (617) 519-9481 $1,695,000 86 Berkeley St #PH C 0 2 2 1,276 Sun 12-1 (617) 794-0281 $1,695,000 1313 Washington St #418 C 2 1 2 1,672 Sun 11-12:30 (617) 470-3219 $1,499,000 135 W Concord St #1 C 1 2 2.5 1,525 Sun 11:30-1 (617) 861-3636 $1,495,000 22 Claremont Park #1 C 1 2 2 1,484 Sun 11:30-1:30 (617) 312-7232 $1,495,000 553 Shawmut Ave SF 0 3 2.5 2,376 Sat, Sun 12-2 (617) 217-1842 $1,475,000 110 W Concord St #3 C 1 2 2.5 1,402 Sat, Sun 12-2 (617) 899-7045 $1,465,000 86 Berkeley St #3 C 0 2 2 1,100 Sun 12-1 (617) 794-0281 $1,450,000 86 Berkeley St #2nd FL C 0 2 2 1,100 Sun 12-1 (617) 794-0281 $1,395,000 17 Durham St #5 C 0 2 2 1,217 Sat 11:30-1 (617) 257-2431 $1,385,000 407 Shawmut Ave #2 C 0 2 2.5 1,704 Sun 1:30-3 (617) 861-3636 $1,299,000 40 Traveler #505 C 1 2 2 1,264 Sat 12-1 (617) 710-8609 $1,250,000 43 Westland Ave #206 C 0 2 2 1,430 Sun 12-1:30 (617) 587-4616 $975,000 1 St. George St #3B C 1 2 2 990 Sa 11:30-12:30, Su 1-2 (617) 262-1504 $899,000 488 Columbus Ave #5 C 0 2 1 785 Fri, Sat, Sun 12-1 (617) 266-4430 $895,000 130 Appleton St #R-1B C 0 2 1.5 995 Sun 1-2 (617) 262-1504 $875,000 130 Appleton St #1A C 1 1 1 750 Sun 12:30-2 (617) 852-7806 $849,000 2-A Wellington #1 C 0 3 2 1,265 Sat, Sun 12-1:30 (617) 388-3609 $825,000 455 Mass Ave #3 C 0 2 1 763 Sat 3-4, Sun 12-1:30 (617) 908-4000 $769,000 19 Follen St #3 C 0 2 1 770 Sun 2:30-3:30 (617) 901-4551 $739,000 688 Tremont St #A C 0 2 1 756 Sun 12-1:30 (617) 877-2110 $599,000 1411 Washington St #18 C 1 2 1 824 Sun 11-12:30 (617) 519-9481 $559,000 536 Mass Ave #1 C 0 1 1 850 Sun 1-2:30 (617) 587-4605 $559,000 660 Mass Ave #4 C 0 1 1 760 Sat, Sun 12:30-2 (617) 519-5199 $529,000 71 Worcester St #2 C 0 1 1 650 Sat 5:30-7 (617) 861-3642 $489,000 44 Warwick st SF 0 2 2 1,175 Sat 1-3, Sun 12-2 (857) 334-6828 $429,000 1750 Washington St #1 C 0 1 1 532 Sun 12:30-2 (617) 861-3631 $381,883 700 Harrison Ave #407 C 0 1 1 746 Sa 1:30-3, Su 11-12:30 (617) 694-0091 September 29, 2017 | 19 The Boston Guardian The Boston Guardian 20 | September 29, 2017