While some of his peers might be enjoying a carefree summer before heading off to college, Ludovico Rollo, a graduating Boston Latin senior, plans to spend this time launching his latest invention, MoonPillow, which he describes as “an anti-wrinkle and…
Author: Dan Murphy
Mt. Vernon Street Resident’s Upcoming Play Explores Boston’s Love for Baseball, as Well as City’s History of Racial Tension
“Cursetown,” an upcoming play written by Mt. Vernon Street resident David Beardsley that hits the stage next summer, will explore Boston’s deep-seated love for the Red Sox and baseball, as well as the city’s fraught history of racial tension, unfolding…
BTD Rep Comes Before EBNA Without Harrison Ave Redesign Plan
A Boston Transportation Department was on hand for the East Berkley Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting, which took place virtually on June 1, to discuss the city’s eagerly awaited redesign of Harrison Avenue between East Berkley and Herald streets. But much…
Flag Garden Makes Full Return to Common
Volunteers planted more than 37,000 flags – one in honor of each of the Commonwealth’s fallen veterans – at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on the Boston Common in honor of Memorial Day weekend, marking a full return to the…
District 4 Sees 17-Percent Drop in Part One Crime from Last Year
Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, District 4 had seen an approximately 17-percent drop in Part One crime from last year, according to Boston Police. Between Jan. 1 and May 23 of this year, 894 incidents of Part One crime, which…
Copley Square Farmers Market Returns for New 2021 Season
The Copley Square Farmers Market, the first farmers market to resume in Boston last May following the onset of the pandemic, as well as traditionally the city’s biggest and busiest farmers market, has returned for a new season. “It’s a…
BFSNA Gets Update on Proposed IBA Redevelopment Project
The Blackstone/Franklin Square Neighborhood Association was given an update on the status of IBA’s proposed redevelopment project during its virtual meeting on May 18. Dr. Vanessa Calderón-Rosado, CEO of IBA (Inqui-linos Boricuas en Acción), the Boston nonprofit that purchased the…
Gronk Donates $1.2 Million to Renovate Esplanade’s Charlesbank Playground
Former New England Patriot Ron Gronkowski was back in Boston on Friday, May 7, to announce his $1.2 million gift on behalf of the Gronk Nation Youth Foundation to the Esplanade Association for a complete renovation of the Charlesbank Playground.…
Renovation to Get Underway Soon On Fiedler Footbridge
The Department of Conservation and Recreation is scheduled to close the Arthur Fiedler Footbridge on May 10 for renovations, and when construction wraps on the project up in August, the color of the footbridge will be restored to the historic…
Developer Presents Latest Plans for 761-793 Boylston St.
The development team proposing to add three five more stories to the three adjacent Boston Street buildings, which, east to west, are home to Abe & Louie’s, Crate and Barrel, and Atlantic Fish, respectively, presented the most recent iteration of…