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…
Aspiring furniture makers, bookbinders, carpenters, jewelry makers— or those merely curious about the process of creating handmade objects—are invited to a special behind-the-scenes look at one of America’s oldest schools of craftsmanship during a two-day open house at North Bennet Street School, 150 North Street in Boston’s historic North End. The Open House event begins on Friday, November 18, Read More…
