The white powder seen last week dusting the Commonwealth Avenue Mall wasn’t evidence of the season’s first snowfall, but rather a sign of the steps that the Friends of the Public Garden continually takes to improve soil health. The Friends…
Author: Dan Murphy
Proposed West End Monument Would Pay Tribute to Former Neighborhood Resident Leonard Nimoy
A monument proposed for the West End would pay tribute to one of the neighborhood’s favorite sons, Leonard Nimoy, while also honoring Mr. Spock – the character he immortalized on “Star Trek” and whose signature Vulcan hand salutation (along with…
Happenings on Charles Street Hill: Resident Pays Forward After Crediting Black Ink for Rekindling his Interest in Origami
Gregory Skaff credits his rediscovering the craft of origami after a 37-year lull to a November 2016 visit to Black Ink, a longstanding shop at 101 Charles St. specializing in paper goods, where he acquired, in exchange for a nominal…
GroundBeat Nominated for Boston Music Award
The third season of GroundBeat – the Esplanade’s free Riverfront Music Series, which went virtual for the first this summer in response to the ongoing pandemic – has been nominated for a 2020 Boston Music Award in the category of…
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…
Happenings on Charles Street: Luxor Welcomes Familiar Face in Neighborhood to Its Staff
A familiar face in the neighborhood has joined the staff of Luxor Hair Studio on Charles Street. West Cedar Street resident Jennifer Rose is a Boston native and the newest stylist at the salon, following an extensive career working on…
New book Uses Hill as Backdrop
When Beacon Hill kids (and their parents) sit down to read “Dream Wizard: Escapes!!” – the second in a series of children’s books by a former neighborhood resident – they will undoubtedly recognize many places in their backyard from another…
Nichols House and Gibson House Museums Unite to Launch ‘Read the Room’ Book Club
The Nichols House Museum and the Gibson House Museum have united to launch the “Read the Room” book club – the latest joint offering in a long history of collaborations between the two museums and one that came together as…
Tree Canopy Assessment Report Determines City’s Tree Stock Remained Stable
Findings from the 2014-2019 Tree Canopy Assessment report commissioned by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and released last week indicate that the tree canopy has remained stable citywide throughout this timeframe as an increase in trees planted on city…
Virtual Tour Explores Evolution of New England Cemeteries
An illustrated virtual program coming Wednesday, Oct. 14, will explore the evolution of New England cemeteries and pay a visit to Cambridge’s storied Mount Auburn Cemetery – the first rural cemetery in the U.S., and the final resting place of…