As the City wraps up its recommendations for the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan, we recently received a letter from the National Park Service (NPS) to the State asking about Long Wharf Park … not just the small pavilion at the end, but ALL of the activities / uses / structures around the Marriott hotel and the commercial building on Read More…
New pocket parks and public open spaces … expanded Harborwalk … renovated Aquarium plaza … ferry terminal … upgraded public access … the game of trade-offs is afoot in a package of “offsets” to the major developments proposed in the latest draft of the Downtown Waterfront Planning Initiative. The end is in sight for the multi-year planning process that will Read More…
The Boston Redevelopment Authority and its consultants presented a revised proposal for the Marriott Long Wharf hotel at this week’s meeting of the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Committee. The plan would increase the width of the Marriott Long Wharf building by about 20 feet on both the north and the south side of the building and Read More…
On July 25, 2013, the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee heard from four property owners in the planning area regarding their current status, challenges and plans for the future. The meeting is part of the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s process for planning and development in the downtown waterfront area (Long Wharf to Moakley Bridge). Read More…
The first “Casino Night Fundraiser” brought out hundreds of supporters from the community to the Marriott Long Wharf Harbor View Ballroom to benefit the all-volunteer Friends of Christopher Columbus Park (FOCCP). It was a night of chance for a good cause with charity roulette, blackjack and craps along with a silent auction, DJ and photo Read More…
The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park, FOCCP, are shuffling it up this year. Instead of the annual gala, the group is rolling the dice on a Casino Night! The event is scheduled for Friday, November 16, 2012, 7-11pm at the Marriott Long Wharf Harbor View Ballroom. This is the newly renovated ballroom upstairs overlooking the Read More…
Missing person Eugene Losik was identified using DNA testing as the body sighted on November 8th in Boston Harbor near Rowes Wharf and recovered from Fort Point Channel. Losik had been missing since last February after being last seen at the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel. Losik attended a friend’s birthday, on Fri., Feb 19, 2010, Read More…