The late owner of Modern Pastry, Giovanni Picariello, was remembered at a sign unveiling on Sunday. The honorary City of Boston street sign designates “Giovanni Picariello Place” outside the landmark pastry shop. Family members joined with Mayor Marty Walsh and local officials for the dedication that took place as part of the North End Columbus Read More…
Paris has street signs. New York has yellow taxicabs. London has everything—phone booths, distinctive taxis whose drivers possess “The Knowledge,” double-decker buses, and Bobbies. What does Boston have that comes in multiples and offers a distinguishing image for the city? Maybe three things: bland advertising kiosks with sometimes out-of-date maps installed by J. C. Decaux—you’d Read More…