One hundred life-sized elephant sculptures popped up Thursday, Aug. 6, between Dartmouth and Fairfield streets on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The art installation, sponsored by The ‘Quin House, is part of ‘The Great Elephant Migration,’ which, since its 2024 inception,…
In an Aug. 10 letter to his fellow councilors, District 2 City Councilor Ed Flynn called for an emergency council session to develop a plan for addressing significant public safety concerns in Downtown Boston. Councilor Flynn underscored how the Boston…
An applicant came before the NABB (Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay) Licensing and Building Use Committee at its monthly meeting held virtually on Aug. 3 to detail a plan to fully renovate an existing Courtyard by Marriott at 88…
As part of Boston Groundwater Trust’s 40th anniversary this year, Christian Simonelli, the BGwT’s executive director, led more than 40 guests on a walking tour of the Back Bay on Saturday, July 18. The tour began at Trinity Church in…
Back Bay resident Sherley Smith was recognized as the Friends of the Public 2026 Parks Champion during the group’s 56th annual meeting on Tuesday, April 14, at the UMass Club of Boston. The Friends of the Public Garden is a…
At its April 7 virtual monthly hearing, the city’s Zoning Board of Appeal ultimately denied a controversial proposal to install removable advertising decals within the pedestrian skybridge that connects Copley Place and the Prudential Mall. The translucent, adhesive decals, spanning…
SoWa Artists Guild’s April events continue SoWa Sundays will be held April 19 and 26 starting at 11 a.m. SoWa Artists Guild events, which are free and open to the public, are held at 450 Harrison Ave. Nichols House…
Since incorporated 25 years ago, the Esplanade Association (EA) has actively stewarded its namesake park, which now attracts around 4 million visitors annually and, that number is only expected to grow when the Esplanade soon becomes a year-round destination. On…
As the first quarter of ’26 was drawing to a close, District D-4 had experienced a 6-percent drop in Part One crime (i.e. incidents of violent and property crime) from last year, according to Boston Police. Between this Jan. 1…
A non-invasive cosmetic dermatology clinic intends to open a Newbury Street location, according to a representative for the business on hand for the monthly meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Licensing and Building Use Committee held…