Markus Ripperger first conceived of Igloo Village at 75 on Liberty Wharf – the restaurant’s cluster of eight heated, self-contained plastic bubbles designed for private outdoor dining – about two years ago, but the dream didn’t become reality until this…
Month: December 2020
2020 Year in Review
What a year it has been. 2020 has become the year we wish to forget, but, will undoubtedly be forever remembered as the year of drastic changes. Schools, businesses, socializing all have been effected by COVID. Here are some of…
‘City Hall’ Offers a Revealing Glimpse of the People of Boston
While the title of Frederick Wiseman’s monumental four-hour-and-32-minute documentary, “City Hall,” refers to the seven-story Brutalist building that has served as the nerve center of Boston city government since it opened in 1968, the film, which debuted on WGBH-TV on…
Police Briefs 12-31-2020
Assault and Battery 12/18/20 – A victim reported he was punched in the face at around 6:53 p.m. on Mt. Vernon Street by a male suspect who was operating a gray Ford Fusion. The victim said the suspect got out…
Have a Happy — and Safe — New Year
The arrival of a new year marks a time for reflection, as to both the year that has passed and the year that lies ahead. In the words of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson: Ring out the old, ring in…
Snow on the Hill
Joel Pierce Receives 24th Annual Beacon Award
Joel Pierce, who served on the Beacon Hill Architectural Commission for nearly three decades before stepping down earlier this year, has been named the recipient of the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s 24th annual Beacon Award for his “significant and sustained…
Agency Releases Draft Project Proposal for Hurley Building Redevelopment
The state’s Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance presented its draft project proposal for the redevelopment of the Charles F. Hurley Building during a virtual meeting on Dec. 17. Bound on three sides by Staniford, Cambridge and New Chardon…
BHAC Approves Application for Suffolk University’s Awnings
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission approved Suffolk University’s application to install new awnings at 22 Beacon St. at its monthly hearing that took place virtually on Thursday, Dec. 17. John Nucci, Suffolk’s senior vice president of external affairs, said the…
Police Briefs 12-24-2020
Breaking and Entering – Residence 12/13/20 – A Phillips Street resident reports that while she was away from home between approximately 7:20 p.m. on Dec. 12 and 12:30 p.m. the next day, she found the front and rear doors ajar,…