Things to know for Wednesday Events for Wednesday, September 13th: 10:30am Music and Movement Storytime at West End Library. Kids join Sherry for a special story time in which every book is a song! Children use their voices to make some music of their own. No registration required, groups and individuals welcome. 6:00pm Swing Dancing at Dewey Square on Read More…
Why is Robert Burns in Winthrop Square?? Boston was once the most walkable of all American cities. It was a city of low rise buildings and meandering streets filled with businesses and small shops which led a walker to a number of interesting squares, each with a character of its own. Post Office Square was Read More…
Things to know for Tuesday Events for Tuesday, August 1st: 11:00am ReadBoston’s Book Bike. The BookBike is an innovative addition to ReadBoston’s Storymobile program. The BookBike brings literacy activities and new books to children in an environmentally-friendly way. Located at Hanover Street & Cross Streets, more information. 11:45am Big Joe the Storyteller at North End Library. Celebrate the 28th Annual North Read More…
Things to know for Monday! Events for Monday, June 19th: Tall Ships in Boston through June 22, 2017. This exciting event comprised of over 50 majestic ships from around the world in Boston with nautical festivities including re-enactments, musical performances, ceremonies and daily free public boarding of the ships. Visit SAIL BOSTON for more information. 10:30am Story Time with the Boston Read More…
Halfway – it’s Wednesday! When you realize summer weather is finally here to stay: https://www.instagram.com/p/BVOYYrFB44o/?taken-at=254372545&hl=en But wait . . . https://www.instagram.com/p/BVS8-wGAZaK/?taken-at=254372545&hl=en Articles sourced from alternate outlets: Greenway deal could clear the way for Winthrop Square tower State Representative Aaron Michlewitz filed a bill to change laws governing shadows cast on Boston Common and the Public Read More…
Things to know for Thursday Events for Thursday, April 27th 6:00pm Olivia Kate Cerrone – The Hunger Saint. The Hunger Saint (Bordighera Press 2017) is a historical novella about a young boy’s survival from the sulfur mines of rural Sicily. Set in post WWII-era Italy, this book reflects upon the religious, cultural, social and economic factors that helped Read More…
The Boston City Council approved the purchase of the city’s vacant Winthrop Square garage for $153 million by Millennium Partners to build a 775-foot-high tower. The home-rule petition needs a State Legislature vote because the $1 billion development would add shadows to the Boston Common. Here is a summary of Wednesday’s debate from City Council President Read More…
Things to know for Wednesday Boston Sports on Wednesday: 7:10 Red Sox (11-8) vs Yankees (11-7) at Fenway Park 8:30 Boston Celtics play in Game 5 of the NBA Round 1 against Chicago Bulls (Series tied 2-2). Neighborhood Photo: Springtime Dusk Notable news from alternate sources: A Second Limoncello Will Dish Out More Italian Food in the North End Limoncello, Read More…
Responding to community concerns regarding its request for a Shadow Law exemption, Millennium Partners’ Principal Joe Larkin presented 115 Winthrop Square to the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA). Replacing the city-owned vacant garage in downtown Boston, proponents are looking to build up to 775 feet tall with a mixed use concept of office, residential, Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) is joining the effort to block the Winthrop Square tower proposal that would cast a significant shadow onto the Boston Public Garden and Boston Common. The Walsh administration is looking to tweak a statute that blocks developments that cast shadows in these two public parks. The proposal by Millennium Partners consists Read More…
Aren’t we Bostonians better than Mitch McConnell and Donald Trump? Millennium Partners beat out several other developers in a plan to demolish the city’s decrepit parking garage at Winthrop Square and build a 700-feet-plus skyscraper, paying the city millions of dollars to be spread around for park improvements, affordable housing and the like, all of Read More…