Month: May 2020
Artu to Permanently Shutter Charles Street Location May 30
Artu will permanently close its 89 Charles St. location on Saturday, May 30, making it the first restaurant in the neighborhood to fall casualty during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We wish to thank each and every one of you for your…
Restoration Work on Shaw 54th Memorial Now Underway
Work on the $2.8 million facelift of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common, which pays tribute to the first Northern black volunteer infantry unit enlisted to fight in the Civil War, kicked off the last Wednesday,…
Still Hopeful: Church on the Hill Unsure of When On-site Services Will Resume
While places of worship have been allowed to reopen under Phase 1 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s four-part plan for Massachusetts, Church on the Hill won’t be holding on-site religious services any time too soon. “We have a little, tiny chapel,…
Mayor Marty Walsh held a press conference on Tuesday, where he updated Bostonians on how the city is moving forward with the COVID-19 crisis. As of May 26, Boston had 12,521 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and 622 people had died.…
BHAC Approves Application for Renovation of the Athenaeum’s South Balcony
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission approved an application as submitted for the renovation of the Boston Athenaeum’s south balcony during a virtual hearing on Thursday, May 21. The applicant, Matthew Bronski, a principal with the Waltham engineering firm Simpson Gumpertz…
Massachusetts Implements PEUC
The state announced May 21 that Massachusetts residents who are eligible for the federal CARES Act and qualify for having exhausted their regular unemployment compensation may now receive the new Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC). The launch of this program…
Baker Provides Updates on State’s Response to COVID-19
Governor Baker held a press conference on Tuesday where he provided some updates on the state’s response to COVID-19. He said that as of Monday, more than 540,000 tests have been performed in Massachusetts, and the state “remains a top…
Travel at Home with Greatamericantreasures.org
By Katherine Bergholtz The William Hickling Prescott House Museum at 55 Beacon St. is part of a remarkable collection of more than 60 historical properties known as “Great American Treasures” which are featured this month in a new website of…
Rep. Livingstone Remains Committed to Combatting Food Insecurity
While State Rep. Jay Livingstone has long been committed to increasing food access in his district and throughout the Commonwealth, he is now more devoted to the cause than ever before as more Massachusetts residents find themselves struggling with food…