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Construction on a bike lane along Western Avenue in Allston. The construction of separated bike lanes is part of a city-wide initiative to improve bike infrastructure and pedestrian safety. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Designated bike lanes along Western Avenue to improve safety, remove on-street parking

Bridget Frawley October 3, 2024
The development of separated bike lanes along Western Avenue in Allston-Brighton is scheduled to begin as early as this month as part of a citywide initiative to improve bike infrastructure.
Trader Joe's will open a new location on Western Avenue in Allston next year. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Trader Joe’s set to open Allston location in 2017

Maisie Guzi September 21, 2016

Trader Joe’s announced Thursday plans to open a new store in 2017 on Western Avenue in Allston, according to a press release. The store will occupy approximately 13,000 square feet of the bottom...

CITY CRIME LOGS: March 11 to March 18

Daily Free Press Admin March 18, 2014

The following crime reports were taken from the Allston- Brighton D-14 crime logs from March 11 to March 18. Suspect removes donation container from store At 3:16 a.m. on Wednesday, officers arrived...

Harvard marks start of expansion into Allston area

Daily Free Press Admin December 11, 2013

With the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the Barry’s Corner Residential Commons scheduled for Dec. 13, Harvard University will begin 10 years of expansion into Allston that has been...

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