by Thomas F. Schiavoni A vacationing North End neighbor asked me to look after his sidewalk planter. I later asked about the 3-inch figurine with a halo, mallet and carpenter’s plane interred beneath the greenery. He explained that he had salvaged spilled dirt from a broken flowerpot at the condo next-door. The owner had buried Read More…
For Fiscal Year 2021, the City of Boston has made $25 million available for Community Preservation Act (CPA) projects under three categories consistent with statewide guidelines: affordable housing, historic preservation, and open space or recreation. Interested applicants must complete an eligibility form by October 16, 2020 that will be reviewed by the Community Preservation Act Read More…
Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn (District 2) and Michelle Wu (at-large) requested a hearing regarding ways to promote achieving an accurate count for Boston’s 2020 Census. “The census not only dictates how many elected congressional members we have,”said Councilor Flynn, “but, even more importantly than that, it determines the federal resources that come into a Read More…
