Crush Boutique has relocated to 138 Charles St., previously the proposed location of Blue Moon Smoke Shop’s ill-fated Beacon Hill location. “It has been wonderful,” Rebecca Hall, who co-owns Crush with childhood friend, Laura Ayers, said Tuesday of their move…
Author: Dan Murphy
Myrtle Street resident exploring run for lieutenant governor
A business leader, educator, husband and father, as well as a newcomer to politics, Myrtle Street resident Bret Bero is now exploring a run for lieutenant governor. “As lieutenant governor, I want to be the small business champion, and to…
New Healthy, Quick-Service Restaurant to Open at 30 Charles St
Cobblestones – a new quick-service restaurant focusing on healthy options – plans to open this summer in the space formerly occupied by Café Bella Vita at 30 Charles St. A few months ago, Jennifer Gallagher, one of the future establishment’s…
Ares Shoe Repair Continues to Faithfully Serve the Neighborhood
Behind a nondescript storefront at 84 Charles St., Ares Shoe Repair has faithfully served the neighborhood for around the past three-quarters of a century. Ares, besides offering the shoe repair services that earned the business Boston Magazine’s 2017 Best of…
Local Playwright Explores Boston’s Love for Baseball
“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…
Mass General Officials Show Public-Realm Improvements
Representatives for Mass General were on hand Monday, June 7, for a city-sponsored virtual meeting to discuss public-realm improvements for the hospital’s planned $1 billion expansion of its Cambridge Street campus. MGH intends to build a building comprising a pair…
Downtown Neighborhoods Mayoral Candidates’ Forum to Take Place June 22
The Boston Downtown Neighborhoods Mayoral Candidates Forum is scheduled to take place via Zoom on Tuesday, June 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The forum is sponsored by myriad downtown neighborhood organizations, including the Alliance of Downtown Civic Organizations, Bay…
Rollo Sets Out to ‘Revolutionize the Sleep Game’ With His New Invention, the Moonpillow
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…
BHAC Approves City’s Application for Sidewalk Work Around State House
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission voted unanimously to approve the city’s application to make sidewalk and crosswalk modifications around the State House during its May 20 public hearing, which took place virtually. Zach Wassmouth, a project manger for the city’s…
Copley Square Farmers Market Returns for New 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…