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While 3,435 miles and the Atlantic Ocean stand between Paris and Boston, the two cities share a common bond in that each are defined by an iconic, architectural landmark as Beacon Hill architect Miguel Rosales will discuss in his upcoming lecture,  “The Eiffel Tower and the Zakim Bridge: Landmarks of Structural Art,” at the...
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With summer right around the corner, Elizabeth Bertolozzi, president of the Fenway Garden Society, has been gearing up for an exciting season outside and in the Fenway Victory Gardens. But one thing she has noticed is a larger presence of police enforcement and services within the gardens, helping those in need and stopping unwanted...
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Princess Bulanadi, Julian Tremblay and Kristina Deta Merced at the ‘Welcome to SoWa sign. SoWa Market kicked off its 2018 season on May 6 in South End, and featured 175 local artists, farmers, specialty food vendors, and food trucks.
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Jim Corsi – a former pro pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, Houston Astros, Florida Marlins, Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles – thowing out a first pitch at South End Youth Baseball Opening Day. The South End league kicked off its season on Saturday, May 5, with a parade through the neighborhood and a...
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Executive Director of the Copley Society Of Art Suzan Redgate and former host of TV show ‘Greater Boston’ Emily Rooney pose near a painting by Lori Mehta titled “Cranberry Red.” Rooney likes the painting by this emerging artist during the Society’s Fresh Paint Gala on Thursday, May 3. The gala was the end to...
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The blue-and-green tiled waves alongside Peter’s Park in the South End will be no more. After years of strife between community members of the South End and the Boston Arts Commission, the board voted 4-3 to remove the two Landwave sculptures in Peter’s Park at hearing on Tuesday, May 8. “Deaccessioning a work of...
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The fight was inevitable, and now it’s on. The clash between Quincy and Boston has heated up this week now that serious steps have been taken to move forward on rebuilding the Long Island Bridge, a bridge that would unlock access to a planned world-class recovery campus on the Island and make major headway...
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Last March, the Boston Police Department doing a routine check at the liquor store within the Target at 1345 Boylston St., caught a posted security guard carrying a loaded .357 revolver in violation of the Boston Licensing Board. At a hearing on Tuesday, May 8, Boston Police detectives said that they found the security...
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After quite a lot of advocacy from the neighborhood over the past year, Bank of America on Washington Street has fully renovated its ATM branch – with Washington Gateway Main Street (WGMS) proclaiming it a victory for the corridor. A spokesman for Bank of America said they added a number of new banking capabilities,...
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For the third month in a row, the South End Landmarks District Commission (SELDC) have had violations on unapproved windows installed in the neighborhood brought before the board. The District Landmark Commissions have been stepping up their efforts to protect the original historic windows. This month, unapproved windows at 163 West Newton St. was...
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