Continuing a beloved annual Mother’s Day tradition of more than 30 years, the Friends of the Public Garden will again partner with the Boston Parks Department for the Duckling Day event on Sunday, May 14, from 10 a.m. to noon.…
Author: Dan Murphy
Livingstone Named House Chair of Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons With Disabilities
Rep. Jay Livingstone has been named the House Chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. “I greatly appreciate the faith that Speaker Mariano has put in me by giving me this appointment,” said Rep. Livingstone,…
Proposed Closing of Portion of Dartmouth Street Raises Questions and Concerns
With the city authorizing further study on the permanent closure of a section of Dartmouth Street near the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library to vehicular traffic, the question remains about what this would ultimately mean for the future…
Retail Alive and Well on Charles Street
While they had originally not intended to open the second location of their Gloucester-based home goods store and full-service interior design studio for another six months to a year, Jeff and Joan Grady fast-tracked the launch of J. Grady Home…
Charles Street Building Owner Sues Next-Door Neighbor
The owner of the building at 151 Charles St., which was previously home to Beacon Hill Cleaners, is suing the owner of the adjacent building at 149 Charles St., alleging that illegal basement excavation work there resulted in structural deficiencies…
City Releases Revised Working Draft of RFP for West End Branch Library Redevelopment
The city has released a revised working draft of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the redevelopment of the West End Branch Library site to include an affordable housing component, along with a new library branch. “The core goal of…
Skating With Friends Returns To the Frog Pond
The Friends of the Public Garden will be hosting its third annual Skating with Friends event on Sunday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Frog Pond on the Boston Common. The event will feature free skate…
Chestnut Street Resident To Run Boston Marathon for Joslin Diabetes Center
Chestnut Street resident Ian Brohm will be running in the 2023 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, as a member of Team Joslin to benefit the Joslin Diabetes Center. Brohm, age 31, is participating in the footrace in person for…
BHAC Approves Exterior Plaque for Peter Faneuil House
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission voted unanimously to approve an application for the installation of a brass plaque at the Peter Faneuil House on Joy Street in accordance with a city requirement, albeit in a different location than was proposed,…
Eversource Facing More Than $333,000 in Fines After Last July’s Deadly Bowdoin Street Manhole Blast
Eversource Energy Service Co. is facing more than $330,000 in fines after being cited by OSHA (the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration) last week for five violations of workplace safety standards stemming from a deadly manhole…