A sold-out performance combining spoken word, music, and dance made its northeast premiere on the evening of Monday, Feb. 26, at the Boston Athenaeum. Poet, literary performer, and educator Regie Gibson created and directed the performance, together with Guy Mendilow,…
Author: Dan Murphy
BPDA Board Approves Redevelopment of Star Market Site in Fenway
The Boston Planning & Development Agency board of directors approved the proposed $600 million redevelopment of the Star Market site in the Fenway during a virtual meeting on Thursday, Feb. 15. Boston-based commercial real-estate developer Samuels & Associates intends to…
Ducklings Sculptor’s Proposed North End Project Would Tell the Story of Immigration
Nancy Schön, who brought Robert McCloskey’s classic children’s book, ‘Make Way for Ducklings,’ to life in the Public Garden with her iconic sculpture, is now hoping to tell the story of immigration with another work of public art proposed for…
City Sponsors IAG Meeting To Provide Update on Proposed Flower Exchange Redevelopment
The city sponsored a virtual Impact Advisory Group (IAG) meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 7, to provide a long anticipated update on the proposed redevelopment of the Flower Exchange site, which is poised to become the biggest development project in the…
CSN Member Asks Group To Support Letter Calling for Reform of City’s Article 80 Process
A member of Chester Square Neighbors was on hand for its monthly meeting held virtually on Wednesday, Feb. 7, to solicit the group’s support in sending a letter calling for the reform of the city’s Article 80 review process for…
Three ‘Test Fits’ Presented for Proposed Renovation of South End Branch Library
The public got its first look at three ‘test fits’ for the proposed renovation of the South End Branch Library at a second virtual meeting on the project jointly sponsored by the Boston Public Library and the city’s Facilities Department…
Thinking Cup Details Proposal To Make Existing Patio Permeant at NABB Committee Meeting
Representatives for The Thinking Cup appeared at the virtual Feb. 5 monthly meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay Licensing and Building Use Committee to discuss the Newbury Street location’s proposal to make its longstanding patio ‘official.’ Tom…
Esplanade Association Sponsors Second Meeting on Improving Back Street Safety
The Esplanade Association convened its second Back Street Neighborhood Project Meeting virtually on Thursday, Feb. 1, to discuss an ongoing project that intends to create safer access at two entrances to the Esplanade on Back Street. Ali Badrigian, director of…
Antonio’s Reopens Following Extensive Renovation
Following an extensive, nearly five-week renovation, Antonio’s Cucina Italiano reopened on Monday, Feb. 5. The newly revitalized space at 288 Cambridge St. now boasts a fresh paint job; new ceilings and floors; new furniture, including tables, chairs, and the rear…
Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg Returns With Third Novel
Although Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg describes her third novel, ‘Daughter of a Promise,’ set to be published on April 2, as “an Old Testament love story,” readers need not be overly familiar with the Bible (or with Blasberg’s previous work) to…