Clarendon Street

Man stabbed in the Back Bay

By adamg - 8/6/16 - 12:10 am

Shortly before midnight at Clarendon Street and Commonwealth Avenue. Injury not life-threatening. Suspects were three black men in their 20s.

Wind-whipped debris falls on cars, shuts Back Bay intersection

By adamg - 3/31/16 - 5:40 pm

Emily Rooney reports wind has knocked stuff off the top of the First Baptist Church, 110 Commonwealth Avenue, some of which crashed into cars parked below. Police have the intersection taped off, awaiting the arrival of a building inspector.

Non-traditional tower proposed for Back Bay station

By adamg - 3/29/16 - 5:44 pm

Proposed tower at Back Bay train station in Boston

Boston Properties today submitted its plans for redeveloping Back Bay station, centering on a tower that would not look like any other tower in the city.

In a filing with the BRA, the company is proposing "a holistic and transformative transit-oriented redevelopment" for the Back Bay/South End Gateway Project that would include a 26-story office building, 600 residential units in two separate buildings - one 34 stories, the other 28 - and new retail and restaurant space. The company has air rights from the state to build atop the garage, station, train tracks and turnpike. Read more.

Ice not so nice

By adamg - 12/29/15 - 8:32 am

The first major snow of the season turned to ice and freezing rain, causing problems on local roads. Matt Allen shows us the scene on Clarendon Street in the Back Bay, where buses and cars got stuck.

Jason shows us the fresh snow around 2 a.m. on his Somerville street: Read more.

Citizen complaint of the day: Vague ringing tone on Clarendon Street

By adamg - 10/18/15 - 11:05 am

A concerned citizen complains about the situation on Clarendon near Back Bay station:

For the past 3 hours there has been a vague ringing tone in the Back Bay/ South End border near the Back Bay Station/ Mass Pike, but the source is unclear. Please investigate. It can be heard for several blocks around the neighborhood.

What would Boston be without the Hancock Tower? New owner aims to find out

By adamg - 7/30/15 - 1:30 pm

Banker and Tradesman reports the Hancock Tower is now officially just 200 Clarendon St. Seems Hancock objected to having its name remain on the tower once it no longer owned it or rented any space in it.

For a city with residents who still refer to Rte. 128, that's going to be a hard sell, Hancock.

Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock. Hancock.

Cops wade into one of those large groups of kids on bikes, make arrests

By adamg - 10/6/14 - 5:30 pm

Boston Police report officers arrested three teens and seizing several bicycles Sunday afternoon after watching "approximately 75 young males on bicycles, cutting in and out of traffic creating a hazardous environment for pedestrians and motor vehicles operating in the area" of Boylston and Clarendon streets in the Back Bay.

steam leaking. sidewalk and manhole cover extremely hot. My dogs leaped off the area and almost into busy 6:30pm traffic.

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