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Wu admin. wants to ease some fees, affordable housing rules
The Wu administration on Monday proposed easing some of its affordable housing fees and requirements for developers, whether they're building large-scale commercial projects or condominiums. The big picture: The proposed zoning changes aim to shrink cost burdens that have deterred developers from building in Boston, but stop short of granting the sector's demands of lowering its affordable housing requirements altogether. How it works: Boston requires developers building multifamily housing with seven units or more to set aside 17% of units for affordable housing. Those who opt out have to pay into the state's affordable housing fund, called the Inclusionary Development Fund (IDF), as do the developers behind large-scale commercial projects like labs. Residential developers could also build affordable housing off-site, but those must be within a half-mile radius of the original project. Driving the news: Housing officials proposed amending the zoning code to spread out the IDF payments across seven installments instead of two, reversing a 2022 city zoning change. The city also proposed lowering buyout fees for condo projects, from covering 75% of the difference between market-rate and affordable unit prices to 50% of the difference. The plan would also nix the half-mile radius for off-site affordable housing and
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Attend Second Annual Boston Frostival This Winter
If you missed last year’s inaugural Boston Frostival, good news — the event is back for its second year, with festivities kicking off next month. Once again, the multi-month celebration of all things winter brings tons of fun, with highlights including Saturday drone shows through December (at 6 and 8 p.m.); the Frostival Lodge open on Copley Square throughout January and February (hosted by Wayfair and offering sports broadcasts, culinary demonstrations and full bar services); and the Frostival Ferris Wheel running February–April.
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Big Daddy Kane To Enter Berklee Hip-Hop Hall Of Fame
Big Daddy Kane will enter Berklee College of Music’s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame during a ceremony and concert in Boston later this month. Berklee announced that the Brooklyn MC will be inducted Thursday, November 19, at 8 P.M. inside the Berklee Performance Center. The event will combine the formal...
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Encore Boston Harbor employees ratify contract, ending 63-day strike
The strike, which began Sept. 4, included more than 1,300 housekeepers, cooks, servers, bartenders, slot attendants, and warehouse and receiving workers. More than 1,300 employees at Encore Boston Harbor voted to ratify a new contract on Thursday, ending a strike that began on Sept. 4. Teamsters Local 25 and UNITE...
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Cambridge Honors Slain City Worker With Memorial Steps From Where He Was Killed
A Cambridge public works employee gunned down by three masked men while walking to work is being remembered with a memorial bench near where he was killed. Family, friends, and coworkers gathered Sunday, Nov. 8, to unveil the bench honoring Xavier Bautista, 32, at Sennott Park. It sits steps from th…
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HHS Sports Roundup: Boys soccer falls in penalty shootout
The Hopkinton High School boys soccer team’s impressive season came to an end Monday with a heartbreaking loss to visiting Brookline in a Division 1 state tournament game that went to an extended penalty shootout. After a 1-1 tie through regulation and overtime, 21st-seeded Brookline scored on all seven...
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Slipped Disc
Boston players: We are a broken-hearted orchestra
Members of the Boston Symphony and a life patron talk on public radio about their lives since the board dismissed their music director Andris Nelsons. It’s a civilised and restrained conversation but none the less powerful for its emotions. Listen to these voices. The BSO leadership refuse to.
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Eng skips council hearing on Blue Hill Ave. project despite subpoena, citing family vacation
Councilor Culpepper said he plans to seek court enforcement of the subpoena that the council would vote on Nov. 18. MBTA General Manager Phil Eng skipped a Boston City Council hearing Friday at which he had been subpoenaed to testify about the controversial Blue Hill Avenue redesign, with the transit agency citing a “previously planned vacation with his family.”
Axios Boston
Greater Boston renters need to make $181K to afford a starter home
A homebuyer needs to earn at least $181,000 a year to be able to comfortably afford a single-family home — and a lower-priced one at that — in Greater Boston, a new Boston Indicators report states. Why it matters: Homeownership remains out of reach for Greater Boston residents, especially Black and Latino residents, even as home sale prices soften, per the 2026 Greater Boston Housing Report Card released Tuesday. Catch up quick: Demand has outpaced housing supply for decades in Massachusetts, but home sale prices have increased on pace with (and sometimes outpacing) inflation. Those increases, plus increased interest rates, mean home prices are just starting to dip slightly even as the region's population growth and economy slow down. By the numbers: In 2021, interest rates were 3% and the median cost of a single-family home in a "low-priced town" was $553,500, per the report. Some 188,000 renters in Greater Boston earned enough to own a home in that scenario ($124,000 or more). Today, interest rates have more than doubled and the median for that home is $600,000. Now just 119,000 renters earn enough to afford a home ($181,000 or more). Data: Zillow via Boston Indicators, 2026 Greater Boston Housing
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Haverhill Readies for Christmas Stroll; Seeks Tree Donation and Business Involvement
Haverhill’s Public Works Department is searching for a Christmas tree for the city’s central display in Washington Square. The department is asking for a donation of a Spruce or Fir family tree of 40 to 50 feet in height and located within five miles of Haverhill’s border. Officials ask for trees that are at least 15 feet from buildings, 12 feet from above ground utilities and 50 feet or less from the roadway. The city will handle cutting down and transporting the tree at no cost to the donor.
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Knight Moves Cafe serves more than just food
The scent of handcrafted vanilla lattes and freshly made sandwiches fills the cozy space. Endless collections of games line the walls, and people gather around tables scattered throughout. One loud crew is laughing over a fun party game. Two friends are intently focused on a round of chess. One table erupts with a mix of emotions as someone makes the game-winning play.