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where it all began! it's been a year since we started reporting for this piece titled "To Call Allston Home" about our neighbors in Allston. the stories here inspired us to create Allstonia.com to make information more accessible in our neighborhood.
To keep up with the latest community meetings and development in Allston, we put together a list below for these next two weeks.

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Fidelis Way, ZBA Approvals, Lincoln Street Noise Barrier Open House, Washington Street, Allston-Brighton Community Plan - Allstonia
Upcoming Meetings Fidelis Way Park Community Meeting A community meeting for the improvements to Fidelis Way Park will be held on February 2, 2026 from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. at the BHA Commonwealth C...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
@allstonbrightonpma.bsky.social will host a community defense workshop on Thursday evening to inform residents about responding to ICE.

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Allston-Brighton Progressives to host community defense training - Allstonia
This coming Thursday, Allston-Brighton Progressives will host a Community Defense Training at the Presentation School Foundation to inform residents about responding to Immigration, Customs and Enforc...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:30 PM
MassDOT will hold an open house for a noise barrier on Lincoln Street this Thursday from 5-7p At the Josephine Fiorentino Community Center. Representatives from City of Boston will also discuss an off-street bike path.

Story by @allston-rat.bsky.social below.

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Public meeting to discuss Lincoln Street noise barriers scheduled - Allstonia
Updated: January 26, 2026 at 3:51pm A noise barrier planned along the Massachusetts Turnpike (Mass Pike) in Allston is moving closer to construction with a public open house scheduled for February 5. ...
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February 1, 2026 at 4:28 PM
voting is open for participatory budgeting in boston. we spoke with city officials and neighbors to get a better idea of what happens in participatory budgeting and what it means for Allston-Brighton.

read more below!

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Voting for participatory budget kicked off last week. What does that mean for Allston-Brighton? - Allstonia
Starting last Thursday, the City of Boston began its participatory budget voting process where residents can decide how to spend over two million dollars in the City’s budget. Any Boston resident abov...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Reposted by John Lin
A new Boston neighborhood news project, Allstonia, promises "neighborhood-run news for Allston." We're adding it to our database of independent local news outlets in Massachusetts. allstonia.com/about-2/
About - Allstonia
Allstonia is making information access more horizontal across Allston. The idea came out of the workings of the narrative journalism piece, To Call Allston Home. We, having met so many Allstonians — a...
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August 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Just learned that Brighton resident Cameron Berry won his quarterfinal round of 'Jeopardy' Tournament of Champions tonight. He will move on to the semifinals.

Learn more about him in our Q&A below:
January 22, 2026 at 2:15 AM
where it all began! it's been a year since we started reporting for this piece titled "To Call Allston Home" about our neighbors in Allston. the stories here inspired us to create Allstonia.com to make information more accessible in our neighborhood.
January 22, 2026 at 2:12 AM
hopping on this bluesky train! follow along for our latest reporting on Allston-Brighton for Allstonia.com w/ @allston-rat.bsky.social
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Neighbor-run news for Allston.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:08 AM