When The Whitney Hotel Boston opened at the end of June 2019, no one could have ever anticipated the pandemic and how it would impact business for the fledgling luxury hotel. The 65-room hotel at 170 Charles St., which was…
Author: Dan Murphy
Councilor Bok Resumes In-Person Neighborhood Office Hours
City Councilor Kenzie Bok will resume offering in-person neighborhood office hours this week in outdoor locations, allowing her to again meet individually with constituents while adhering to social distancing and other safety precautions. Her office hours on Saturday, Aug. 15,…
Friends of Phillips Street Play Area Named Finalist in Mayor’s Garden Contest
The Friends of the Phillips Street Play Area was named a finalist this summer in Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s 2020 Garden Contest for its work maintaining the gardens at the playground. The Friends, a neighborhood nonprofit that serves as steward…
‘Bioblitz’ Aims to Identify and Record Biodiversity
The Young Friends of the Public Garden are currently undertaking a “BioBlitz” with the intention of engaging the public to identify and record 2,500 observations of biodiversity and 400 different living species during a one-month period in the Boston Common,…
Hampshire House Corp. Sues Insurance Providers over Denied Business-Interruption Claims
Hampshire House Corporation filed a compliant in U.S. District Court in Boston July 27 against its insurance providers for denying business interruption claims from the losses its restaurants have sustained since mid-March due to the pandemic. The company, which owns…
Illustrated Timeline Chronicles Old South Church’s 350-Year History
An illustrated timeline on display at Old South Church, in Copley Square, chronicles its 350-year history to date while shedding new light on the role the church and its congregation have played in shaping the annals of both Boston and…
Restoration on Shaw 54th Memorial Moves Forward
As the ongoing restoration of the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial on the Boston Common progresses, the sculpture’s stonework is being disassembled bit by bit before the bronze sculpture can be removed as one piece and taken off…
GroundBeat Holds Concert Series Virtually
While the free music series GroundBeat has returned for a third season, the concerts are taking place virtually this year, instead of on the Charles River Esplanade, due to the ongoing pandemic. Every Monday in August from 5 to 6…
West End Museum Reopens After Four and a Half Months
The West End Museum was scheduled to reopen to the public yesterday, Wednesday July 29, following its four-and-a-half month closure due to the pandemic. “We are excited to invite our members, friends, and the public back into the Museum and…
Councilor Bok Calls for Hearing to Increase City’s Public Housing Stock
Councilor Kenzie Bok called for a hearing to increase public housing in Boston at yesterday’s City Council meeting. “COVID-19 HAS shown us how desperately we needed to provide housing for all and how urgently we need to increase these housing…