For the third consecutive year, State Rep. Jay Livingstone was among the 500 swimmers to take a dip in the Charles River on July 25 as part of the Charles River Conservancy’s “City Splash.” “It’s a fun, safe swim, and…
Month: August 2015
Boy and Birds
The Boy and Bird fountain in the Public Garden was decorated, as it often is, with an extra bird. The Boston Public Art Commission notes that this sculpture, “ … was installed in 1934, but it was later stolen from…
Police Briefs 08-04-2015
July 6 53 Huntington Ave. – Larceny – Shoplifting Boylston and Dartmouth streets Property – Lost 212 Newbury St. – Larceny – Shoplifting 100 Huntington Ave. – Larceny – Theft from Vehicle – 10 Huntington Ave. – Other Offens…
The Back Bay Architectural Commission will Hold a Public Hearing
DATE: Wednesday, 12 August 2015 TIME: 4:30 P.M. VIOLATIONS HEARING 5:00 P.M. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING PLACE: Room 900 (BRA Board Room), ninth floor, Boston City Hall Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Appropriateness on the agenda…
Going for the Mold
So we didn’t go for the gold after all. Instead we retreated to moldy old Boston where you wouldn’t want to do anything brash, imaginative or interesting. “We have our hats,” said the old Yankee lady, but Boston’s other tribes…