Despite a management deal recently falling through for The Pour House, landlord Charles M. Talanian remains “100 percent committed” to reopening the longstanding Boylston Street bar, which closed in September of 2020 amid the pandemic after 34 years in business,…
Author: Dan Murphy
Old South Church Continues Celebrating Black History Month
Old South Church will continue to celebrate Black History Month every Sunday in February, with a special program called “Roots of Black Music in America.” During Sunday All-Church Worship throughout the month, the church is featuring Black History Moments, which…
Old Alexandra Hotel Slated to Become Condos, Instead of Previously Approved Hotel
Citing a downturn in the hospitality industry expected to last until at least 2025, the team behind the redevelopment of the old Alexandra Hotel is now proposing condos, instead of the previously approved hotel, for the historic building located at…
BHV Executive Director Offers Tips on How to Get a Senior Still Living on Their Own to Accept Help
When it comes to convincing an aging parent still living on their own to accept help in even the most-simple ways, their adult children are often first met with obstinate resistance. “Many seniors are fiercely independent, and they want to…
Fenway Civic Association Spotlights Life and Legacy of John Boyle O’Reilly at 60th Annual Meeting
The Fenway Civic Association (FCA) held its 60th annual meeting virtually on Tuesday, Feb. 8, which included a spirited discussion on John Boyle O’Reilly, the 19th century Irish journalist, writer, and civil rights activist immortalized with a multi-figure bronze sculpture…
Upcoming Walking Tour Focuses on Colonial New Englanders’ Drinking Habits
Colonial New Englanders drank roughly three times as much alcohol as Modern Americans, and an upcoming walking tour will explore this phenomenon before making its way to the Green Dragon, one of the city’s most historic watering holes. The program,…
Women’s Rights Trailblazer, Anne Barron, Dies
Anne T. Barron, a trailblazer for women’s rights in the 1970s following the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, died on Friday, Jan. 21, at her Longfellow Place home. She was 100. Born on Oct. 30, 1921, to Hermann Frankfort,…
Transformative: Proposed Zoning Plan for Simmons’ Longwood Campus
An international construction and development company is pitching a proposal to the city to create an overall zoning plan that would allow for the construction of four new mixed-use buildings on Simmons University’s residential campus in the Longwood neighborhood. Skanska…
Winter Walk Returns to Raise Funds and Awareness in Fight to End Homelessness in Greater Boston
Winter Walk – an annual event that aims to raise funds and create awareness in its mission to end homelessness in Greater Boston – returns for its sixth year on Sunday, Feb. 13. Participants check in at 8:30 a.m. at…
Colonial Society Welcomes Public for Monthly Open Houses
The Colonial Society of Massachusetts is inviting the public to tour its headquarters at 87 Mount Vernon St. at its next monthly open house on Sunday, Feb. 6. “The house really hasn’t been open to the public that much, so…