The city launched a pilot program Monday, July 13, to ease restrictions on off-campus housing for colleges and universities, and to help alleviate the city’s housing crunch during the pandemic, which has prompted Northeastern University to pursue leasing all of…
Author: Dan Murphy
Harvard International Student Recently Stranded Abroad Now Committed to Helping Immigrants Navigate Difficult System
As an international undergraduate student at Harvard University studying abroad, Lavinia Teodorescu found herself a woman without a country in March when her semester in Denmark was cut short due to the pandemic. Teodorescu, age 20, was then informed that…
Boston Properties Proposes Observation Deck, Public Pavilion for Prudential Center
Boston Properties has approached the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) with a proposal to add an observation deck at the top of the Prudential Center, as well as to build a public pavilion on the South Garden, which would…
Bok Navigates Uncharted Terrain During First Term
When Kenzie Bok was sworn in for her first term as District 8 City Councilor on Jan. 5, she never could have imagined what the following six months would have in store for her. Bok, who was named chair of…
Events Planned for Esplanade Go Virtual in Response to Pandemic
While the state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation has postponed group events on the Charles River Esplanade through the end of this month, some organizations that had events planned in the park during this time have taken a cue from…
City to Remove Controversial Emancipation Group Following Unanimous Vote by Boston Art on Tues.
Following the Boston Art Commission’s unanimous vote during a virtual hearing on Tuesday, June 30, the city has announced it will remove bronze figurative elements from the controversial Emancipation Group statue that depict a freed black slave crouching at the…
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…
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…
Congresswoman Pressley, Councilors Bok and Mejia on Hand for Virtual Ward 4 Dems Meeting
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley and City Councilors Kenzie Bok and Julia Mejia were all on hand Tuesday, June 16, for a virtual meeting of the Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee. Rep. Pressley, who now holds the seat that John F.…
Sen. Brownsberger and Rep. Livingstone Hold Wide-Ranging Virtual Town Hall Meeting
State Sen. Will Brownsberger and State Rep. Jay Livingstone welcomed around 50 guests for a virtual Town Hall meeting Thursday, June 11, to discuss a wide range of issues, including the looming state budget, the future of the T and…