Virtual architectural tour explores five city landmarks The House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston presents “There’s No Place Like Home: A Virtual Architecture Tour” on Tuesday, Oct. 20, from 6 to 7 p.m. From Colonial to Federal to Victorian, the…
Month: October 2020
Walsh Announces Applications Open for the 2021 SPARK Boston Council
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced applications for the 2021 SPARK Boston Council are now open and available online.Mayor Walsh’s SPARK Boston Council is a leadership and civic engagement council made up of 20-35 year old individuals, charged with spearheading the…
City Councilors Address Housing Discrimination in Boston
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, City Councilors Matt O’Malley, AnnissaEssaibi-George, Kenzie Bok, Liz Breadon, Ricardo Arroyo, and Chair of the Housing and Community Development Committee, Lydia Edwards addressed housing discrimination based on race, disability status, family size, source-of-income, and other socioeconomic…
BSNJ Announces ’20-21 Concert Series
The Boston Society of the New Jerusalem/Church on the Hill has announced its 2020-2021 Concert Series. This year all of the concerts will be available on the Church’s website and is free of charge. Some of the featured performers are: Charles…
Mayor, BPS Hit Pause School Reopening Plan
With the city’s positive test rate exceeding the 4 percent threshold last week, Mayor Martin Walsh and Boston Public School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius said the city would hit the pause button on the phased-in hybrid reopening plan that was to…
Longfellow Bridge to Receive International Award for Historic Preservation
The Longfellow Bridge, which underwent an extensive, $300-million-plus restoration that wrapped up in 2018 after five years of construction, will receive the prestigious Abba G. Lichtenstein Medal later this month in recognition of “a recent outstanding achievement in bridge engineering…
Police Briefs 10-15-2020
Beacon Hill Beat Vandalism 10/05/20 – The management company for a condominium complex on Boylston Street reported an unknown male suspect vandalized the property at about 10:14 a.m., at which time he was caught on video footage smashing two glass…
Rental Relief Program Is a Win-Win
The announcement by Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday of a $171 million package of programs that will help renters stay in their homes comes as welcome news for both tenants and landlords alike. Housing insecurity never is a good thing…
Mask up as We Approach Winter
The wonderful weather we enjoyed for much of this past weekend certainly was welcome as we approach the darker and colder days that lie ahead. However, make no mistake about it: Winter is coming, and so is the need for…
Letters to the Editor
Bathrooms on the Common Please To the Editor: The lack of 24/7 bathrooms on the Boston Common and at Copley Square continues to be a serious public health problem that affects homeless people who sleep outside, as well as the…