The professional path that eventually led Carl R. Nold to serve as the sixth leader of Historic New England began when as a high school student in 1973, he accepted an internship at a museum in Long Island, N.Y. Nold,…
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City Eases Restrictions on Off-Campus Housing
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…
Charles Street Restaurants Seeing More Outdoor Dining Options
Bin 26 Enoteca and the adjacent Upper Crust Pizzeria joined together over the weekend to expand outdoor dining options on Charles Street. “We talked to The Upper Crust and decided to get it going,” said Bina, who along with his…
Neighborhood Restaurants Struggling as Commonwealth Starts Reopenings
Bin 26 Enoteca began offering indoor dining again when the second step of Phase 2 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to reopen the Commonwealth went into effect on Monday, June 22, but that doesn’t mean business is again booming. “There…
Temporary Signage Tells Story of Shaw and the 54th Regiment
The Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial is now off site as it undergoes a $2.8 million facelift, but the story of the first Northern black volunteer infantry unit enlisted to fight in the Civil continues to reach new audiences in …
Otis House Museum Receives Grant to Create ‘Virtual Visitor Experience’
The Otis House Museum will soon boast a “virtual visitor experience,” thanks to a grant from National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) CARES Act. “This project will significantly advance our commitment to sharing our historic sites and resources,” Vin Cipolla, president…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Beacon Hill Civic Association Committees Every spring, the Beacon Hill Civic Association publishes its Annual Report covering committee accomplishments during the past year. We’ll be sharing the committees’ reports here over the next weeks. Zoning & Licensing Committee The Zoning…
Pops to Air Virtual 4th of July Special
This year, instead of gathering around the Hatch Shell, you’ll have to gather around your television for the Boston Pops virtual Fourth of July spectacular. There will be no live performance or fireworks on the Esplanade this year because of…
Adequate to Excellent: Parents, School Leaders at Eliot Find Their Stride with Online Learning
At the Eliot School, Principal Traci Walker Griffiths and her school staff had already done a Herculean effort to get some online learning together and running by the April Spring Break. However, that was also a moment when they had…
Walsh Names Crockett New Chief of Equity: Gives Update on COVID-19 Safety, Equity Work
Mayor Walsh held a press conference on Monday, where he discussed COVID-19 safety for the Fourth of July, as well as announced Karilyn Crockett as the City’s first ever Chief of Equity. “Normally heading into the fourth of July weekend,…