Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston will kick-off the 35th annual Boston Harborfest at Faneuil Hall Marketplace on Friday, July 1 at 12:00 p.m. noon. “Harborfest is a Boston tradition, and I’m proud that each year, the…
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Downtown View:Summer Reading
You’re probably not looking forward to a summer that is sure to contain a series of outrages from Donald Trump. I’ve got relief for you. Concentrate on Amitov Ghosh’s Ibis trilogy instead. This series takes awhile to get through. You…
TITLE Boxing Club Set to Open on Newbury Street
By Cary Shuman A new boxing fitness club slated to open next month is already creating excitement in the Back Bay. TITLE Boxing Club will welcome in fitness enthusiasts beginning July 11 at 338 Newbury St., Boston. Title Boxing has…
Office Building Proposed for 321 Harrison Avenue
By Seth Daniel In a bit of a change in plans, an eight-story office building has been proposed for the space atop an existing parking garage at 321 Harrison Ave. – a plan that departs from the developer’s initial desire…
Residents Get Look at Plans for Back Bay MBTA Station
By Dan Murphy Citizens got a look at the preliminary proposal for the $1 billion transformation of the MBTA’s Back Bay station and surrounding city block at a meeting sponsored by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay on Wednesday,…
Public Body Workouts Highlight Summer of Health in Franklin Square
By Seth Daniel As Chad Flahive arrived at Heartbreak Hill Running Club on Tremont Street Monday evening, he welcomed several of those in tank tops and running shoes outside the store with the greeting of a friend and not just…
Downtown View:Summer Feasts
by Karen Cord Taylor Have you ever been to a feast on the streets of the North End? I decided this is the summer I’m going. I knew little about them for many years. Recently, they seem to have proliferated.…
Parking Hearing Starts with Hot Tempers, Ends with Agreement
By Seth Daniel The public hearing by the South End Forum’s Parking Task Force represented eight months of work and some two years worth of discussion, but it began last Tuesday, June 14, with a rowdy audience challenging the at-large…
Pedestrian Accidents,Near Misses Highlight Planning for Vision Zero
By Seth Daniel An adult and a child were struck by a vehicle in the are of 640 Commonwealth Ave. on Tuesday night, June 21, near the Boston University campus, and though the injuries were non-life threatening, the accident this…
Paint Bar Mother’s Day Special
In the past five years, paint nights, where guests can create masterpieces in simplified steps led by an instructor while sipping on a glass of wine, have become a popular trend in the greater Boston area. While the idea has…