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…
Author: Dan Murphy
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…
Matsu Returns to Boston on Charles Street
A former longtime fixture of Newbury Street’s retail landscape, Matsu has returned to Boston after a nearly seven-year absence, with a new store at 76 Charles St. Matsu, from the creative partnership of Dava and Masayuki Muramatsu, sells a curated…
Archeologist Joseph Bagley Guest Speaker at BHCA’s 99th Annual Meeting
Originally scheduled to appear at last year’s event, Joseph Bagley, the city’s archeologist, was on hand as the keynote speaker for the 99th annual meeting of the Beacon Hill Civic Association, which was held virtually on Monday, May 17, to…
Historic New England’s Michael Maler Speaks at Beacon Hill Village Event
Michael Maler, Historic New England’s Metro-Boston Regional Site Administrator and a Temple Street resident, was on hand for a virtual discussion with Beacon Hill Village on Thursday, May 13. The program began with Maler touching briefly on his role with…
Upcoming Virtual Program to Explore ‘Evolution of Preservation’
An upcoming virtual program sponsored by the House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston on Thursday, May 27, will explore recent progress made by historic house museums and other historic sites to broaden their respective scopes from focusing predominantly on white…
Neighborhood Restaurateur Optimistic About the Summer Business and Beyond
Neighborhood restaurateur Babak Bina is looking forward to the summer, which, he expects, to bring an uptick in business for his and other restaurants throughout the city as more people are getting vaccinated. “There’s a lot of optimism out there,”…
BHCA Board Asks City to Look at Affordable Housing for 45 Temple Street
The Beacon Hill Civic Association board of directors voted unanimously at its virtual May 10 meeting to send a letter to the city regarding how the developer of The Archer Residences, a luxury-condo complex at 45 Temple St., is fulfilling…
City Unveils ‘Test Fits’ for Modernized West End Branch Library
The city unveiled several “test fits” that envision a revitalized West End Branch of the Boston Public Library with a new affordable housing component during a virtual meeting on Tuesday, May 11. The city’s Public Facilities Department, working in concert with the Boston…
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…