IBA received the 2016 National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award last month at the White House from First Lady Michelle Obama for its Youth Development Program. The award, which was received on behalf of IBA by CEO Vanessa Calderón-Rosado…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Winter Wonderland Transforms City Hall Plaza
By Beth Treffeisen As the temperatures start to drop and the festive season comes to light, a new kind of experience will be brightening up the otherwise dim City Hall Plaza in the heart of downtown Boston. New England’s first,…
Concerns about Public Safety Were Raised at the Ramsay Park Public Hearing
By Beth Treffeisen Ramsay Park, located in the South End, is known for its array of a field and courts including baseball, basketball and tennis. But for those who live nearby, they often see the park being used for something…
Yissel Guerrero Named New Neighborhood Liaison for Mayor
By Dan Murphy Yissel Guerrero was named Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s neighborhood liaison for the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway and Mission Hill. A longtime Dorchester resident, Guerrero recently earned a bachelor’s degree from Emory University in Atlanta. She has…
Hibernate All Winter Long with Beacon Hill’s Lala Rokh and Charles Street Liquors
By Beth Treffeisen This winter, cozy up, stay indoors and order in from Beacon Hill’s Persian restaurant Lala Rokh and pair it with a nice bottle of wine from Charles Street Liquors. By ordering online, you can get high-end Iranian…
Noise Impacts to Residents Are Mapped Out in New Study
By Beth Treffeisen Construction sites, planes flying over head, cars honking, loud music blasting, all contribute to the soundscape that make up Boston and in turn affect the residents who live and work in the City. Doctoral student at Harvard…
Pierce 188 Shows Off Its Height in the Fenway During Topping Off
By Seth Daniel Mayor Martin J. Walsh and BPDA Executive Director Brian Golden joined developer Samuels & Associates, its partner, Landsea, and construction partner John Moriarty & Associates, Inc., to celebrate the topping-off of Pierce Boston on Friday morning, Dec.…
NU Officials Gains Feedback on Plans to Expand in the Christian Science Complex
By Beth Treffeisen The Northeastern University Task Force met on November 30, at a hearing held by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to discuss the two amendments proposed by the school to change the Institutional Master Plan (IMP),…
Community Gets Airing of Zoning Amendment for South End
By Seth Daniel The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has said it has changed course and wants to listen to the community more often. After a meeting on Monday night, it appears the claim has some substance. That was…
Former Northeastern Law Student Sends Rare Quahog Pearl to Auction
By Seth Daniel Two years ago, Frank was just one of many first-year law students at Northeastern University – walking down Huntington Avenue daily and getting acquainted once again with his hometown, having grown up in Cambridge but left for…