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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Four: Harborwalk 101

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about the Harborwalk below. In this four and half minute vlog, Horwood and Brown discuss the Boston Harborwalk, a public walkway along the waterfront that, when completed, will be Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Three: Where Stuff Comes From

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown host a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about ships and working ports below. In this six minute vlog, Horwood and Brown discuss cargo ships and how products move across the oceans. The two explain that Conley Container Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode Two: Water Transportation Signage

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown have started a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Watch their most recent episode about water transportation signage below. In this six-minute vlog (video blog), Horwood and Brown discuss the importance of clear and accurate signage related to water transportation. Brown uses San Francisco’s Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now’s “Waterfront Wednesdays” Episode One Explains Terms Around Climate Change

Boston Harbor Now’s Director of Policy Jill Valdes Horwood and Director of Planning Alice Brown have started a bi-weekly video blog covering topics related to the harbor. Their first video, “Learning to Speak Climate Change” demystifies the terminology that gets tossed around regarding climate change. In this informative, five-minute vlog (video blog) Jill and Alice Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now Annual OnBoard Awards and Celebration [Photos]

Boston Harbor Now recognized responsible development along Boston Harbor at their Annual OnBoard Awards and Networking Celebration on Monday. Their 2017 Honorees are Clippership Wharf, a Lendlease property; and Atlantic Wharf of Boston Properties. A full crowd turned out to recognize the recipients and network with friends from across the harbor communities.   Photos by Read More…

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Military History Harbor Cruise Honors U.S. Veterans and Their Families

Boston Harbor Now, nonprofit partner of the Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park, is proud to announce that they will once again partner with the Arbella Insurance Foundation to sponsor a Military History Harbor Cruise for U.S. military veterans and their families. This special cruise honors our veterans and active military by highlighting the Read More…

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Boston Harbor Now Adds Director of Planning to Develop, Implement Vision for Waterfront

Meera Deean brings architectural design, urban planning expertise to new role Boston Harbor Now announced today the hiring of architectural and urban designer Meera Deean as Director of Planning. In this role, Deean will lead the organization’s planning work, collaborating with the City of Boston, other waterfront communities, and business and civic partners to develop Read More…