The Esplanade Association is currently seeking $10,000 in donations to underwrite the cost of installing new murals on three pump-houses in the park. The artists commissioned to paint the murals are Solei, a local artist, muralist and curator who serves…
Author: Dan Murphy
BHAC Approves Application to Change Starbucks Signage
The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission unanimously approved an application to replace the blade and storefront signage at Starbucks’ 123 Pinckney St. location to reflect the company’s trademark white-and-green colors with minor provisos during its July 18 public hearing at City…
Florina Tops ‘People’s Choice’ in Boston Pizza Festival
For the second year in a row, Florina Pizzeria and Paninioteca was declared the winner of the “People’s Choice” in the third annual Boston Pizza Festival on July 13 and 14 at City Hall Plaza. “It was such an honor…
Veteran Real-Estate Broker Endures Changing Industry
In the more than three decades years she has worked as a real estate broker in Boston, Ivy A. Turner has seen the industry transform into what she describes as “very much a service-oriented business” where her clients expect the…
Licensing Board Chair Opposes Proposed Legislation That Would Further Restrict Beer Gardens
Kathleen Judge, chair of the city’s Licensing Board, has come out in opposition against a proposed bill that would put further restrictions on Boston’s beer gardens. In a July 15 letter to Sen. Paul Feeney and Rep. Tackey Chan, co-chairs…
The Whitney Hotel Opens on Charles Street
After months of anticipation, The Whitney Hotel – a 66-room, luxury, boutique hotel – has opened in the former location of the John Jeffries House at 170 Charles St. The hotel, developed by Boston-based Related Beal and operated by Hersha…
French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Celebration Returns July 12
One of the most eagerly anticipated of the summer in Boston, the French Cultural Center’s Bastille Day Celebration returns Friday, July 12, from 6 to 11 p.m. on Marlborough Street between Berkeley and Clarendon streets. Around 2,000 guests are expected…
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Returns to the Esplanade July 4
One of the most anticipated annual traditions in the City of Boston returns Thursday, July 4, when the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular comes to the DCR Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. This spring, the Boston Pops, affectionately known…
Livingstone Co-Sponsors Bill to Increase Access to Early Voting
State Rep. Jay Livingstone, who is co-sponsoring a bill to increase access to early voting for all elections, first learned of its necessity in November of 2012 – one year before he assumed office – when he was working on…
City to Move Forward with Earlier Trash Schedule Despite Neighborhood Opposition
Despite an outpouring of opposition to the new initiative from the neighborhood, Chris Osgood, the city’s chief of streets, transportation and sanitation, told those in attendance at a June 19 Town Hall meeting at 74 Joy St. sponsored by the…