The Esplanade Association has launched a first-of-its-kind endowment to ensure the ongoing health of the park’s canopy of 1,700 trees along the Charles River. Via the Lasting Esplanade Arbor Fund (L.E.A.F.), the first 20 new trees were planted last fall, with…
Month: February 2020
Hill Talk: Dr. Marc Lamont Hill ponders race, politics and criminal reform during far-ranging discussion
Award-winning author and former CNN political commentator Dr. Marc Lamont Hill mused on race, politics and criminal reform during a far-ranging discussion Friday, Feb. 7, at Northeastern University’s Blackman Auditorium. “I firmly believe this generation of young people has all…
Largest Rolex boutique in the US to open on Newbury Street
The largest Rolex boutique in the United States will soon call Newbury Street home. At the Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) hearing in Feb. 12, an architect from Gensler architecture firm presented a proposal for the facade of the building,…
New England Genealogical Society speaks out against new record restrictions
Seemingly out of the far reaches of left field, the New England Historical and Genealogical Society (NEHGS) in the Back Bay were ambushed last week with a little-known proposal in Gov. Charlie Baker’s budget that would severely limit vital records…
South End Urban Renewal meeting scheduled for March
Saving the best for last, the long-awaited South End Urban Renewal review meeting has been scheduled for March 18, and will be led by Chris Breen – who has been conducting Urban Renewal meetings all over the city for the…
News Briefs 02-20-2020
DOWNTOWN OPEN HOUSE Join Mayor Walsh for an open house with all City of Boston Departments. Learn more about programs underway in Downtown neighborhoods. Departments represented will include BPDA, Public Works, ISD, Parks and Rec, Boston Transportation Dept, BCYF, BPD,…
Letters to the Editor 02-20-2020
ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE TO REPRESENT THE 8th DISTRICT Dear Editor, My name is Robbie Goldstein. I am a primary care doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital, and I’m running to be the next representative in Congress for the 8th District…
The Miracle on Ice was more than just a game
For those who either were not around or were very young on Feb. 22, 1980, it is hard to imagine how low the American psyche had plummeted during the decade of the 1970s. Although the 1960s generally are regarded as…
New City Hall Mass/Cass liaison presents to Working Group
The new special assistant to the mayor for the Mass/Cass 2.0 plan made her first appearance on Tuesday afternoon at the South End Forum Opiate Working Group. Kim Thai, who was long the director of planning and zoning at Inspectional…
Communities question process for marijuana shop approvals: City calls for diverse applicants
The topic of recreational marijuana dispensaries in Boston is one that took over discussion at many community and neighborhood organization meetings across the city since recreational marijuana was legalized in Massachusetts in 2016. It seems as though the frenzy of…