Mayor Michelle Wu attends the 148th Swan Boat opening at the Public Garden on April 19.
Month: April 2025
BHAC Approves Application for Sevens Ale House
By Dan Murphy The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission unanimously approved a design review application for The Sevens Ale House at its monthly public hearing held virtually on Thursday, April 17. This application included plans for a new proposed sign to…
Boston’s Climate Champions Hosts Climate Leaders Awards
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Environment Department last week hosted the inaugural Boston Climate Leader Awards at Millennium Partners’ Winthrop Center, honoring individuals, organizations, and institutions making extraordinary contributions to the city’s climate…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
28th Annual Beacon Award As part of the Diamond Jubilee Year (1922-1997), The Beacon Hill Civic Association instituted an annual Beacon Award to honor those people or groups deserving of particular recognition for significant and sustained contribution to the Beacon…
Oral History Focuses on Environmental and Climate Activist Vivien Li
Special to Times Longtime Back Bay resident and former President of The Boston Harbor Association Vivien Li is the subject of an oral history by University of California Berkeley’s Bancroft Library. The five, two hour segments of Li’s oral history…
Copley Square Park Partially Reopens for Marathon
Special to the Times Copley Square Park was partially reopened in time for the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21. The newly completed part of the park includes the Plaza and Raised Grove areas, which reopened on April 10.…
Wu Announces Return of Boston Playoff Hub on Canal Street
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu announced the return of the Boston Playoff Hub on Canal Street, creating a car-free zone for fans to gather before and during home playoff games at TD Garden. “As the city of champions,…
Massport Announces New Hires for Climate and Resilience, and Strategic Planning Officers
Special to the Times The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is pleased to announce Jill Valdes Horwood as the Authority’s first Chief Climate and Resilience Officer, and Emir Skokic as Chief Planning Officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Jill Valdes Horwood…
Neighborhood Roundup
Upcoming programming at the Athenaeum The Boston Athenaeum, located at 10½ Beacon St., will offer ‘Evolving the Art of Dwelling’ – an Author Talk with Hutker Architects – on Wednesday, April 30, at 6 p.m. At this time, architects Mark…
The Chestnuts Group – PWAP Newborn Necessities
Story & Photos by Marianne Salza The Chestnut Group – a non-profit social organization for Boston women over 50-years-of-age – held its Party with a Purpose (PWAP) fundraiser on April 10 at The Vincent Club (TVC) to support their Newborn…