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Fourteen young musicians from Boston neighborhoods and Berklee City Music Network sites around the

U.S. accepted full scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music starting this fall at an emotional presentation at the Berklee Performance Center on Tuesday, August 10. The scholarships were handed out at the 17th Berklee City Music Scholarship Concert by President Roger H. Brown; J. Curtis Warner, associate vice president for education outreach/executive director of Berklee City Music; Krystal Banfield, director of City Music Boston; and Lynette Gittens, associate director of City Music.

The students all took part in the City

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the Fenway Community Develop-ment Corporation (FCDC) has had an outstanding intern working for it this summer. Cassandria Camp-

bell came to the organization through Mit’s Department of urban studies and planning, where she is a graduate student, and feels that she has learned a lot from her experience.

At the FCDC, Campbell has worked both in housing development and community planning and organizing. in the former she was most involved in helping Director of Housing Lisa Soli prepare for the refinancing and renovation of two FCDC properties—a process that involves filing many applications with city and state agencies, and talking with tenants about the renovation process.

her more visible work was with sarah horsley, the CDC’s director of civic engagement, for whom she spent the summer laying the ground work for expanding spaces for community activities in the Fenway. Calling their effort the Common ground campaign, horsley and Campbell have conducted a community-needs assessment, which organizing involved focus groups with specific communities (such as seniors, Chinese speakers, disabled residents, families); a survey (translated into

spanish, russian, and Mandarin Chinese); and interviewing various service providers and local leaders. the duo also organized the popular starlight Movies in the old McDonalds’ parking lot in the West Fens last month.

The goals of this work are to find out what services are lacking in the community and what organized activities residents would like to see, to determine how a community center could be most valuable to the neighborhood and to create the argument for it that leads ultimately to funding for a center.

born and raised in roxbury, Campbell currently lives on Mission hill. A graduate of o’bryant high school, she went on to swarthmore College before enrolling at Mit. in between she spent time in ecuador, teaching english to students and professors at the universidad de Loja. she feels that her time at FCDC has helped her to clarify her plans for the future.

“this summer has reinforced for me that i want to continue to work in housing and community economic development,” she told The Fenway News recently, in an interview conducted at her FCDC office. “I have come to appreciate more fully how difficult community organizing can be—how many different people have to be pulled together, and how complicated the process is.

“Also, working with Lisa has got me more interested in community development finance—I was an cconomics major at swarthmore, so this kind of work is really appealing.

“Working in the Fenway has changed the way i see communities working. i always had the view that some places were for people with high incomes, and others for low-income folks. if you have resources you have opportunity, and i never questioned that people should try to go against this. i’ve been very interested to see how a community can be so diverse in terms of race and class and sexual orientation, and still be stable. i appreciate the opportunity i’ve had to work with FCDC because i also see how much is involved in maintaining a stable community.”

Dharmena Downey, FCDC executive

Welcome—or Welcome Back—to the Fenway

by stephen brophy

in March, tenants of burbank Apartments received a letter from their landlord calling a meeting to talk about the future of the affordable housing subsidies that

many of them depend on to help pay their rent. these subsidies are due to expire next April. About 50 tenants went to the meeting, and learned that the owners wanted to phase out the subsidies that were attached to specific units and help the current tenants of those units who qualify move into a different subsidy program involving vouchers.

some of the tenants felt unthreatened by this news; others were concerned about the future of subsidized housing in their particular residence and in the rest of the country. these latter formed the burbank Apartments tenant Association. and are now preparing to negotiate with the owners, burbank Apartments Company. it owns seven east Fens buildings—48, 49, and 52 burbank st., 15, 25, and 33 edgerly road, and 18 haviland st.—that contain roughly 170 units of subsidized housing, or about 8.5% of the total in the Fenway.

in the section 8 program, the u.s De-partment of housing and urban Development (huD) contracts with owners to offer afford-able housing by paying a portion of the rent of low-income tenants. these tenants typically pay about 30% of their gross monthly income to rent, and huD picks up the rest. through the 221d below-Market interest rate program, huD contracts with owners to subsidize their mortgages and offer subsidies to low-/moder-ate-income tenants.

patrick Murphy, one of the members of the tenant group, characterized the reaction of people at the original meeting as “subdued, with some confusion among some of the tenants.” He got involved after a leaflet was

worried aBout losing aFFordaBle units, east Fens tenants organize

director, says that “the CDC was lucky to have Cassandria serve as an intern with us to substantially advance our work. she exemplifies what’s inspiring about the symbiotic relationship that happens when students apply their energy, time and talents to advance the cause of community

development. in the process she gained valuable real life work experience and we [the Fenway] benefited from her talent, work ethic, intelligence and grace. With our work it is always about the connections we make with each other to advance a shared agenda. Cassandria was able to connect with people on a very deep level and make a significant contribution to both FCDC and the people of the Fenway.”

Campbell assures the many friends she’s made this summer that she is not

going away just because her internship is over. “people will still see me around. i’ll be at the senior Center fundraiser at the baseball tavern on september 26, for instance.”

Heading Back to School, Campbell Wraps Up CDC Internship With a Smile

Music program—a scholarship, tutorial and mentoring program that grants teens from Greater Boston and other urban areas across the country access to music education at no cost to them or their families. If all 14 students complete four years of study at the college, the collective amount of the scholarships awarded will be worth $2 million.

The 14 recipients were among 82 teens who were took part in Berklee’s five-week Summer Performance Program, also on scholarships from the City Music program.

Recipients of the scholarships included:• Matthew Hull, 18, trumpet, Boston• Terrell James, 18, vocalist, Chelsea• Lauren Fuller, 17, pianist and vocalist,

Framingham• Bianelys Javier, 19, vocalist, Lawrence• Juliana Davis, 18, vocalist, Lynn• Joseph Santiago, 19, guitarist, Revere• Alexander Macrides, 17, saxophonist and

drummer, Roslindale• Franchesca Phillip, 19, vocalist, Roxbury• Kadeem Roberts, 19, guitarist, Roxbury• Tasmine Ballentine, 18, vocalist, Memphis,

TN• Brielle Blount, 17, drummer, Valley Village,

CA• Austin DeVries, 18, drummer, Edmonds, WA• Reginald Mitchell, 18, bassist, Memphis, TN• Laura Padilla, 19, vocalist, Long Beach, CA

Under the direction of Krystal Banfield, Berklee City Music has provided educational and mentoring opportunities to teens from Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Dorchester, Chelsea, Lynn and other urban areas since its inception since 1991. Berklee’s City Music Network—launched in 2001—expanded to include partnerships with community organizations nationwide that actively share the goal of changing teenage lives with contemporary music education. By this month 27 national network sites will be in operation in addition to sites in Greater Boston.

The photo shows, left to right, Brown, Banfield, Gittens, the 14 scholarship recipients, and Warner.

Liz Burg works in the Office of Public Information at Berklee College of Music.

At least one new Westland Avenue resident found temperatures in the mid 90s and high humidity a daunting combination on Move-in Day, September 1.

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We’re still seeing peaches and corn—not to mention a bumper crop of heirloom and regular tomatoes. We’ll likely continue to find them well into September. Meanwhile, as apples proliferate...can fall be far behind?

CoPley square

Tuesday & Friday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.Prudential Center: 800 Boylston, across from walgreen’s

Thursday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.Mission hill: Brigham Circle

Thursday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.JaMaiCa Plain: Bank of america lot, Centre street

WednesdaySaturday

12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

south end: 540 harrison avenue (at sowa arts market)

Sunday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Farmer’s Markets

Puma PoPs uP in the West Fens...perhaps you’ve noticed the bright-red structure rising on Van ness street between trilogy and Fenway park. that’s the new—but temporary—puma store/restaurant/bar, which had a liquor license hearing scheduled for Aug. 25. puma has created a stir in the design and retail worlds with these stores, which “repurpose” a handful of the millions of containerized shipping units

sitting in ports around the world. Manufacturers fill these containers with consumer goods in China and other exporting countries, stack them on ships, and send them off to countries where the goods will be sold, like the us. if the receiving country doesn’t have goods to send back, the empty containers sit in port, creating a huge environmental problem, given the difficulty of storing, disposing or recycling such huge objects. puma set up a similar store on Fan

pier for the Volvo ocean race, which stopped in boston last summer. no word as of press time about the status of the liquor license request, but the plan calls for shoe sales on the ground floor, and wining, dining, and just looking hip and fabulous on the two upper floors.

...While samuels signals interest in something more PermanentSamuels & Associates, developers of The Trilogy complex and 1330 Boylston, filed a letter of intent with the boston redevelopment Authority on August 5 announcing its intention to add two more buildings to its growing West Fens footprint. At 132 brookline Ave. it would build 170 residential units stores, while on the northeast corner of boylston and Kilmarnock—site of the puma pop-up and Marshall’s Fenwayd Farm stand—it would add 150 units plus 450,000 sq. ft. of office and retail space. Steven Samuels, chief executive officer, told The Boston Globe that the buildings advance his firm’s “master plan” for beefing up Fenway retail. The Globe reported earlier this year that target and Cb2 might stake a claim to the new retail space.

Jazz Festival makes a JoyFul noise this monthThe first college of jazz celebrates the birthplace of jazz as the 10th annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival pays tribute to music and culture of New Orleans five years after Hurricanes Katrina and rita. From september 15 to 25, world-renowned superstars and popular local acts present free and ticketed concerts across the city. the 10-day event culminates on saturday, september 25, in a free festival on three stages over six blocks in the south end. to browse a list of festival concerts, visit: www.beantownjazz.org

Women students, BeWare esPlanade attackersince 2007, four young women have been attacked on or close to the esplanade, the linear park that stretches between the Mass. Ave. and Longfellow bridges on the banks of the Charles. three of those attacks culminated in rape; the most recent attack was on July 14, 2009. “each late summer brings to boston and Cambridge a new crop of students unaware of these attacks,” said suffolk County DA Daniel Conley in a statement released late last month. “As we educate them on basic safety and how to approach the esplanade at night, we’re also reminding long-term residents that this attacker remains at large and could still be active in the area.”

calling all FenWay Familiesit’s tough to raise kids in the Fenway, which is why the Fenway CDC launched the Fenway Family Coalition in 1994—families were feeling isolated. the number of families living in the neighborhood dropped 37% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses, strongly suggesting that housing prices and a dearth of family-friendly infrastructure have pushed families out of the neighborhood. the coalition holds a meeting in the Fensgate Cooperative’s Community room, 73 hemenway st., at 6:30 p.m. on sept. 30. Call ahead for child care or interpretation.

WentWorth students reinvent the West FensFourth-year architecture students at Wentworth institute of technology have come up with new designs for buildings, stores, and public spaces in the West Fens. Working on a class assignment, each student designed a separate component, and then several were combined in models that represented one or more city blocks. the institute’s architecture program held an open studio on August 6 at which students presented their ideas. one of the most intriguing was an elevated walkway that would connect pedestrian destinations from boylston street to Fenway park and back again, all to resolve the danger to pedestrians from the many converging lanes of traffic. The event was cosponsored by the Fenway CDC.

discover roxBury Finds a neW directorDerek Lumpkins, who grew up in the Mission hill, was recently named executive director of Discover roxbury. he had been the organization’s program and marketing manager for three years. he succeeds the group’s founder, Marcia butman, who launched the organization 15 years ago as a way for suburban teachers to become more familiar with the home neighborhoods of students in the MetCo program. Discover roxbury promotes the economic development of roxbury through sustainable cultural tourism that highlights the neighborhood’s rich history, arts, and its contributions to the world.

Compiled by Stephen Brophy, Kathy Greenough, and Steve Wolf

west Fens celebrates its 28th national night outMAtti KniVA spenCer

On Tuesday, August 3, over 400 people celebrated the 28th National Night Out in the West FensThe event, held yearly throughout the city, celebrates the abilily of neighborhood residents to take over a section of their neighborhood and make it safe for all. The 7th-Day Adventist Church again graciously provided

its parking lot for residents to gather in. All the food was generously donated by Bradley Liquor, with Shaw’s providing a huge cake. Many businesses provided certificates that were raffled off, with the proceeds going to Operation P.E.A.C.E., a program in the neighborhood geared toward giving children and adults opportunites to enjoy after-school care, free computer classes, and ESL classes.

Special certificates were presented to Bill Slyne, the

District 4 police officer who represents the West Fens, and Betty Gillis, longtime resident/activist and a founding member of Peterborough Street Crime Watch Unit. Tickets to a Red Sox game were generously provided by The Baseball Tavern. Anyone interested in learning more about crime in their neighborhood and ways they can combat it can e-mail Matti Kniva Spencer at [email protected] or Officer Slyne at [email protected].

Left to right, Officer Bill Slyne, event organizer Matti Kniva Spencer, and Betty Gillis. Slyne and Gillis received certificates for their work.

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street Cleaningthe city cleans Fenway residential streets between 12 and 4 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays each month (odd-numbered side) and the second and fourth wednesdays (even-numbered sides). get more info at 617-635-4900 or www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/sweeping. the state cleans streets bordering the park on this schedule:• seCond thursday

the riverway, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.• Second Friday the Fenway (includes inside lane),

charlesgate, and Forsyth way, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• Second Friday 8 to 54 the Fenway (includes inside

lane), charlesgate, 12:00–3:00 p.m.• Third TueSday

> park drive (includes inside lane), upper Boylston street, 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

> park drive, holy trinity orthodox cathedral to Kilmarnock street and the riverside line to Beacon street, 12:00–3:00 p.m.

www.mass.gov/dcr/sweep.htm has a complete schedule and maps.

Thomas M. Menino, Mayor

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slipped under his door announcing a meeting at the Fenway Community Development Corporation (FCDC) for tenants to consider their options. “After that meeting, the core group of about a dozen tenants started meeting regularly, sometimes weekly. A number of others attend more sporadically, as their schedules permit.”

Murphy, who spoke with The Fenway News by telephone, said that the main concern of the tenants was “that subsidized housing would eventually disappear from the neighborhood, leading to a long-term gentrification of the Fenway.” He says that many of the tenants feel quite a bit of loyalty to the current management “because this is a really nice place to live, and a lot of people don’t want to rock the boat.”

William Kargman, one of the owners, told The Fenway News by telephone that “what we are trying to do is provide a subsidy to everyone that is eligible. We’ve done this in other properties and have had good results. We feel that we are protecting all of our tenants in this process.” he said that the owners have worked with huD to provide housing to people with subsidies since 1971, and will continue to do so. “We prefer to work

with vouchers for current tenants because we think owners should have a right to choose what to do in the future, once a tenant with a portable voucher has moved on.”

Another tenant, who prefers to remain anonymous, says that many people are alarmed by the change. “some worry about changes in eligibility from one program to another. others are concerned about the long term affordability of housing in the Fenway.” this tenant argues that “we would like the owner to renew the section 8 subsidies for at least 20 more years, and to extend the regulation of rents for non-section 8 apartments.”

the tenant also asserts that “basically in the current state of the economy—employment issues, lower wages—now is not the time to reduce the quantity of affordable housing. people are already suffering, so loss at this time will be devastating to the community and the economy overall.”

Dharmena Downey, the executive director of the FCDC, believes that “the need to produce and preserve affordable housing has never been greater. Twenty-five percent, or 30 million, American households face severe housing challenges, including insufficient funds for monthly rent or

mortgage payments, maintenance, and repairs; overcrowding, both within in dwellings and in high-density multifamily developments; and structural deficiencies. We’re not talking only about the poorest among us or those without jobs, but also teachers, clergy, librarians, firefighters, health-care workers, and many others who make significant contributions to our communities.

“preserving affordable housing,” she said, “is critical for improving the life chances of low- and moderate- income families. in the Fenway, we need to be clear about what the loss of the burbank Apartments means for the tenants it displaces and for the gentrification of the neighborhood.”

> tenants from page 1Welcome to the Fenway?

Incoming Berklee student Yasuhisa Inoue drew a handful of appreciative listeners as he played his sax in the Victory Gardens last month—until a cranky West Fens resident chased him off, complaining about the noise. Welcome to the Fenway, indeed.

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Gardeners and neighbors alike will gather in the Victory gardens on saturday, september 11 (rain date is september 12), from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. to enjoy the annual FensFest harvest celebration. the afternoon will include a free bbQ lunch, live music, white

elephant tables, awards for top gardens in a variety of categories, a raffle with fabulous prizes, and a state-fair-style produce contest.

the gardens will be alive with the music of priceless, a trio playing a variety of dinner music, oldies, soul and jazz. performer and naturalist stephen baird will add his talents to provide stories, songs and music for children and adults alike. A special display this year will highlight work by northeastern university’s American society of Civil engineers student chapter, which has worked to improve the special needs garden plot.

you don’t have to have a garden to join your neighbors for this terrific afternoon of food, fun, live music, and a chance to see some of the most beautiful gardens in boston. FensFest is sponsored by the Fenway Garden Society and made possible with the help of raffle donors and event support from samuels & Associates.

Food, Music, and Monster Veggies Wrap Up Summer at FensFest, Sept. 11

A raffle winner accepts her prize at the 2007 FensFest.


by stephen brophy

the Fenway News started back in 1974 as part of the community’s response to a form of destruction known as “urban renewal.” back then the boston redevelopment Authority would huddle with the biggest institutions to

plan for the “improvement” of the neighborhood, and input from the people who actually lived here was neither solicited nor listened to.

given the David-and-goliath nature of the struggle, it made a certain emotional sense for the nascent paper to adopt the motto “comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable” as an all-purpose statement of principle. but that motto does not really fit the situation we are in now or the different way we are trying to work for our community. So as of this issue you will no longer find it on our nameplate. We have moved it to this page and may decide to permanently drop it. What do you think? this editorial will be posted as a separate article at Fenway news online—leave a comment there about the decision.

the phrase has an interesting history. it apparently traces to a 19th-century Chicago newspaper columnist, Finley peter Dunne. he wrote: “th newspaper does ivrything f’r us. it runs th’ polis foorce an’ th’ banks, commands th’ milishy, controls th’ ligislachure, baptizes th’ young, marries th’ foolish, comforts th’ afflicted, afflicts th’ comfortable, buries th’ dead an’ roasts thim aftherward.” it’s pretty obvious that Dunne had satirical intent here, and that he was satirizing the inflated self-assessment of his fellow journalists. (Less effective than his satire was his attempt at reproducing an

irish immigrant’s pronunciation.) Later newspaper people, like h. L. Mencken, took the slogan as a serious mission statement.

our situation as residents of a city dealing with the government and our neighboring institutions has changed quite a bit since the 1970s. We have a lot more opportunity to participate in the decisions made about our surroundings. (there is, of course, always room for improvement.) And we have several decades of history of working with the leaders of the institutions around us to fashion solutions to problems that allow both sides to benefit. Back in the day the other side had to lose for us to win, but that’s no longer the case.

We will still speak up whenever we hear about powerful people trying to put something over on those who have less power. see, for example, our page 1 article about the

threat to affordable housing subsidies on burbank street. but we also work hard to be a newspaper/website that allows all the voices in the neighborhood to be heard.

nearly all of our content is generated by volunteers, writing about things that interest or affect them. you can also expect to see articles about what’s going on at northeastern or MassArt or the Christian science Church that are written by representatives of those organizations, like the berklee scholarships article, also on page 1. expect also, from time to time, to see other articles that disagree with them. We are all neighbors hoping to maximize our use and enjoyment of the community we share. We will disagree often, but we will try to minimize the afflicting of one side by the other, and aim for the comfort of all.

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City Councilor Chuck Turner recently sent this letter to his constituents.DeAr FrienDs,

Despite 45 years of dedicated service to the people of my community and the people of boston, the federal government on october 12 at the Moakley Court house will continue its attempt to convince the public that i am guilty of extortion of $1,000 and lying to Fbi officials.

i have no doubt that my legal team

of barry Wilson, John pavlos, Michelle brennan, and Kazi toure will be successful in proving my innocence. Also, i believe the trial will enable the public to recognize the unethical and immoral behavior of those who are conspiring to silence me.

in addition to exposing the corruption of the government’s actions, my defense will focus on my 45 years of dedicated service. My lawyers plan to put on the stand those who can testify regarding help received from

me and whether money ever stood between their needs and my service.

those who would like to testify regarding my character please call 617-427-1667 and leave your name and telephone number. you will be contacted by a member of my legal team.

thanks for all your support. remember: our struggles with adversity make us stronger and wiser.

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vouch for his character? chuck turner wants to talk to you

by eriCA MAttison

With the population of the Fenway increasing dramatically as it does every fall, after a summer with fewer students in the neighborhood, let’s review the do’s and don’ts

of getting rid of stuff so we can have a sanitary, pleasant, environmentally friendlier neighborhood.

1. there is no curb-side pick-up for trash and recycling in the Fenway. please do not leave items on the sidewalks. residential buildings have dumpsters and should have recycling as well. if your building doesn’t provide recycling, follow the steps on the City’s website to get recycling at your building: http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recyclingandsanitation/recycling.asp.

2. trashcans on the street are not for household trash, they’re for the item in your hand that you want to dispose of before hopping on the 55 bus, for instance. individuals who stuff bags of household trash in city trash cans can be fined. To report improper disposal of trash in a municipal trashcan, contact the Mayor’s 24-hour hotline at 617-635-4500. Make sure to have the address of the trashcan on hand when you call. you can also use the online

reporting system at www.cityofboston.gov/mayor/24.3. if you have items to get rid of that someone else can use, such as a

futon frame, post them online through craigslist.com or freecycle.org so someone else can use them instead of having them taken away as trash.

4. you may have some items, such as paint, that are hazardous waste. Make sure you dispose of them properly. the City organizes hazardous-waste drop-offs; the next is in early october. Check out the City’s information here: http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recyclingandsanitation/hazardous.asp.

5. not a fan of seeing rats in our neighborhood constantly? help discourage their presence by discarding food in your kitchen sink’s garbage disposal (if you have one) instead of the trash.

6. Discourage rats and other animals from visiting your building by rinsing your recyclables. remember that boston has single-stream recycling, so all your recyclables can go together, making it easy to recycle your containers, papers, and cardboard. For details, visit http://www.cityofboston.gov/publicworks/recyclingandsanitation/.

7. if you see an overflowing dumpster, report the address to the City’s code enforcement division. Contact the Mayor’s 24-hour hotline at 617-635-4500 or www.cityofboston.gov/mayor/24.

8. you can use the Mayor’s hotline to request pick up for recycling old appliances (call the DCr’s 24-hour hotline, 617-722-1188, if you live on the Fenway and park Drive, which are state-maintained roads). you can take used and unwanted electronics to best buy, radio shack, or staples for recycling, shaw’s and Whole Foods accept plastic shopping bags for recycling (or, better yet, skip plastic altogether with reusable totes, which are widely available these days; shaw’s, Whole Foods, and trader Joe’s all sell them).

Erica Mattison lives in the West Fenway and serves on the board of the Fenway Civic Association.

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The Ross Reportthe Fenway

news has invited elected officials

who represent the neighborhood to

contribute columns on issues of

concern. these will appear on a regular basis in FensViews.

Fri., Sept. 3 7:10 p.m. Sat., Sept. 4 7:10 p.m.Sun., Sept. 5 1:35 p.m. Mon., Sept. 6 7:10 p.m.Tues., Sept. 7 7:10 p.m.Wed., Sept. 8 7:10 p.m.Fri., Sept. 17 7:10 p.m.Sat., Sept. 18 7:10 p.m.Sun., Sept. 19 1:35 p.m.Mon., Sept. 20 7:10 p.m.Tues., Sept. 21 7:10 p.m.Wed., Sept. 22 7:10 p.m. Fri., Oct. 1 7:10 p.m.Sat., Oct. 2 TbdSun., Oct. 3 1:35 p.m.

While it is known around the country for being home to our beloved Fenway park, those of us who live in boston know

that the Fenway neighborhood is so much more. its parks are some of the most beautiful stretches of open space in the emerald necklace. the neighborhood is home to cultural institutions like the Museum of Fine Arts, and world-class colleges and universities like berklee College of Music.

but as time goes on, we’re beginning to see the emergence of what i call “two Fenways”—east and West.

the West Fenway—near Fenway park and home to young professionals, couples, and senior citizens who have lived in the area for years—has become an example of what responsible development can do for boston. Developers work with the community on new projects to achieve a shared vision. With the positive changes started in 2002 by new red sox owners, the West Fens has undergone a successful transformation. projects like trilogy, 1330 boylston, and

the Landmark Center have shown that development can transform neighborhoods for the better—bringing in street-level restaurants and retail. the West Fenway is also a place where “fun” is allowed and embraced—puma City and tasty burger being two recent examples.

Across the Muddy river, the east Fenway is at a crossroads. When i graduated

from college, i moved to a well-priced studio in one of the dozens of apartment buildings there. this is becoming harder for young graduates today because of housing gridlock. our colleges and universities attract students from around the world, which is good news. but the schools are struggling to keep pace with the demand for on-campus housing. this forces undergraduates into off-campus apartments, drives up rents and property values, and prices recent graduates out of the neighborhood—and our city. these young people are deciding to leave boston after graduation, taking their skills and ideas with them. As a result, boston has lost a greater percentage of 20-to-34-year-olds than the nation as a whole in the past 20 years.

the east Fenway can offer just as much as the West Fenway, but not without help from neighborhood institutions. At a minimum,

Northeastern University needs to fulfill the promise of its institutional Master plan and start construction on the new dorms it plans for roxbury, Mission hill, and part of the Fenway. that will open up apartments in the area for graduates, young professionals, new families, and others, easing housing gridlock. in addition, landlords who are in the student-only rental business should consider other ways to improve, market, sell or rent their housing stock.

there’s another opportunity to revitalize the east Fens—Forsyth park. After the Museum of Fine Arts acquired the Forsyth institute’s land two years ago it agreed to return a portion of Forsyth park—long used illegally as a parking lot by the previous owner—to the parks Department. this is a good first step. But an institution as vibrant

Relaxed and among some of his many Fenway friends, State Senator Steven Tolman said that it felt good to be campaigning in the upcoming Democratic primary, to be held on September 14. With drenching rain holding down attendance, the senator’s “Town Hall Forum”—held August 24 in the Fensgate Cooperative’s community room—felt more like an intimate give-and-take between senator and constituents than between candidate and voters. Tolman showed off his labor union background and progressive record, upholding as the highest priority the “human capital” of the Commonwealth. Tolman appears to face little threat from an opponent, 40-year-old William Feegbeh of Brighton, who has neither website nor organization, and mustered but two write-in votes in last year’s mayoral race.

and progressive as the MFA could do so much more. imagine a place where residents could enjoy free public art. i believe that the ground floor of the Forsyth building should be activated for pedestrian use—perhaps as a top-tier restaurant, with an outdoor café looking out over the park—turning this dead corner into a vibrant space.

We must also ensure that we do not leave vulnerable residents behind as we continue to bring new life to this great neighborhood. As the Fenway evolves—including the recent proposal to redevelop the former goodyear store site into a mixed-use complex—we must consider the needs of the residents who have called Fenway home for decades, and those who plan to live there for decades to come. We must ensure that there are affordable housing opportunities in these new developments. Also, strong neighborhoods require an investment by residents. the percentage of home ownership in the Fenway is among the lowest of any neighborhood in the city. We need to find ways to create additional home ownership opportunities. Finally, the peterborough senior Center is a valuable resource for neighborhood’s elderly residents, but its current space is too small for all the activities it sponsors.

both sides of the Fenway have so much to offer—convenience to downtown, historic open spaces, and a diverse community in which people of all ages want to live. but as the West Fenway embraces new development, the east Fenway is being passed by due to a lack of available housing. As the economy turns around and development begins anew, we must ensure that city leaders, residents, developers, and our cultural institutions work together to maintain the vitality of this great place for generations to come.

A Tale of Two Fenways—and What It Means for Boston

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EmmanuEl FEnway REsidEncEsSTATUS: Board-approved

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BRA PROJECT MANAGER: John Fitzgerald ([email protected])

DESCRIPTION: Seven stories with 7th-floor setback (in accordance with approved IMP); 77,500 SF, approximately 200 beds.

BEth isRaEl dEaconEss imPSTATUS: Board Approved

DEVELOPER: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)

BRA PROJECT MANAGER: Sonal Gandhi ([email protected])

DESCRIPTION: Received IMP notification on 10/10/02 in conjunction with a PNF for the LNRC. The proposed 5-year master plan is for development of BIDMCs West and East campuse and consolidation of services.

Brigham & Women’s institutional master PlanSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.


DESCRIPTION: Seven-year master plan to address patient care, bio research, and education through leasing off-site space and additions to and updating of obsolescent facilities in conjunction with a a new construction program. No further movement by proponent.

dana FaRBER yawkEy cEntER FoR cancER caRESTATUS: Under construction

DEVELOPER: Dana Farber Cancer Institute


DESCRIPTION: 275,000GSF of clinical and research development space plus approx. 215,000GSF below-grade parking and support space.

haRvaRd-lma mastER PlanSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: Harvard University

BRA PROJECT MANAGER:Gerald Autler [email protected]

DESCRIPTION: IMP runs in conjunction with first proposed project—new dental school—which underwent Article 80B process. Proceeding to Zoning Commission.

isaBElla stEwaRt GaRdnER musEumSTATUS: Under construction

DEVELOPER: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

BRA PROJECT MANAGER: Kristin Kara ([email protected])

DESCRIPTION: Roughly 60,000SF facility will include a gallery, orientation space, classrooms, café, gift shop, greenhouse, offices, conservation lab, storage areas and concert hall.

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Joslin cEntER institutional mastER PlanSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: The Keefe Company


DESCRIPTION: The BRA issued a request for supplemental information 2/18/03, Joslin submitted RSI 2/25/02.

lonGwood cEntERSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: ARE/ND/CR


DESCRIPTION: A 9-story, 350,000SF building that includes research lab and office and clinical usues. Includes ground-floor retail/restaurant space and 290 parking spaces.

lonGwood noRth REsEaRch cEntERSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: BIDMC


DESCRIPTION: Proposal for 440,000SF of research uses. Lyme Properties (Blackfan Research Center) will construct and own the LNRC through a joint planning effort with BIDMC.

mass collEGE oF PhaRmacy—huntinGton avE STATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy

BRA PROJECT MANAGER: Gerald Autler ([email protected])

DESCRIPTION: MCP seeks to develop an academic building consisting of six stories plus a basement for an auditorium.

musEum oF FinE aRts mastER PlanSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: Museum of Fine Arts Boston


DESCRIPTION: The MFA master plan is a voluntary plan to enable the community and the BRA to review the proposed project. The proposal includes approximately 500,000SF of phased development.

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This map represents the second effort by The Fenway News to compile a comprehensive overview of development projects in and around the Fenway. The information is adapted from the BRA’s online database of development around the city. (The BRA board must approve all development proposals, which often undergo modification while being reviewed by the BRA staff.)

The callouts ringing the map provide details on projects under construction in or near the Fenway. We included some large nearby projects—particularly in the LMA—because they will likely have impacts on the Fenway, from added traffic to increased demand for market-rate housing. We did not include projects for which no formal proposals have yet been submitted, even though we know they’re in the pipeline. These include Samuels & Associates’ two proposed mixed-use buildings in the West Fens and the redevelopment of the Christian Science Plaza.

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DEVELOPER: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.


DESCRIPTION: Four new buildings on three parcels in three phases: 42- bed transitiona-shelter program, 56,540SF of clinical and office space, 136 housing units, (66 affordable rentals and 70 condos), and a 358,670SF R+D, clinical and office building.

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> BASILICA COURT (approved): Demolition of St. Alphonsus Hall and convent and renovation of the former Mission School for 229 residential units in three buildings.

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> TERRACE STREET LOFTS (under construction) 175 artist housing units

> EBLANA BREWERy PROJECT (approved) Renovation of two buildings and construction of three new buildings with 83 condos


121 BRooklinE avEnuESTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: n/a

PROJECT MANAGER: Jay Rourke ([email protected])

Description:117,000sf, six-story research facility with approx 6,000sf of retail at ground level.

1271 Boylston stREEtSTATUS: Letter of intent filed

DEVELOPER: Weiner Ventures LLC


DESCRIPTION: Project includes a 350,000sf building with hotel and residential uses and two levels of below-grade parking spaces for approximately 280 vehicles.

landmaRk cEntER noRth additionSTATUS: Under review

DEVELOPER: The Abbey Group


DESCRIPTION: 325,000SF of office space in an 8-story addition to the existing Landmark Center north parking lot.

44 BuRBank stREEtSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: Catamount Westland LLC

BRA PROJECT MANAGER: Jay Rourke ([email protected])

DESCRIPTION: 45 ownership units. Parking provided in the adjacent parking garage.

BERklEE collEGE oF music imPSTATUS: Under review

DEVELOPER: Berklee College of Music


DESCRIPTION: Berklee’s Institutional Master Plan (IMP) describes the new Crossroads project, which contains performance space, residences, and student life space; the 161-171 Mass Ave. project, which contains academic space; a Music Technology Facility; and other on-going campus developments.

Boston consERvatoRy REnovation/additionSTATUS: Under construction

DEVELOPER: New England Conservatory


DESCRIPTION: Renovation of 23,000SF existing theater and 15,000sf of new construction to house performance space and classrooms. Scheduled to open in November.

noRthEastERn imP amEndmEntSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: New England Development


DESCRIPTION: Amendment of the existing plan by changing the size to two buildings, which is the project. These buildings are West Village Residence Hall G and Computer Science Building. [The current amendment has expired. The university has been holding community meetings and is expected to request an extension.]

PaRcEl 7 aiR RiGhtsSTATUS: Board-approved

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DESCRIPTION: Four buildings and parking to be built on Mass Pike air rights; 7-story residential, 10-story office, 22-story mixed residential/office, and another 7-story residential building. 780-space parking lot (700 public, 80 private). 330 housing units total; affordable units: 33 onsite, 16 offsite.

stonEwall auduBon ciRclESTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: Abbott Real Estate Development LLC


DESCRIPTION: The proponent proposes to construct a residential development containing approximately 53 one- and two-bedroom units, and 26 underground parking spaces at 9 and 23 Miner Street in the Fenway/Audubon Circle neighborhood. [Note that the project is officially on hold and in all likelihood will not proceed, since financing fell apart in 2007.]

wEntwoRth inst. oF tEchnoloGy—imPSTATUS: Under review

DEVELOPER: Wentworth Institute of Technology

BRA PROJECT MANAGER: Katelyn Sullivan ([email protected]

DESCRIPTION: Wentworth proposes a new 10-year IMP with campus goals and objectives and four proposed projects: 46,000SF student center; new student residence; 40,000SF academic addition, and a 400-space parking structure.

wEntwoRth inst. oF tEchnoloGy—2nd amEndmEntSTATUS: Board-approved

DEVELOPER: Wentworth Institute of Technology


DESCRIPTION: Two former gas station sites to be converted into open space, as well as have that land be incorporated into Wentworth’s institutional sub-district

This map represents the second effort by The Fenway News to compile a comprehensive overview of development projects in and around the Fenway. The information is adapted from the BRA’s online database of development around the city. (The BRA board must approve all development proposals, which often undergo modification while being reviewed by the BRA staff.)

The callouts ringing the map provide details on projects under construction in or near the Fenway. We included some large nearby projects—particularly in the LMA—because they will likely have impacts on the Fenway, from added traffic to increased demand for market-rate housing. We did not include projects for which no formal proposals have yet been submitted, even though we know they’re in the pipeline. These include Samuels & Associates’ two proposed mixed-use buildings in the West Fens and the redevelopment of the Christian Science Plaza.

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As kids (and college students!) return to class, Fenway voters may want to start working on their own homework. Three statewide referendum questions will appear on our November ballots, and the questions they raise will require careful consideration. We plan to publish more on the referendum questions in our October and November issues. This month we offer the summaries of each question provided by the Secretary of State’s office. Worth noting: some of this benign-sounding language masks explosive impacts: Approval of Question 2 would cripple affordable-housing efforts outside of the state’s cities, and approval of Question 3 would cut billions of dollars in state revenues, forcing across-the-board service cutbacks. Visit www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepip10/pip10idx.htm for the full text of each question. (Compiled by Valarie Seabrook)

sales tax on alcoholic BeveragesThis proposed law would remove the Massachusetts sales tax on alcoholic beverages and alcohol, where the sale of such beverages and alcohol or their importation into the state is already subject to a separate excise tax under state

law. The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2011.

comprehensive permits for low- or moderate-income housingThis proposed law would repeal an existing state law that allows a qualified organization wishing to build government-subsidized housing that includes low- or moderate-income units to apply for a single comprehensive permit from a city

or town’s zoning board of appeals (ZBA), instead of separate permits from each local agency or official having jurisdiction over any aspect of the proposed housing.

Under the existing law, the ZBA holds a public hearing on the application and considers the recommendations of local agencies and officials. The ZBA may grant a comprehensive permit that may include conditions or requirements concerning the height, site plan, size, shape, or building materials of the housing. Persons aggrieved by the ZBA’s decision to grant a permit may appeal it to a court. If the ZBA denies the permit or grants it with conditions or requirements that make the housing uneconomic to build or to operate, the applicant may appeal to the state Housing Appeals Committee (HAC).

sales and use tax ratesThis proposed law would reduce the state sales and use tax rates (which were 6.25% as of September 2009) to 3% as of January 1, 2011. It would make the same reduction in the rate used to determine the amount to be deposited with

the state Commissioner of Revenue by non-resident building contractors as security for the payment of sales and use tax on tangible personal property used in carrying out their contracts.

The proposed law provides that if the 3% rates would not produce enough revenues to satisfy any lawful pledge of sales and use tax revenues in connection with any bond, note, or other contractual obligation, then the rates would instead be reduced to the lowest level allowed by law.

by riChArD penDLeton

saturday, August 7, was a day strange things were happening on the #1 bus route, (Dudley-harvard). At 3:00 p.m., while waiting for a bus to harvard square, i noticed that the bulk of MbtA vehicles on the line were longer, larger capacity buses from the 600 to 800 series. these buses are not often used on route 1,

but on this day i saw six running back and forth for several hours. Finally, i thought— t management was listening.

i write to the MbtA management on a regular basis about various aspects of the operation of Route 1. It is one of the top five bus lines in the system in terms of usage. The passenger load is diverse in both directions and the socio-economic backdrops at each terminus are generally considered to be at polar opposites.

the commercial and entertainment venues, the educational, research and medical institutions that line the route generate a ridership that deserves an analytical upgrade that includes not just rush hours. Jam-packed buses can be encountered on route 1 at odd times: sundays between noon and 6pm, during similar hours on active holidays such as Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day and Veterans Day. the route intersects stations on the red, green, orange and silver lines.

A simple, but partial solution to remedying the crowding on the #1 bus would be the use of larger-capacity buses, such as the aforementioned models. the 2100 and 2200 series compressed natural gas (Cng) models that dominate the Dudley-harvard route are shorter and narrower. thus, when the route 1 buses are off schedule after 11:00 p.m. Friday and saturday nights, as they frequently are, the vehicles that do show up would be able to haul more individuals.

scheduling after 11:00 p.m. on Friday and saturday nights has improved to a degree in recent months, and i have actually advised t management of this from my ground-level observation post. When whatever is passing as dispatching does fall apart at Dudley (there is no dispatcher at harvard), one can see, literally, three buses in three minutes heading toward Cambridge, or 40-minute service gaps in one direction or the other.

saturday morning, August 21, anyone on Mass. Ave at newbury street at 2:00 a.m. would have seen what may have been a gift to late-night revelers: two “last” buses, one headed to harvard, the other toward Dudley. Who the devil is in charge of MbtA bus operations—someone named Lucifer? no route 1 bus has been scheduled to be on the street at 2:00 a.m. since the elimination of the short-lived night owl service in 2005.

it is bothersome to see the new t general manager, richard Davey, in photo ops with the new 60-foot buses that are now assigned to Route 28 or reassuring riders of the efficacy of the pending real-time bus-trackng system that will allow waiting riders to locate buses in motion. sounds good, but neglecting long-standing problems on route 1 undermines the effectiveness of the system as a whole.

And those larger-capacity buses on route 1? they are now back to the status of rarely seen.

Richard Pendleton lives in the East Fenway.

Before Bells,Whistles…Get Bus Basics Right Ballot questions raise Big questions for voters

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Northeastern University has made arrangements through the City of Boston and the Fenway community to restrict parking in the Fenway area during the Neighborhood Move-In period, September 2, 2010 to September 5, 2010. Parking will be restricted in the following streets:

•The north side of Hemenway St. from Forsyth Dental Parking Lot to Symphony Rd. (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)•Both sides of Forsyth St. from Hemenway St. to Forsyth Circle (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)•Both sides of St. Stephen St. from Gainsborough St. to Opera Place (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)•Both sides of Opera Place from St. Stephen St. to Huntington Ave. (Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday)•The south side of Columbus Ave. from Benton St. to Douglass Park (Friday, Saturday)•The west side of Coventry St. (Sunday)

As in past years, the University has made a concerted effort to plan fall opening so that it will go smoothly for our neighbors and our students. If you have questions or need further information, please contact the Northeastern University Office of Government Relations and Community Affairs at 617.373.3168, or the Northeastern University Police Department at 617.373.2121.

Northeastern University Move-In Parking Restrictions

Hemenway St., Forsyth St., St. Stephen St., Opera Place, Columbus Ave., Coventry St.Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010 to Sunday, Sept. 5, 2010


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Ashley Papelbon and Kelli Pedroia worked with other baseball spouses on July 30 for the 19th annual Red Sox Wives’ Can & Cash Drive at Fenway Park. For two hours before the game, the wives collected canned goods and cash donations for The Greater Boston Food Bank in exchange for autographed photos of the players. Last year’s promotion raised more than $25,000 (more than 50,000 meals) for the food bank.

by eLizAbeth giLLis

it began in Art square and wended its way toward brookline. it was called Western Avenue.

in 1883 the square that had been named for the adjacent Museum of Fine Arts was now called Copley square. At that time the avenue began at boylston street and ran diagonally across the square past Trinity Church. After the Back Bay had been filled in, that first part was eliminated and the street was gradually developed. It was renamed huntington Avenue.

now who was the gentleman for whom it was named? ralph huntington (1784–1866) came from a small Massachusetts town, taught

school and then worked for a bank. For ten years ralph and his brother samuel lived in santo Domingo in the West indies, where their business was shipping rum to the united states. After samuel’s death, ralph returned to boston where his talents in banking and other ventures made him a prosperous man and a community leader.

huntington was one of the men who moved to have the Back Bay filled in. This, it was said, would give wealthier people the incentive to stay in a lovely neighborhood rather than move to the suburbs.

First, he donated money to the Massachusetts institute of technology, which was then located by Copley square. A grateful Mit named a large auditorium for him. in his will, huntington left provisions for a boston orphanage. it was decided that there were not enough orphans to warrant this, so the money was distributed through children’s aid societies. the amount of the legacy was $200,000 (now equal to about three million dollars).

Along huntington Avenue there were many institutions. some have disappeared, some moved to other locations, and some remain. Among them were Fannie Farmer’s school of Cookery, Mechanics hall, new england Conservatory, the yMCA, Children’s hospital, the hospital for Women, the opera house, tufts school of Medicine, circus and rodeo grounds and the site where the first World Series was played in 1903.

Elizabeth Gillis lives in the West Fenway.

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i wonder what the winter will be like? the summer has certainly been a riot. We were warned that too much use of too many cars and planes are screwing

up the atmosphere we once had, with jolly summers and snowy winters. With any luck, we’ll soon recover with some new fuel that will make the atmosphere smell great and keep us all happy. believe that and you’re ready for politics.

have you noticed that the price of food is so high? it’s cheaper to eat the money. it’s time we took the bull by the tail and looked the situation square in the face. We definitely have to pay attention before the next generation takes over, so we can try to tell them what to do. until then, i believe we should all get together and support federal housing for unwed fathers.

Who can forget the immortal words of tom thumb, when he put the finger on Mother Goose.

And who could forget the words of peter the great, when he spoke to his son peter the small. he said “small peter, son the best part of something for nothing is the price is right.”

And the quickest way to quit smoking is to burst into flames.

the way to help a working man is to get him a working woman, so he can stop working.

in case Channel 9 is looking to increase its popularity, i have thought up two new ways. one, dedicated to the older people, who have lost their ability to exercise, we have a show ready where people can sit down, move their arms and legs and stay in top condition without having to lift anything heavy.

the other is for people who always wanted to be on television. All you have to do is stand up and talk with your hands tied

West Fens resident Clyde Whalen gives

“The Fenway Report” every other week on cable channel 9’s Neighborhood

Network News.

up in back of you. And refusing to get all upset and uptight, when you forget what you were talking about and hem and haw for two or three minutes, hoping that somebody will take over. the real show to be on is radio. the advantage you have on radio is that you can be yourself. you don’t have to worry about posing, as you talk. on radio, you don’t have to worry what you look like, and you can sit in a chair or lie down on the floor, as long as you put your personality into it.

radio is easy. A lot of people, who go on television, particularly women, are conscious of how they look and pay more attention to smiling, than to what they’re talking about.

this i tell you after a lifetime of performing for all kinds of people. there’s nothing as great as a good audience reaction, and when it happens, you can get it in front of a crowd and enjoy the happiest moments of your life. that’s why the idea of Channel 9 is so moving. And that’s why i joined the large number of people, who have already come forward to making the neighborhoods and their occupants open to entertainment.

i’d like to throw a “well done” to the VA medical centers, in both Jamaica plain and West roxbury, for their efforts to keep pace with today’s soldiers’ and ex-soldiers’ needs.

in conclusion, i’d like to personally thank the VA for the excellent work they’ve done in my case, as well as many others. With their help, i feel capable of living, without a nose, or with a fake nose, both of which are available. i’d like to remain an example to all men and boys: Keep your nose out of other people’s business.

thanks to Mary for her help, and have a good day or even a week, if you’re greedy.

Hunting Down the Origins of Huntington Ave.

Red Sox Wives Rake in Food Bank Dough

Mechanics Hall

by CheLseA broWn

the Concrete Jungle at 297 newbury street is bringing underground style to the fashion forward—but only until september 25. Annie Mulz, a clothing company created by two northeastern seniors, is the force behind the eight-week shop. the name Annie Mulz is

a personification of the word animals, and the brand celebrates the concept of animal in man, inspired by Darwin’s observation that “we are all bound in nature.”

Growing up in urban Providence and Boston, Annie Mulz founders Matthew Osofisan and Michael toney learned the harsh lessons of the street. the images depicted on their tee-shirts parallel what they saw. the “eyes Wide shut” shirt that says “all you see is crime in the city, all we see is survival in the jungle” demonstrates each day can be a struggle. “We are survivors, our brand embodies it,” said Osofisan.

In January 2009, Osofisan and Toney launched Annie Mulz. Osofisan applied his sales and marketing skills to the line and toney created designs that embodied the spirit of the brand. “i have deeply been interested in art and found a functional way of using it,” said toney.

While the graphic tees continue to draw the college crowd, Annie Mulz plans to move into the classical realm by creating a line of button-downs. “We want to create new avant-garde pieces and use architectural elements to give it the edge,” said toney.

each weekend since its opening, the Concrete Jungle has held events featuring live music and brand showcases. the Concrete Jungle is open from noon to midnight, tuesday through Sunday. “We envision using this shop to step out and say we are a real brand,” said Osofisan.

Chelsea Brown is an associate editor at the Fenway News. For more information on Annie Mulz and the Concrete Jungle visit www.anniemulz.com.

prowling the concrete Jungle with annie mulz


by DAViD hugh sMith

on september 22, the Museum of Fine Arts will show The Olmsted Legacy: America’s Urban Parks, a new documentary on Frederick

Law olmsted, whose visionary design of the back bay Fens did so much to shape the neighborhood around it. The film features award-winning actor Kevin Kline as the voice of Olmsted and stage and film actress Kerry Washington as narrator. Following the film, there will be a Q&A session with director rebecca Messner and several olmsted experts featured in the documentary: Alan banks of the Frederick Law olmsted national historic site; Margaret Dyson, director of historic parks at the boston parks Department; and

betsy shure gross, board member of the City parks Alliance.

olmsted and his landscape design practice created nearly 100 public parks across the united states, among more than 500 landscape commissions. Most famously, beginning in the late 1850s, he and architect Calvert Vaux designed and supervised creation of new york’s Central park.

in boston, olmsted is best known for creating the emerald necklace of parks that includes the Fens, the riverway, olmsted park, Jamaica pond, Arnold Arboretum and Franklin park. he designed them to extend the corridor established by the boston Common, public garden and Commonwealth Avenue Mall. “Frankly, he gave the city of boston its

patron saint oF urBan parKs (and shaper oF the Fenway) gets his due in new documentary at the mFa, septemBer 22

aesthetic shape,” says olmsted historian Arleyn Levee, who appears in the film.

the documentary shows that the road to becoming America’s premier landscape architect was not smooth. olmsted and Vaux battled rigidity and corruption as they shaped Central park. For a time, a discouraged olmsted did other things, like manage a California gold mine. but Vaux encouraged him to return to new york to help design brooklyn’s monumental prospect park, after which olmsted settled into the role he would be known for—carving out parks in growing American cities.

Director Messner sees olmsted as “someone who [ultimately] devoted his life to creating these green spaces of refuge for the city dweller. he thought that every citizen, no matter of what background [deserved to enjoy

these parks].” Alan banks,

supervisory park ranger for the olmsted national historic site in brookline, says that what is remarkable about olmsted is that 130 years ago, when circumstances were far different, he recognized that “people needed to have nature in their lives, they needed to have an escape from city living, a space where they could gather as a community.”

olmsted began in boston with

the task of cleaning up filthy waterways. In the documentary, the parks Department’s Margaret Dyson notes that his first assignments, the Fens and the riverway, were “engineering projects as well as parkland.”

in 1883, while working on the emerald necklace, olmsted himself moved to the boston area to a home he called Fairsted, in brookline.

the program, co-hosted by the emerald necklace Conservancy and the MFA, will begin at 7 p.m. tickets are $10 ($8 for seniors, students, and MFA members). tickets may be purchased by phone at 1-800-440-6975 or online at www.mfa.org/tickets, or at MFA ticket desks. The film was funded by The speedwell Foundation, which is supporting its presentation in boston.

David Hugh Smith is a volunteer for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.

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Visitors at the Museum of Fine Arts in the next few months can take a look through the lens of pioneering fashion photographer richard

Avedon, a retrospective of whose work is on display through mid-January.

Walking into the Foster gallery, the visitor is taken into Avedon’s world, beginning as World War ii was ending. “Avedon Fashion: 1944-2000” displays his impressive black-and-white photos, as well as his “in Memory of the late Mr. & Mrs. Comfort” color photo series published in The New Yorker in 1995. the series pairs german model nadja Auermann, with a skeleton figure that represents her deceased husband. the photos are vivid, sensual, and show the realms of human emotion. Avedon flawlessly brings together the world of high fashion and the afterlife.

Avedon once said “you cannot separate fashion from the world…fashion is the way we live.” he turned models into icons with the click of his camera. From Veruschka to twiggy, Avedon helped these women become forces in the fashion industry.

in the 1950s, Avedon brought a new glamour and energy to haute couture when he photographed the “new Look of Dior” in paris. the “new Look,” unveiled in 1949, introduced a female silhouette that was both feminine and refined and represented—

in its long skirts and elaborate tailoring—a release from the privations that World War ii had imposed on europe and north America. the 1955 image, Dovima with Elephants, is the ultimate example of Avedon’s eye for detail. Dovima, who is dressed in a sleek evening gown, curves her body to imitate the

movements of the elephants.Avedon used the human body to create

lines and geometric shapes. he captured human movement in a groundbreaking way. the 1958 image, Homage to Munkacsi,

Avedon captures model Carmen Dell’Orefice in midair as she steps off a sidewalk with her umbrella open. the tilted umbrella, pointed toes, and hand in her front pocket pop out at the viewer.

Looking at the photos decade by decade, the viewer is able to see how the modern woman has evolved. From brigitte bardot to Kate Moss, Avedon captured not only their beauty but their power. his photos demonstrate that women are more than objects of beauty, they are forces of nature.

so whether you are a fashion devotee, photographer lover, or simply enjoy-going to museums, the Avedon exhibit is a must see.

Chelsea Brown, a graduate student in journalism at Emerson College, is an associate editor of the Fenway news. For more information on the Avedon exhibit visit: www.mfa.org/exhibitions/sub.asp?key=15&subkey=10331.

Avedon Photo Show Captures the Spirit of an Age

Model Dorian Leigh prepares for a 1949 photo shoot in Paris in a photo from the new Richard Avedon show at the MFA.

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i had the good fortune to take a trip to the big sky Country of Montana this summer. My friend, Jana Mackin, invited me to a party to celebrate her 10th wedding anniversary and her husband’s Jim retirement from tulane university as a communications professor.

As it turns out, Montana is nothing like i have ever encountered. We have the notion, living on the eastern seaboard, that the united states is fully developed, but butte is sparsely populated, very mountainous—and has free and ample parking.

My friends bought two houses about $10,000 apiece more than a decade ago. they live in one and rent out the other one. they were able to buy cheaply due to the demise of mining. When copper mining went under, people couldn’t afford their mortgages and so they left town. butte had 80 mines running at one time and was the second city in the u.s. to have electricity after new york City.

My friends and I partied three nights straight. The first night was a friendly get-together at sparky’s, once a garage. the second night was the retirement/anniversary at the silver Dollar

saloon, and the third was the family get-together at a lodge. it figures Jana and i would party this much—after all, we met at a bar in Dublin.

i stayed at the Finlen Motor inn, in back of the Finlen hotel, where

senator John Kennedy stayed when he was running for president in 1960. Charles Lindbergh was a guest earlier in the century.

the place that intrigued me most, though, was the Dumas hotel near the Finlen. it’s not a place anyone would take their mother—it’s a brothel known the world over and used by businessman and workers alike since 1982.

the title refers to what i told rosie and sajed Kamal to do so they could afford to live in retirement, compared to boston.

Lisa Fay lives in the West Fenway.

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by stephen brophy

The Muddy River Gallery will host an exhibit of paintings and other artwork by seven local artists in September. “The Senior Women of Russia: 60 Going on 25” will feature monoprints, portraits, still lifes and landscapes in acrylic, water color, and ink. The artists, all women in their 60s who recently started taking art classes, are Liliya S., Mariam V., Mila R., Natasha D., Olga G., Polina M., and Yelena S. Olga G. had a very successful exhibit in the same venue a few months ago. The opening reception for the exhibition will take place on Sunday, September 12, from 5-7 p.m., with refreshments served. It will run through November 12. The Muddy River Gallery is in the Peterborough Senior Center, which is open from Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The center’s entrance is in the alley between 100 and 108 Jersey St. Call ahead, 617-536-7154, to learn the best viewing times.

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Historical Society Shows Off Heavy Metalsby CAroL KnAuFF

roller polo, little known today, had a vast following and great popularity from its beginning in the late 1870s to its end in the 1920s. today, all that remain are memories, newspaper clippings, and a few mementos—like the 1885 brockton shoe & Leather tournament 1st-prize roller polo medal now on view at the Massachusetts historical society. (If you can’t make the exhibit but want to read more about roller polo—we sure did—visit http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1086840/index.htm.—Editor)

other interesting pieces on display in the free exhibit “precious Metals: From Au to zn” include a 1912 boston red sox World Champions medal; Count rumford’s order of the holy roman empire from 1792; the Massachusetts pine tree copper penny attributed to silversmith (and revolutionary rider) Paul Revere; examples of the first coins struck in Massachusetts in 1652; and a bronze version of the 1909 Congressional gold Medal given to the Wright brothers in recognition of their pioneering work in developing powered human flight.

see the show Monday-saturday, 1-4 p.m., through october 2, at 1154 boylston street.Carol W. Knauff is the assistant director of development for communications at the

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The following events take place at the Peterborough Senior Center, located two blocks from Boylston between 100 and 108 Jersey St. (walk down the alley and look left). For more information, call 617-536-7154.

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Mondays• 9:30 a.m: Breakfast Club with Matti• 11 a.m: Films—Sep 6 (Labor Day), Center

closed; Sep 13: Sherlock Holmes (2009); Sep 20: Driving Miss Daisy (1989); Sep 27: The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

tuesdays• 11 a.m: exercise with Mahmoud• 12 noon: Documentaries—Sep 7: Dirt

(2009); Sep 14: Stravinsky and the Ballets Russes (2009 ); Sep 21: Objectified (2009); Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion (2003)

wednesdays• 9:30 a.m: yoga with Carmen • 10 a.m.-noon: Blood pressure check with

Joyce• 12 noon: indian lunch with Santosh

sPeCial eVents

seP 7• 10 a.m., Planning meeting• 11:30-1 p.m. end-of-summer BBQ seP 8, 12:30 p.m.–Rosh HaShana celebrationseP 12, 5-7 p.m.–opening reception of new art exhibit, works of seven Russian womenseP 14, 10 a.m.–Task Force meetingseP 15, 11 a.m.–SHiNe counselor answers your questionsseP 16, 10 a.m.–Mass College of Pharmacy presents “Medication Safety”seP 22, 12:30–Sukkot (harvest festival) celebrationseP 23, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.–Presentation on Lucian Freud, artistseP 26, 12-3 p.m.–SeNioR CeNTeR FUNDRaiSeR at the Baseball TavernseP 29, 11 a.m.–Current events

tue, seP 7: • Ward 4 Democratic Committee meeting, 6:30 p.m., South end

Public Library, 685 Tremont St. • Ward 5 Democratic Committee meets to endorse 8th and

9th congressional district candidates. all candidates will be invited to speak. 7 p.m. Community Church of Boston, 565 Boylston St., Copley Square.

sat, seP 11: annual FeNSFeST sponsored by the Fenway Garden Society, with food, music, tag sale and raffle. 11-4 p.m. Victory Gardens (across from 11–15 Park Drive). sun, seP 12: opening reception for Seven Fenway Residents, 60 and Over, Exploring their Creativity in Art. 5-7 p.m. Peterborough Senior Center. For more info, call 617-536-7154 (M-TH, 9:30-2pm) or email Penina at [email protected]. Mon, seP 13: The Citizen advisory Committee for the Christian Science Revitalization Project holds a working session at 8 a.m. in the Publishing House Building at 210 Mass. ave. (Use the Christian Science Monitor entrance.)wed, seP 15: Fenway liaison for the Mayor’s office of Neighbor-hood Services, William onuoha holds office hours, 3:30-5:30 p.m. yMCa, 316 Huntington ave. No appointment necessary. wed, seP 15: West Fens Community/Police meeting, 5 p.m. Landmark Center (401 Park Drive at Brookline ave.), 2nd fl, District 4 Police Substation, next to security desk.

thu, seP 16: Congressman Capuano’s representative holds office hours, 1-2 p.m. Fenway Health Center, 1340 Boylston St. Fri, seP 17: Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz’s representative holds office hours, 8-9 a.m. expresso Royale Cafe, 44 Gainsboro St. For more info, call Melina Munoz at 617-722-1673 or email her at [email protected]. tue, seP 21: east Fens Community/Police meeting, 6 p.m. Morville House,100 Norway St.tue, seP 21: audubon Circle Neighborhood assoc board meeting, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Harvard Vanguard, 131 Brookline ave., annex Bldg., Rm 3D. For more info, call 617-262-0657. wed, seP 22: Wentworth institute of Technology’s Community Task Force meets, 6 p.m. Faculty/Staff dining room, lst floor, Beatty Hall. For more info, call 617-989-4247. sun, seP 26: BeneFit BrunCh for the Peterborough Senior Center. 12-3 p.m., Baseball Tavern, 1270 Boylston St., Tickets: $25 (or more if you can). For info or to RSVP, call 617-536-7154 (M-Th, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.) or email Penina at [email protected], seP 27: Longwood Medical area Forum, 6:30-8 p.m. For location or to verify if meeting will be held, email Laura at [email protected]. .tue, seP 28: Symphony Neighborhood Task Force, 6 p.m. To verify location, call Councilor Mike Ross’ office at 617-635-4225. Neighborhood residents invited.

souvenir picture postcards made their american debut in 1893, and within a decade constituted a veritable craze: in 1908 alone, americans mailed more than 677 million cards. The new cards caught on immediately as inexpensive keepsakes and an economical means of

communication. although the “golden age” of postcards ended with world war i, postcard collecting is still one of the most popular hobbies in the world.The Boston Public Library celebrates this medium with its new show, Greetings from Boston. Visitors cam

tour some of the city’s most famous places and spaces of bygone days—many of them now long gone—and study some of our most enduring icons, from the Bunker hill Monument to the state house to, somewhat surprisingly, the christian science Mother church. one section of the exhibition features framed

vintage cards and more than 200 photo reproductions of old-time Boston and its neighborhoods, everything from main streets to churches, stores, schools, factories, parks, transportation, and even prisons.another section highlights five decades of images of copley square, a popular scene to send when commemorating a Boston visit. This close study of one location illustrates the evolution of the square’s architecture and design as well as improvements in postcard production itself. a large-scale 1928 map of the city is dotted with striking postcards of Boston’s most famous historic sites and iconic institutions.The exhibit continues through March 2011.

thu, seP 2-Mon, seP 13: The Museum School showcases the work of incoming students from all programs. in the atrium; call 617-

369-3605 or email [email protected] for more info. FRee

wed, seP 8: if you haven’t yet seen Waltz with Bashir, the acclaimed 2008 movie about an israeli soldier trying to find out why there are so many gaps in his memories of his wartime experience in Lebanon, you have a chance to watch it for free at the Lucy Parsons Center’s Radical Film Night. The center is at 549 Columbus ave. in the South end, and the film gets underway at 7p.m.

Call 617-267-6272 or visit http://lucyparsons.org/ for more info. FRee

sat-sun, seP 11-12: Come Hear the Music Play: The Music of Kander and Ebb. Theater student Joe Longthorne leads 14 students through the work of the stellar Broadway composer/lyricist team Kander and ebb (Cabaret, Chicago). The cast sings new arrangements of Kander and ebb favorites and some lesss-known work. Seully Hall, $15 general public, $10 seniors/students. Cash only at the door. For information, call Boston Conservatory event line, 617-912-9240 or visit www.bostonconservatory.edu.thu, seP 16-sun seP 26: Guerilla opera stages Heart of a Dog in Boston Conserva-tory’s Zack Box Theatre, 8 the Fenway. This is a new production of composer Rudolf Ro-jahn’s work, which was first staged in 2007. Tickets $10-$15, free to students with iD. More info at www.guerillaopera.com.Fri, seP 17: Huntington Theatre Company opens its 2010 season with Bus Stop, William inge’s classic comedy. Former artistic Director Nicholas Martin returns to direct. Tickets are $25-$89 at huntingtontheatre.org; by phone at 617-266-0800, or in person at the B.U. Theatre Box office, 264 Huntington avenue. Through oct 17.sat, seP 18: in 1952 an army lieutenant and his sergeant came out together to their troops; they’ve been together ever since. Join Boston Prime Timers for Bob and Jack’s 52-Year Adventure, a self-told, 42-minute documentary about their life together. The educational, cultural, and social activities network of mature gay and bisexual men meet monthly at the USeS Harriet Tubman House, 566 Columbus ave. (corner of Mass ave.) Hospitality at 2:30p.m; business meet-ing and program at 3:15; refreshments and

socializing until 5:30; $2 donation at the door. For information, phone 617-447-2344 or visit www.bostonprimetimers.org.sat, seP 18: The Navy Band Northeast Show-band presents a free concert at 4:00 p.m. in Riverway Park at the intersection of The Riverway, Brookline avenue and Nether-lands Road, near the Longwood Green Line stop. Handicapped accessible. Sponsored by

the Friends of the Muddy River. in-formation 617-566-9720.

sat, seP 18: The John Coltrane Memorial Concert celebrates 25 years at Northeastern University with “india & africa: a Tribute to John Coltrane,” a concert by anthony Brown’s asian american orchestra. Hosted by eric Jackson of WGBH’s “eric in the evening.” 7:30p.m. at Blackman Theatre in ell Hall at 360 Huntington ave. Tickets $15-$20. Visit www.jcmc.neu.edu for info about other Coltrane-related events (mostly free) earlier in the week. For tickets and informa-tion: 617-373-4700 (TTy 617-373-2184), or www.gonu.com/tickets.sun, seP 19: a Far Cry string ensemble—JP-based, self-conducted, and newly appointed the Gardner Museum’s resident chamber orchestra—opens the museum’s Sunday Concert Series, the last in the Tapestry Gallery. The museum addition, which opens early in 2012, has a concert hall. Tickets $5 (children 5-17)–$23Mon, seP 20: The Barnes & Noble at BU Book Club meets to discuss its latest selection—The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon—over complimentary

coffee, tea, and treats. The club meets one Monday a month and is open to all.

Mon, seP 20: Celebrate Ran Blake’s 75th birthday at a concert in Jordan Hall. Performers include NeC faculty members Bruce Brubaker, Frank Carlberg, Dominique eade, Cecil McBee, Hankus Netsky, and Ken Schaphorst, as well as Christine Correa ’81, alonzo Harris ’06 M.M., and Sara Serpa ’08 M.M. in addition to musical performances,

expect spoken tributes, archival audio and video. 8 p.m. FRee

Fri, seP 24: Paula Cole graces the Berklee Performance Center as part of the Beantown Jazz Festival. Her new album, Ithaca, will have been released the previous Tuesday. Tickets are $26-$36, and the show starts at 8:15p.m. Visit www.Berklee.edu/events for more info.sun, seP 26: Piano legend Leon Fleisher headlines the Terezin Music Foundation 2010 gala at Symphony Hall. Joining him will be BSo principal cellist Jules eskin, violin virtuoso Michael Ludwig, and TMF director and BSo violist Mark Ludwig performing the Brahms Piano Quartet No. 2 in a Major, op. 26. also on the program is the world premiere of Czech composer Miroslav Srnka’s new TMF commission, featuring BSo harpist Jessica Zhou and BSo clarinetist Thomas Martin. as this is a benefit, ticket prices begin at $150. For more info, visit www.terezinmusic.org/terezin/calendar,write [email protected], or call 857-222-8262. Concert at 3 p.m.

tues, seP 28: To mark the centennial of composer Samuel Barber’s birth, BU’s College of Fine arts offers a concert per-formance of the poignant Pulitzer Prize-winning opera Vanessa, featuring BU alumna Lauren Flanigan. William Lumpkin

conducts. Tsai Performance Center at 8p.m.; call 617-353-8724 for more information. FRee

wed, seP 29: Hugh Wolf conducts NeC’s se-nior-most orchestra in Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, op 14. also on the program are John adams’ Lollapalooza and Beethoven’s

Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60. Jordan Hall at 8 p.m. FRee

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