The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced Monday the launch of a multipart community mural project co-led by artists-in-residence Rob “Problak” Gibbs and Rob Stull—a key initiative of the MFA’s 150th anniversary that draws inspiration from Writing the Future: Basquiat and the…
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BLC Seeks More Info from DCR about Fenway Lighting Plans
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) met virtually on June 23, where Paul Costa presented a proposal for communications infrastructure provider Crown Castle to replace an existing concrete street light with a metal one and a small cell wireless infrastructure, including…
Silver Linings for Services Begin to Show Through the COVID-19 Fog: Several Emergency Initiatives Could Help South End Opioid Issues Long-Term
Whether it’s tele-medicine, moving some shelter beds elsewhere, or delivering Methadone to the home of patients, several emergency initiatives instituted for the opioid recovery community seems like they could have a long-term effect on changing the optics and issues on…
MFA Boston’s Juneteenth Panel Discussion Contemplates Meaning of Day in Current Landscape
As part of Museum of Fine Arts Boston’s eighth annual Juneteenth celebration, which was held virtually for the first time this year on Friday, June 19, a visual artist, a female entrepreneur and a Boston Globe columnist convened for a…
Baker Files Fiscal Year 2021 Capital Investment Plan
Gov. Charlie Baker and his administration released its Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Capital Investment Plan on June 17. The spending blueprint maintains existing investments and enables the Administration to continue working with stakeholders across the Commonwealth to support ongoing capital…
District 4 Sees 7-Percent Reduction in Part One Crime from Last Year
As the first half of 2020 was drawing to a close, District 4 had seen a 7-percent reduction in incidents of violent and property crime from last year. According to Boston Police, 1,218 incidents of Part One crime were reported…
#Arthursgarden: Out of the Drab Dullness of Plywood Has Come a Garden of Color
Plywood can be improved. Just ask Arthur Halvorsen, and artist who has been blasting in and out of the Back Bay and South End painting flower murals on every piece of plywood that replaced the glass storefront windows on June…
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Women’s Lunch Place Receives Cummings Foundation Grant
Women’s Lunch Place (WLP), a day shelter providing essential items, meals, and services to women experiencing homelessness and poverty, has received a grant through the Cummings Foundation’s $20 Million Grant Program to help continue its work in the community. WLP…
Missing the Mark: Emancipation Statue in Back Bay Likely to Be Re-Commissioned
A statue of Abraham Lincoln and a newly-freed slave – titled ‘Emancipation’ – has hit the ire of many in the neighborhood and throughout Boston over the last week as being outdated and insulting. Though the statue has been repeatedly…