Special to Times The Friends of the Public Garden’s public restrooms on the Boston Common, are now fully open to the public for the season. The restrooms are easily accessible for visitors to both the Boston Common and the Public…
Month: June 2024
Council Invests in City Services, Community Safety, Housing in Recommended Operating Budget
Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata joined her colleagues in voting for an omnibus amendment package on the FY 25 Operating budget. Following the Council’s first of two votes on the amended budget, it goes to Mayor Michelle Wu for…
Construction Update
Construction look-ahead for the North Washington Street Bridge through June 22 is as follows: Scheduled Work • South abutment concrete placements • Drilled shaft installation • Architectural trellis painting and lighting • Steel touch-up painting • Main bridge west sidewalk…
Boston Common Frog Pond Spray Pool Opens June 25
Special to Times Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods, and The Skating Club of Boston will welcome children and their caregivers to kick off the 2024 summer wading season as the Boston Common Frog Pond spray pool reopens…
West End Museum Announces Summer Art Competition
Special to Times Join the West End Museum for its inaugural Summer Art Competition, a celebration of creativity inspired by the vibrant West End neighborhood. Artists of all ages and backgrounds are invited to participate by submitting their original artwork.…
June Is a Month of Freedom
June marks the first month of the summer season, the period on the calendar when we take vacations from school and work to travel and enjoy the company of our friends and family members. It’s our personal time, that sweet…
Near the Water? Watch Your Children!
We recently were shocked to learn of two statistics that were noted at a recent meeting of the Revere Board of Health. The first is that about 4500 Americans die from drowning each year. To put that into perspective, that…
Letters to the Editor
Needs to be Preserved To the Editor. The article on May 30 by Dan Murphy on the West End Museum is of great value to the community. It highlights an important cultural resource to the city that deserves as much…
Beacon Hill Art Walk 2024
New Plans Announced for Bin 26 Retail Space
Special to Times Many have been wondering what Babak Bina will be doing and what will happen to the space at 26 Charles St., which housed Bin 26 Enoteca for nearly 19 years. Well, Babak will continue on reinventing the…