On Monday, April 23, Mayor Martin Walsh joined City Councilor Josh Zakim and city officials to sign an ordinance increasing access to voter registration. The new legislation aims to provide more opportunities for residents to submit voter registration forms when…
Month: April 2018
Violinist Robyn Bollinger to Perform Biber to Berio at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
On May 3 at 7 p.m., versatile young violinist Robyn Bollinger, a member of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s Grammy-nominated resident chamber orchestra A Far Cry, performs a daring solo concert in the Museum’s Calderwood Hall. In addition to her…
Community Hones Vision for Charlesgate
As the public meeting wound down on a chilly Monday evening after over two hours of presentations and open discussion, hearty applause – two rounds, in fact – the mood reflected the heartfelt community sentiment regrading the ongoing effort to…
Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association Elects Dolores Boogdanian as New President
After seven years of presidency, Michael Nichols has stepped down from the Audubon Circle Neighborhood Association (ACNA) and opened it up for new leadership to guide the small advocacy group forward. ACNA met for the first time this year on…
Copley Artists on the Move
This past Sunday, if you were strolling through the Public Garden around midday, you likely would have come across an artist – or quite a few artists – parked at an easel, paintbrush in hand, squinting at the scene before…
Residents Share their Concerns Over Proposed Kenmore Square Hotels
Two new hotels are proposed to come to the gateway of Kenmore Square, concerning current residents that the large scale project will only make it worse for the congested corner of the city. The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA)…
Police Briefs 04-26-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Cut it out On Tuesday, April 17, at around 3 p.m., police responded to a report that a suspect had just threatened another individual with a knife in the bathroom of the Copley Branch of the Boston…
Jess and Rescue
Rescue, Jessica Kensky’s 6-year-old service dog, napping in his fire station dog house on the floor of the Venetian Room in the Fairmont Copley last Saturday, April 14, for a special premiere of the children’s book, ‘Rescue & Jessica: A…
Making Marathon History
Desiree Linden was proud to be the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in 33 years on Marathon Monday, April 16, crossing the Back Bay finish line in 2:39:54 to take home the crown. Crowds still came out…
Mayor Walsh Opens Swan Boats for the Season
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh (center) hosted the first ride of Swan Boat season at Public Garden on Saturday, April 14, along with Lorrie Higgins. Riding with Walsh and Higgins are Boston Public School students, who brought artwork of the Swan…