The Boston Athenæum is now expanding the footprint of its longtime Beacon Street headquarters by around 15,000 square feet to create more welcoming spaces as not only an amenity for existing members, but also to give newcomers one more incentive…
Month: February 2022
Mayor Wu Announces Creation of Office of Early Childhood
At a press conference Wednesday Mayor Michelle Wu said, for anyone who has had to try to find an early childhood education seat in Boston navigating the many complicated systems, registrations and applications can be a daunting task. “This is…
BBAC Discusses Consistency of Light Poles With Das Nodes in the District
A subcommittee of the Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC) met virtually on Feb. 23 to discuss the replacement of light poles with ones that include DAS nodes within the district. With cell phone technology continuing to evolve, several telecommunications infrastructure…
Northeastern Details Plan for Expansion of Two Dorms
Northeastern University is proposing the addition of around 900 beds to two existing dorms due to over-enrollment last year while pledging to scale back enrollment beginning next school year in an effort to level off its student population. Northeastern officials…
BSO Violinist Lucia Lin headlines North Shore Philharmonic Winter Concert
Boston Symphony Orchestra violinist Lucia Lin will play the Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto No. 1 as the featured soloist highlighting the North Shore Philharmonic Orchestra Winter Concert on Sunday, February 27. Music Director Robert Lehmann will raise his baton to…
BLC Approves Window Reconfiguration for Penthouse in Pope-Cahner’s Building
The Boston Landmarks Commission on Feb. 22 approved a redesign of the window layout on the penthouse level for the Pope-Cahner’s Building at 219-223 Columbus Ave. in Bay Village. Additional work includes replacing the windows and doors as well as…
Rockland Trust Launches Annual Scholarship Program
Rockland Trust announced the launch of its 2022 Scholarship Program for students who are enrolling in a part-time or full-time undergraduate study for the first time at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire…
Neighborhood Villages Commends Mayor Michelle Wu for Creating New Office of Early Childhood
Lauren Birchfield Kennedy, Co-President and Chief Strategy Officer at Neighborhood Villages, a Boston-based nonprofit that advocates for solutions to the greatest challenges faced by the early education sector, issued the following statement after Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the creation…
Upcoming Virtual Program Explores 19th Century ‘Boston Marriage’ of Sarah Orne Jewett and Annie Adams Fields
An upcoming virtual program presented by the Nichols House Museum will explore the seemingly unlikely 19th century “Boston marriage” of Maine author Miss Sarah Orne Jewett and prominent Boston socialite Mrs. Annie Adams Fields. “The relationship was mutually nurturing and…
Sen. Edwards Kicks off Talks with Her Community Transition Committee First Virtual Meeting Focuses on Housing
Last week Senator Lydia Edwards kicked off her Community Transition Committee through a virtual meeting to discuss housing. After being sworn in Edwards asks residents to advise her on constituent and public policy issues impacting the Senate district. While last…