A dedication has been scheduled for the opening of the Armenian Heritage Park on May 22, 2012 at 11:00 am. Details below in the release from the Armenian Heritage Foundation. Dedication Ceremony is Tuesday, May 22 at 11am Armenian Heritage Park is located on Parcel 13 on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Boston between Faneuil [...]
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Video: Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Meeting – May 1, 2012
This video shows the joint meeting of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors and Greenway Leadership Council, held on May 1, 2012 at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress Street. Per the agenda, Chair Georgia Murray introduced the meeting and Executive Director Nancy Brennan presented the “Greenway Evolution” and “Milestones of the Public / [...]
Armenian Heritage Park – Almost!
News from the Armenian Heritage Foundation with recent photos showing the nearing completion of the park located on Parcel 13 of the Greenway at the intersection of Atlantic Ave. and Cross St. by Mercantile Wharf: About Armenian Heritage Park Armenian Heritage Park, a gift to the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from [...]
Greenway Conservancy Considers Its Funding Options
There are several reports out on Tuesday’s meeting of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy. The Boston Herald’s Erin Smith continues to build on her series of articles questioning the non-profit’s funding and salaries. Officials at the embattled Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy — under political pressure for its executives’ six-figure salaries and bonuses — have [...]
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Public Meeting Scheduled for May 1, 2012
The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has distributed the following meeting agenda for May 1, 2012 at the public meeting space at Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St at 6:00 pm. ROSE F. KENNEDY GREENWAY CONSERVANCY Public Meeting of Board of Directors and Greenway Leadership Council Atlantic Wharf 290 Congress Street – Meeting Room, 2nd Floor [...]
Greenway Legislative Reform Proposals Discussed at North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association Meeting
At this week’s meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association, NEWRA members discussed reform proposals for the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and the management of the Greenway parks. Invited guests State Representative Aaron Michlewitz (D-North End) and former chair of the Greenway Gardens, Diane Valle, presented two legislative efforts currently pending in [...]
NEWRA Supports Requests From Trattoria Pulchinella and Thinking Cup
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association gave broad support to two new businesses planning to open in the North End. The group also heard legislative reform proposals regarding the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy and management of the Greenway parks. The membership meeting was held on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Nazzaro [...]
Banditos Misteriosos’ 2012 Pillow Fight on North End Greenway
Banditos Misteriosos’ 2012 Pillow Fight on the Greenway North End Park on Saturday, April 8, 2012. (Posted via Creative Commons from Flickr’s Mystery Pill and via Universal Hub)
Greenway Carousel Arrives – Sure Sign of Spring
Bruce McCue of Atlantic Associates, captures this “Sure Sign of Spring” in the annual arrival of the Greenway Carousel. Greenway Carousel Arrives – Sure Sign of Spring – April 2012 by Bruce McCue
Here We Go Again: Four Developers Bid on Parcel 9 Project, Adjacent to Greenway and Haymarket
Following this week’s designation of Parcel 7 to the sole bidder, Boston Public Market Association, the adjacent Greenway Parcel 9 now moves into the spotlight. Four bids were submitted to the State’s transportation authority, MassDOT, that owns the parcel. The triangular lot, known as Parcel 9, is adjacent to Haymarket, Blackstone St. and the Rose [...]
More Food Carts Coming to Greenway
Look for more food trucks, carts and kiosks on the Greenway starting May 1st, according to an announcement by the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy. In total, 16 vendors were chosen from 28 submissions to operate in seven spots throughout the linear public park space. For folks in the North End / Waterfront area: A [...]
NEWNC Committee Reports and May 19, 2012 Election Announcement
Video: Introductory comments and committee reports from the March 12, 2012 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC. NEWNC President Donna Freni called the meeting to order, followed by a roll call and meeting protocol. From the Office of State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Blake Webber spoke briefly regarding the status of proposed [...]
Immigration and Armenian Memorial Monument “The Armenian Heritage Park”
A new monument commemorates a continuing flow of different peoples immigrating to Boston, to America. Their struggles captured using the mediums of sculpture and landscape designs currently being constructed on our Greenway at the corner of Cross/Atlantic Ave, Boston. This monument celebrates all immigrants who have entered Boston hoping and working to make a better [...]
Video: Greenway Conservancy Reform Bill Discussed at State House Public Hearing
Video: The State’s Joint Committee on Transportation held a public hearing on March 12, 2012 regarding proposed legislation, An Act Relative to the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy. (More on the bill here.) Testifying at the hearing was the sponsor of the proposed legislation State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz (00:45) followed by the Greenway Conservancy Board [...]
Fox TV Interviews Rep. Aaron Michlewitz on Proposed Greenway Conservancy Legislation
State Representative Aaron Michlewitz appeared on Fox TV today to answer questions about his proposed legislation to continue funding the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy “with strings attached.” Watch the video interview embedded or at the Fox TV Boston website. A public hearing is scheduled on Monday, March 12, 2012 at 1:00 pm on this [...]
Boston Public Market Association is Sole Bidder for Food Market Planned for Parcel 7 Along Greenway
The Boston Public Market Association is the sole bidder for the Parcel 7 ground floor operation of a “Made in Massachusetts” food market planned for the garage building next to Haymarket and the Greenway, according to officials. The space has been empty for 10+ years since the MassDOT building was constructed as part of the Big [...]
Neighborhood Council Committee Reports at February 13, 2012 Meeting
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, reports on its committee work at the beginning of its February 13, 2012 meeting. This video includes introductory remarks, committee reports and comments from representatives of local elected officials. David Marx reports for the Public Safety Committee and NEWNC President and Greenway Leadership Council member, Donna Freni, [...]
Video: 2012 Programming Plan for Greenway Conservancy
Video: Greenway Conservancy Director of Business Operations, Jesse Brackenbury, presents the plan for programs scheduled on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway this year. This video was recorded on February 7, 2012 at the Greenway Conservancy Board of Directors & Leadership Council meeting, held at 185 Kneeland St., Boston. Following the review of the upcoming events [...]
Video: Greenway Conservancy Defends Its Public / Private Model
In response to the recent media storm and subsequent inquires from State officials, the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy defended its public/private model at a Board meeting held on February 7, 2012. As seen in this video of the meeting, Chair Georgia Murray presents the “facts as we know them” listing the group’s accomplishments and [...]
Video: Transparency Policy Discussion & Vote at Greenway Conservancy Meeting on February 7, 2012
In response to a request by the State Attorney General’s office and bolstered by recent media coverage on transparency issues, the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy voted to approve a new transparency policy at its February 7th Board meeting. This video contains the discussion and vote of the transparency policy. The 2-page policy document is [...]
The Greenway Conservancy Strikes Back!
Not content to take the medicine the State offered in its letter yesterday to move forward with a phase-out of government funding, the Greenway Conservancy came out swinging with a multi-colored slideshow defense, insisting that it needs to keep its public funding. The Conservancy has been under fire given revelations of excessive salaries and transparency [...]
The Axe Comes Down: State Plans To Pull All Funding From Greenway Conservancy
The State’s regulator and owner of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway parks, MassDOT, issued a strident and clear set of conditions to the Greenway Conservancy as part of a lease extension coming up in 2014. MassDOT Secretary Richard A. Davey reminds the Conservancy that it was always supposed to be self-sustaining through private funds. Instead, [...]
Greenway Conservancy Exposed – We Knew That, But Thanks Herald
I have to hand it to the Boston Herald this week with multiple cover stories on transparency issues at the Greenway Conservancy. The GC is a private non-profit that leases the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway public parks and is largely funded with taxpayer dollars. There is nothing like an insulting, errant email to motivate a [...]
Herald Cover Story: Misdirected Email Reveals Salary Details at Greenway Conservancy
The mix of high executive salaries and public funding of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy is once again making news. On the cover of today’s Boston Herald is “Our Little Secret“, a story regarding a misdirected email by Greenway Conservancy Executive Director, Nancy Brennan, regarding her compensation. An errant email sent to a Herald [...]
State Grants $250,000 For Custom Carousel On Greenway; Community Giving Campaign Launched
The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy announced today that MassDevelopment, a State agency, has granted $250,000 in support of a custom carousel on the Greenway. In addition, the Conservancy has launched a Community giving campaign to fund the $2.9 million project, of which $1.6 million has been pledged by a private donor. The custom carousel [...]
Boston Public Market Request for Proposal Issued
The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture has issued the long-awaited Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Boston Public Food Market developer and operator. The proposed public market will be located on the ground floor of the Parcel 7 garage, next to Haymarket and Greenway on Surface Road across from the North End. The space has been [...]
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Video: Occupy Boston – The Day After
Update: At 5am on Saturday, December 10, 2011, Boston Police raided the last remains of the Occupy Boston camp at Dewey Square, arresting 46 protestors with relatively little confrontation. View Globe video. This video below was taken during the morning (7am) and afternoon (4pm) on December 9, 2011, a day after the midnight deadline set [...]
Ice Chimes Opening: The Other Greenway Event
Video index: 00:00 Comments by Greenway Conservancy, Moskow Linn Architects and Payne Bouchier 10:00 Silk Road BBQ Interview 10:40 Live Music by 3 Part Invention 16:30 Concluding Remarks Perhaps in a bit of irony, one Greenway park was being evacuated at the same time another section of the park was being “occupied” by the Conservancy’s [...]
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Northern Lights Event Canceled on Greenway
Update from the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy: Bummed out? Re-live last year’s celebration through these photos & videos!
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Car Crashes On Greenway Along Cross Street
Someone forgot to tell this driver that he can’t actually drive on the Greenway! A reader sends in this photo from of a car crash on the North End Greenway parks along Cross Street.
