When Friends of the Public Garden board member John Winthrop donated $13,000 for the restoration of the Founders Memorial on the Boston Common, he was not only helping to preserve an iconic piece of public art, but also honoring his…
North Washington Street/Charlestown Bridge Replacement Receives Notice to Proceed
J.F. White Contracting Co. – the Framingham-based general contractor for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s replacement of the North Washington Street/Charlestown Bridge – has received a Notice to Proceed (NTF) for the project. According to MassDOT officials, the project is…
City’s Effort to House Chronic Homeless Compounded by Hundreds of New Arrivals
More than 800 new homeless arrivals into Boston have complicated the effort to try to house all chronically homeless people in the City by the end of this year. The City’s innovative effort to catalog and house the hundreds of…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
“Sacred Spaces as Civic Spaces” The BHCA and the Museum of African American History once again collaborated for the Historic Preservation Roundtable, held last Wednesday evening at the MAAH. The distinguished panel of the fifth HPR included Barnet Kessel, Executive…
Governor’s Nominations Highlight Statewide Races
The battle for the Democratic and Republican nominations for governor highlight the slew of statewide races that Boston residents will vote on when they go to the polls for the Sept. 4 primary election. For the Democratic nomination, Bob Massie…
5 Candidates Battle for Suffolk County District Attorney
With Suffolk County District Attorney (DA) Dan Conley announcing earlier this year that he will not seek re-election after leading the office for more than 15 years, a crowded field has emerged to replace him. Five candidates—Evandro Carvalho, Linda Champion,…