Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the Legacy Business Program, an initiative that will support longstanding, independent businesses in Boston through increased visibility and connecting them with City services and grant opportunities. “Our legacy businesses serve as anchors in…
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Wu Announces City Awarded Grant To Expand Access to Apprenticeship Programs
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD), an affiliate of the Boston Planning & Development Agency, was recently awarded $3 million from the US Department of Labor to create and expand equitable pre-apprenticeship pathways to…
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Beacon Hill Seminars Fall Kickoff Beacon Hill Seminars is offering a mix of 19 in-person and online courses this fall on a range of topics including art, history, literature, music, politics, religion, science and more. To learn more, attend their…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through Sept. 3
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below. Orange Line Shutdown…
‘Cat Café’ Proposed for Charles Street To Hold August 31 Open House
Special to Times On Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 6 p.m., Brittany Baker, proprietor of the proposed A Sanctuary Café, will host a community open house at 80 Charles St., the future home of her café/bookstore/cat lounge. Baker is currently seeking…
BLO Presents ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Rosales’s Planned Alabama Pedestrian Bridge Awarded $20 Million Federal Grant
A planned pedestrian bridge in Huntsville, Ala., designed by Beacon Hill bridge architect, Miguel Rosales, was recently awarded a $20 million federal grant to fund its near-term construction. “It is rewarding that one of my bridge projects has received a…
Water-Main Break on Saturday Floods Parts of Common, Public Garden, and Charles Street
A water-main break in the early hours of Saturday morning in the area of Charles and Boylston streets flooded parts of the Public Garden and the Boston Common, along with Charles Street, according to published reports. The break, which was…
Elected Officials, Transit Advocates Call for Suspending Fares for All MBTA Riders
Special to the Times Elected officials, advocates, and riders are calling for suspending fare collection across the entire MBTA system during the month-long shutdowns of the Orange Line (beginning August 19) and the Green Line north of Government Center (beginning…
City Launches New and Improved ParkBoston App
Special to Times Through a continuing between the City of Boston and ParkMobile, the leading provider of “smart parking,” the upgraded ParkBoston app launched Monday, replacing the now-obsolete previous version. All current ParkBoston users will need to immediately update their…