Fall Happenings This Week & Next

updated 9/23 with Boston Landmark Commission meeting, Gillette presentation and survey.

9:18:  Spoke Gallery presents "Independence Day-A work in progress", a solo exhibition by acclaimed photographer Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano, from 6pm to 8pm with a hybrid gallery talk at 7pm.Spoke Gallery is located at 844 Summer Street.

9/19: Stone Living Lab Seminar: Commonwealth Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer from 2pm to 3pm to hear about climate resilience throughout the state.

9/19: 232 A Street Chapter 91 hearing at 2:00 pm or 232 A Street Chapter 91 hearing at  6:00 pm. View Project plans and documents by visiting the EEA ePLACE Public Access Portal  and entering 24-WW16-0002-APP in the “Record ID” field. Comments to Susan You by 10/11.

9/19: Gillette Site Tour & Community Workshop from 5pm to 7pm to reimagine 31 acres along the Fort Point Channel in advance of filing a master plan.  View virtual tour, presentation, and complete the feedback survey. For more information, visit GilletteBostonUpdates. 

9/21:  Gillette Site Tour & Community Workshop from 10am to 12pm. Alternate date for those unable to attend on Thursday. Meet at 1 Gillette Park. View virtual tour, presentation, and complete the feedback survey. For more information, visit GilletteBostonUpdates. 

9/21: 24th Annual South Boston Street Fest rescheduled to 9/28 due to rain  

9/23: Save the Harbor virtual MBC Metropolitan Beaches Climate Workshop at 10am featuring tools, experts and advocates to increase resiliency, while preserving access to our public beaches. Register.

9/24: FPNA Neighborhood Gathering from 6pm to 8pm at 15 Necco and via zoom.

9/24: Boston Landmark Commission at 6pm to hear two Administrative Approval Items for Fort Point:

25.0191 FPC 266 SUMMER STREET Replacement of existing entry door and fire stair door due to damage and wear. Note new door leaves to match the proportion and color of existing doors. Provide new 4 ft offset stainless steel bar pulls at each door.

25.0203 FPC 35 CHANNEL CENTER STREET Emergency repair due to leaks - Repointing of deteriorated mortar joints along the top two (2) floors of the exterior rear elevation. Replacement mortar will match existing.

9/25: Boston Harbor Use Forum- Reserved Channel Development from 8:30am to 10am. The project will  reimagine a 42-acre business park along the west side of the Reserved Channel. 

9/25 WEBINAR: BERDO Compliance for Condominium Associations | Boston.gov from 6pm to 8pm. At this event, the Environment Department will also announce the release of the new BERDO Compliance Handbook for Condo Associations.

9/27: Deployables Day, a citywide training exercise on temporary flood protection, a resource fair for property owners still considering temporary flood protection and a look at accessibility during a flood storm event, from 10am to 3pm. 

9/28: 24th Annual South Boston Street Fest from 11am to 4pm along I and L streets on East Broadway. With over 100 small businesses, artists, and nonprofits setting up booths, there'll be something for everyone. 

originally published 9.16.24

A Look At Happenings About The Neighborhood Starting Tonight

Check your calendars for these neighborhood happenings.

The City Planning Department released their Article 80 Modernization Phase 2 Draft Recommendations Feedback Report. 

9/10: Boston Civic Design Commission at 5pm. Agenda includes Reserved Channel (South Boston Waterfront) and Article 80 modernization presentation to the Commission. 

9/12: Fort Point Channel Landmark Commission September Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum. We are looking for Commissioners, residents and architects. Please email fpnaboston@gmail.com for details. 

9/12: BPDA (BRA & EDIC) Board Meeting: Agendas published 48 hours beforehand.

9/14: Ready Boston Field Day from 11 am - 3pm, part of National Preparedness Month. Learn how to prepare for emergencies and disasters and leave with safety tips, giveaways, and life-saving skills.

9/19: Stone Living Lab Seminar: Commonwealth Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer from 2pm to 3pm to hear about climate resilience throughout the state.

9/19: Gillette Site Tour & Community Workshop from 5pm to 7pm to reimagine 31 acres along the Fort Point Channel in advance of filing a master plan.  Rain date/date for those unable to attend on Thursday is 9/21 from 10am to 12pm. 

9/23: Save the Harbor virtual MBC Metropolitan Beaches Climate Workshop at 10am featuring tools, experts and advocates to increase resiliency, while preserving access to our public beaches. Register.

9/24: FPNA Neighborhood Gathering from 6pm to 8pm. Details TBA.

9/25: Boston Harbor Use Forum- Reserved Channel Development from 8:30am to 10am. The project will  reimagine a 42-acre business park along the west side of the Reserved Channel. 

9/25 WEBINAR: BERDO Compliance for Condominium Associations | Boston.gov from 6pm to 8pm. At this event, the Environment Department will also announce the release of the new BERDO Compliance Handbook for Condo Associations.

9/27: Deployables Day, a citywide training exercise on temporary flood protection plus a resource fair for property owners still considering temporary flood protection, from 10am to 3pm. 

Help Shape The Future of The Fort Point Waterfront

updated 11.14.22 with Office Hours conference room. 

How we view our waterfront is forever changing in response to: neighborhood growth, sea level rise, increased precipitation, storms and heat island impacts; development pressures, and our own vision of what we want it to look like and who we want it to be for- residents of Boston and the Commonwealth and visitors. 

With that in mind, FPNA and Boston Harbor Now along with the Boston Society for Architecture (BSA), Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA), Stone Living Lab, and BPDA are pleased to introduce Fort Point Waterfront Community Design. The program is a series of events over the next two months to build upon past work and further develop design concepts and new ideas for the waterfront that we hope will assist property owners up and down the channel. 

As discussed at our September Neighborhood Gathering, we invited you to a join us at the Octoner 19th kickoff. The October 19, 2022 kickoff offered a briefing of past and current planning efforts along, around, and across the Fort Point Channel and provide an opportunity for neighbors to join teams composed of designers (architects and landscape architects) and other local stakeholders to create waterfront designs instead of react. 

The concluding conversation and final presentations on November 19th will provide a forum for teams to share their design ideas and an opportunity for all participants to weigh in on the elements that they hope to see integrated in future development, redevelopment, and other projects in the area -- local preferences for "Harborwalk 2.0" pieces that address coastal resilience, inclusion and equity, and access and connectivity from the water's edge to the landward boundaries of the Massachusetts Public Waterfront Act, Chapter 91. 

In between there will be "office hours" for teams to check in with the organizers and work together. The office hours are: 

• Wednesday, October 26 - 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
• Tuesday, November 1 - 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center St.
• Monday, November 7 - 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm via Zoom
• Friday, November 11 - 8:00 am to 1:00 pm via Zoom
• Monday, November 14 - 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Hamilton Conference room, 2nd floor, 300 A Street (Red Hat building)

Looking forward to seeing everyone this Saturday, November 19 from 9:30am - 12:30pm at Artists for Humanity, 100 W. 2nd St. R.S.V.P. today.

originally published 10.17.22