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Street sweeping season is here again! Caption: The north side of Mt Vernon Street got a good clean sweep Friday, thanks to the city sweepers that removed winter debris that had accumulated in January...
View ArticleDowntown View:Class Divides?
By Karen Cord Taylor A few weeks ago I took the T over to Prudential Center. I wanted to check out Eataly, since I’d heard so much about it. Was it really a sign that tradition-bound Boston can handle...
View ArticleWard 5 Democrats to Hold Caucus
Registered Democrats in Boston Ward 5 will be holding a caucus at the First Church of Boston (66 Marlborough Street) on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 10 a.m. to elect 19 delegates and 4 alternates for...
View ArticleGreenway May Lose 40 Percent of State Funding
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is in danger of losing a substantial portion of its state funding but officials are meeting with the hope of maintaining the current funding structure. According...
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MFAC Receives Great Donation from Cheers Owner Kershaw
Photos by Joe Prezioso Cheers owner Thomas A. Kershaw hands a check for $10,000 from Cheers for Children to Sir Braveheart of Mascots for a Cure, who were at Cheers on Tuesday as their second stop of...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-14-2017
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Assault and Battery 03/05/17 – A female victim reported being assaulted at a Stuart Street establishment at around 1:30 a.m. The victim said while in the...
View ArticleGo Boston 2030 Aims to Transform the Way People Move Around Boston
By Beth Treffeisen There is no question that Boston is booming with both increased development and with an influx of residents. Between the years 2000 and 2010, Boston’s population grew by five percent...
View ArticleMuseum Marks ‘Irish Heritage Month’ by Honoring Notable West Enders of Irish...
As part of Irish Heritage Month, The West End Museum is once again celebrating notable West Enders of Irish descent. On Tuesday, March 14, the Museum will host its Irish Heritage Honoree Night from...
View ArticleMore Longfellow Bridge Closures Announced
MassDOT will implement overnight double lane closures on Storrow Drive westbound in the vicinity of the Longfellow Bridge through Friday, March 17. The closures will be implemented from 11:00 PM each...
View ArticleSpecialized Med Spa Opens in Newbury Street Location
By Marianne Salza There are plenty of med-spas in Boston that offer an array of services from Botox and fillers to laser treatments and body contouring; but friends, Alexa Nicholls Costa and Alexandra...
View ArticleDowntown View:Finding Hope
By Karen Cord Taylor After the election, Nancy Schön was blue. When faced with sadness, what’s a sculptor to do? She fashions a piece that acknowledges her feelings, yet points toward hope. The mother...
View ArticleBoston Police Agree to Continue to Wear Cameras for 6 Months
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Boston Police Commissioner William Evans announced an agreement with the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association (BPPA) to extend the Body Worn Camera Pilot Program by an...
View ArticleDCR Begins Process to Revitalize Lee Pool on the Esplanade
By Dan Murphy The Department of Conservation and Recreation has initiated a planning and design process that reimagines the long-dormant Lee Pool complex on the Charles River Esplanade as a waterfront...
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Esplanade Association Welcomes New Marketing and Events Manager
By Dan Murphy Kelsey Pramik, the Esplanade Association’s newly named marketing and events manager. Kelsey Pramik comes to her new role as the marketing and events manager of The Esplanade Association...
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Learning Project Students Honor ‘International Women’s Day’
At 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 8, the corner of Marlborough and Clarendon streets came alive with a crowd of elementary school students holding mini “picket signs,” each marked with something new that...
View ArticlePolice Briefs 03-21-2017
Beacon Hill Beat From Boston Police Area A-1 Larceny from Motor Vehicle 03/08/17 – A victim reported that her 2006 Acura MDX was broken into at Beacon and Charles streets between 5 and 6:30 p.m. The...
View ArticleKids 4 Coding Youth Summer Programming:Camps plug into Cambridge and Brookline
Kids 4 Coding, the Atlanta-based technology startup creating a tech-ready generation, expands its Boston offerings in 2017 with campus-based summer programs at both Newberry College in Brookline and...
View ArticleOvernight Closures on Storrow Drive Posted
MassDOT will implement overnight double lane closures on Storrow Drive westbound in the vicinity of the Longfellow Bridge through Friday, March 24. The closures will be implemented from 11:00 PM each...
View ArticleBeacon Hill Village Offers Help on Planning for Critical Medical Care
By Betsy Peterson The choices of medical treatment–and how far to pursue treatment–are confusing and hard enough when you are healthy. Palliative care or hospice (and what’s the difference?) Advance...
View ArticleMassDOT Seeks Comments on Five-Year CIP Plan
Neighborhood organizations, as well as individual residents should take full advantage of expressing comments and suggestions on potential transportation projects which could be included in the...
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