City Still Committed to Repairing Brick Sidewalks, Despite Longer Waits in Some Cases The repair of brick sidewalks on Beacon Hill and elsewhere remains a priority for the city, according to officials, although staffing shortages might mean a longer wait…
Month: June 2023
MassDOT Announces Alternative Travel Options for Sumner Tunnel Closure
Special to the Patriot-Bridge The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced a comprehensive mitigation plan to address travel impacts and provide cost effective alternative transportation options for residents and visitors ahead of the scheduled closure of the Sumner Tunnel from…
Boston 10th in 2023 ParkScore Rankings
Special to the Times Boston has landed near the top of the 2023 ParkScore list, compiled by The Trust for Public Land, that ranks public access residents and visitors have to parks and park amenities. The annual report uses mapping…
The Sound of Silents
Special to Times From the banning of plays by the Massachusetts General Court in 1750 to the opening of the city’s first theater in 1792 to the rise and fall of Scollay Square as a hub of refined and then…
North Washington Street Bridge Construction Look-Ahead Through June 24
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project through June 24. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and changes to traffic configurations beyond those described below.…
Tapas Restaurant Now Poised To Open in Former Artu Space on Charles Street
A proposed tapas restaurant known as Nite Lite Café is now poised to open in the space previously occupied by Artu at 89 Charles St., according to Tom Clemens, co-chair of the Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing Committee.…
Noise Is Killing Us
For those of us who live in the Greater Boston area, the noise that is all around us — the roar of jets from the flight paths over our heads, the constant thrum of traffic on our bridges and expressways,…
The Miracle in the Amazon Jungle
The news this week of the rescue of the four children, ages 13, 9, 4, and 11 months, who survived in the depths of the Amazon jungle for 40 days after their small airplane crashed (killing the pilot, their mother,…
Letter to the Editor
Reader Fully Supports Mitigation To the Editor, As the former Superintendent of the Sumner/Callahan Tunnels and Boston Transportation Commissioner I fully support the MassDOT mitigation program for the Sumner Tunnel Restoration Project. This extensive infrastructure investment project is vitally needed…
Beacon Hill Art Walk
An art paradise is the way that The Beacon Hill Art Walk is described by area artists who showed their works in the nooks and crannies in the alley ways of Beacon Hill on Sunday. Even though the weather was…