Splash Tonight!

Tuesday, Sept 8 5pm -8 pm – Splash Invites LD to Private Preview

Ultra Lounge Burger Bar
Frank DePasquale’s new Miami/Vegas style venue located at 150 Kneeland Street in Boston’s Leather District
Enjoy complimentary cocktails, Splash sliders and Mediterranean tapas while mingling on our luxurious rooftop patio
When: Tuesday, September 8, 2009From 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Where: 150 Kneeland Street, Boston
IMPORTANT: RSVP - Mindy Valone by 9.7.09 - mindy@dventures.net / 617.523.8323

LDNA Beautification Project in Action!

Here are some photos showing the results of the LDNA beautification project in the planters on Essex Street and the volunteer crew (Denise, Sylvia and John) who did such great work! Take a moment to look at the beautiful flowers as you pass in and out of the Leather District -- surely, they are a great addition to our neighborhood.

Now, the really hard part:

We need to protect these flowers! Please do not let your dogs go into the planters. Our dogs (Doc and Herbie) used to love to go into these planters but now they are off limits! Please follow suit. In addition, please keep an eye on these boxes -- already one plant has been stolen. We all need to be responsible for keeping these flowers looking beautiful. So, please keep your eyes open! If you see someone meddling with the flowers... speak up! Or, call 9-1-1, as appropriate.

Special thanks to Denise for her hard working pulling all of this together. Also, special thanks to Lincoln Plaza for sponsoring a planter!

LDNA Beautification Project

Dear Friends:

I am pleased to announce a LDNA Neighborhood Beautification Plan!

We will be planting seasonal and perennial plants in the 4-5 planters along Essex Street across from the Leather District Gateway Park and adjacent to Lincoln Plaza. This is scheduled to take place on Aug 1 beginning at 9 am. LD “Green thumb” Denise Acampa is leading this initiative. But, she needs your help! If you would like to assist in weeding and planting to help make the neighborhood beautiful, please email Denise directly at: dacampa@gmail.com or just show up with your own green thumb on that date. Plan to meet outside of T Mobile on the corner of Lincoln and Essex.

Please do NOT email me with questions or comments on this as I will be away on vacation. Feel free to email Denise.

Thank you for Denise for her volunteer efforts. Also, thank you to Lincoln Plaza Condominium Trust (residents) for their financial contribution to these efforts!
If you or your business would like to sponsor a planter, please email me or Denise. It is $250 to sponsor a planter!

Thank you. Chris Betke, LDNA chair

Re: Massage Parlor on South Street

Notice is hereby given that at 11:30 A.M.
On Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Inspectional Services Department
1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th Fl.
Boston, MA 02118
617-635-4775 a public hearing will be held by the Board of Appeal of the City of Boston in
Room 801, City all, upon the appeal of
Aurthur Choo
seeking with reference to the premises at
114-122 South Street, Ward 3
from the terms of the Boston Zoning Code (see Acts of 1956, c, 665) in the
following respect: INTERPRETATION
The petitioner seeks a determination that the Inspectional Services
Department erred in issuing the refusal letter regarding a message
therapy studio.
If you wish to express an opinion in regards to the above proposal either in
favor or in opposition, please detach the lower portion of this announcement
or mail to:
Board of Appeal
1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 4th floor
Boston, MA 02118
Please feel free to call the Board of Appeal at 617-635-4775 if there is
a question or concern you might have regarding this matter.

Help keep the Leather District Clean

Please help keep the Leather District clean. YOU can make a difference.

Garbage Disposal and Snow Removal Guidelines in the Leather District

Rules and Regs! [Thanks to JD for his efforts putting this together].

Below is the city code for disposal of trash and snow in the Leather District provided City of Boston Code Enforcement:
Private Residences: Put trash out after 5pm the night before scheduled pickup. Trash must be in sealed containers or sealed bags. Plastic CVS bags or grocery store bags are NOT acceptable -- even if "tied" closed.
Do not dispose of trash in city sidewalk trash cans.

Businesses: Put trash out after 6pm, and it must be picked up by a PRIVATE TRASH DISPOSAL COMPANY. Trash must be in sealed containers or sealed bags. Dumpsters must be covered AND locked. Do not dispose of trash in city sidewalk trash cans.

Holidays: If there is a holiday, residential trash and recycling pickup will still be on the same day! Businesses can call their private trash collection company to find out about schedule changes.
Snow Removal: Snow must be cleared from the sidewalk within three hours of the end of the storm. Building owners and managers are responsible for removing the snow in front of their buildings.

You can report the Offenders! [My hope would be that this is a last resort].

Monday thru Friday call 617-635-4896 to report:
Trash not in sealed containers or sealed bags.
Trash on the street during the day.
Private or commercial trash in city sidewalk trash cans.
Snow that has not been removed.
Request that a copy of the incident report/citation be sent to you!
Sat and Sun call 617-635-4500.

Boston Code Enforcement will send an officer to inspect trash or snow, identify a responsible party, and fine offenders. You do not need to know whose trash it is, just where the trash is.
Fines for improper disposal of trash = $50 to $300

Free -- Walking tour

"The Little Lanes of Boston" Walking Tour
FREE lunchtime walking tour around Downtown Boston.
DATE: Thursday July 2nd and July 9th
TIME: 12:15pm- 12:45pm
LOCATION: Meet at the Information Kiosk on Washington and Summer Streets
MORE: For more information, email info@downtowncrossing.org
WalkBoston will lead a walk through the charming pedestrian passageways of old Boston, still very much in use as modern shortcuts. During a half-hour walk, you will see numerous 18th century lanes between Downtown Crossing and Faneuil Hall.Take sometime for yourself, and enjoy a brief afternoon stroll through some of the city's most interesting little passageways.

Chinatown Park Public Art Plan -- Meeting

The Chinatown Gateway Coalition is hosting the 2nd meeting of the Chinatown Park Public Art Plan on May 27, 2009. The Chinatown Park Public Art Plan is to establish guidelines for the installation of public art in the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Chinatown Park. Attached are the English/Chinese announcements published in the upcoming Sampan newspaper.
A summary of the previous meeting notes and presentations are available on the coalition's website at: http://www.chinatowngateway.org/chinatownpark.html
Chinatown Park Public Art Plan
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Location: Metropolitan community room, 38 Oak Street, Boston, MA 02111
For more information, please contact:
Kye Liang
Chinatown Gateway Coalition
c/o BCNC
885 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Office: 617.357.4499
Fax: 617.357.9611