Savor the beautiful New England summer with relaxing evenings of complimentary entertainment provided by the five-star Boston Harbor Hotel. Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening throughout the summer, the Boston Harbor Hotel invites guests to gather at the Rowes Wharf Sea Grille’s harbor side terrace to enjoy live music and take in the...
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Swans Return to Public Garden
The return of the swans to the Public Garden is one of those rights of spring that makes life worth living, especially if you transit through the Public Garden for your morning walk to work. The return of the swans following a winter at the Franklin Park Zoo is just what the doctor ordered....
Police Briefs 05-08-2012
April 23 289 Marlborough St. – Towed Motor Vehicle 360 Newbury St – Larceny Shoplifting $200 & Over Larceny Shoplifting $200 & Over April 24 258 Marlborough St. – Towed Motor Vehicle 425 Boylston St. – Property – Missing 342 Newbury St. – Larceny, Shoplifting, $50 to $199 535 Boylston St. – Disturbing the...
Across the Decades
From the Public Garden you can look across decades of Back Bay architecture. From left to right: the old Hancock Tower (1947), the new Hancock Tower (1972-1975), 222 Berkeley Street (1991), Arlington Street Church (1859-1861), 399 Boylston Street (1982-1984).
Attention to Detail
LAST WEEK’S ANSWER The leader head in last week’s clue is on 213 Commonwealth Avenue, built in 1881 and designed by Peabody and Stearns. A leader, is a box designed to conduct stormwater runoff into downpipes. Some are plain and utiltarian and some are little design jewels adding personality to a structure. Do you...
Julia’s Opens New Office in Woburn; Free Appraisals Being Offered May 4-5
James D. Julia Auctioneers, based on annual sales, is one of the top 10 antique auction companies in North America. Having been in business for approximately 45 years, it has developed a reputation, which is recognized across North America and throughout the world. In recent years the business has grown dramatically and a decision...
Back Bay and Beacon Hill Leaders Elected as Officers of Boston Ward 5 Dem. Committee
The Boston Ward 5 Democratic Committee on April 10 reorganized according to state law and elected officers. Joshua Dawson of the Back Bay was re-elected chairman of the group. Frances Burke, James Livingstone, Ross Levanto and Greg Timilty, all of Beacon Hill, were elected first vice chairperson, second vice chairperson, secretary and treasurer, respectively....
Everything is Sprouting
Despite the recent chill in the air, everything green and colorful coming out of the ground all over the hill, is sprouting brilliantly. Everywhere you look, whether a flowerbox, a spit of grass, a row of trees and budding bushes like those lining Commonwealth Ave. are something to behold. There are a few brilliant...
The Brilliance of Budding Beauty Versus the Deadly Nightly Cold
There is a great battle being fought by everything gentle, colorful and gorgeous that has been coming out of the ground and blooming or coming near to it. That battle is about life and death between what is blooming or trying to bloom and the recent spate of nightly cold which causes death to...
Boston Landmark
Saturday’s sunshine brought out playmates for the splash fountain at the Christian Science Center. This water feature received Boston Landmark status in 2011.
Attention to Detail
LAST WEEK’S ANSWER The doorway in last week’s clue is on 4 Marlborough Street, built about 1864. By the early 1900s this, like many area properties, had become a lodging house. In 1959, Boston politician Louise Day Hicks, became part owner of this building. She was best known for her opposition to busing students...
Ward 5 Republicans Elect Officers, Add New Members
The Boston Ward 5 Republican Committee elected five members to its executive board and added nine new regular members. Joining Brad Marston, chairman; Stephen Jeffries, treasurer; and Catherine-Mary Donovan, secretary, are Connie Irwin and John Herbert Sullivan as vice chairs. The addition of the nine new members brings the committee up to its full...
Spring Rain, Finally
In an odd way, the heavy rain that lashed much of the East Coast late Sunday evening and Monday felt good. The rain soaked nearly everything outside and in such a way that some of us believed we could feel a collective sigh of relief coming from plants and everything living and trying to...
Police Briefs 04-24-2012
From Boston Police Area D-4 Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon – Other 04/11/12 – At about 1:39 p.m., officers made an on-site arrest of an individual for assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon to wit shod foot at Newbury and Dartmouth streets. Officers were on patrol in an unmarked...
In For The Marathon
Having a good Fairfield Street perch to watch the runners on Boylston Street was this winged friend. The wild turkey made quite a few residents do a double take on Monday morning.
Attention To Detail
LAST WEEK’S ANSWER The doorway in last week’s clue is on 254 Commonwealth Avenue. This Ruskin Gothic style home was designed by George Avery and built in 1879. In 1943, it was converted to a “residence with 10 guests.” In 1977, it was legalized as eight apartments and two years later reduced to four....
David Bond: Neighbor and Jazzman
For some Back Bay residents, the upcoming Jazz Week is a once-a-year opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of jazz. For Marlborough Street resident David Bond, jazz is a full-time profession. Performing, composing, or teaching– jazz is part of his days and nights. Inspired by Coltrane Bond was a political science major when...
Preparation for the Marathon
The Marathon Sports store at the Boston Marathon finish line is a prime example of “location, location, location.” While the placement of the store is a natural advantage for reaching serious runners, the business is also part of a walking neighborhood and serves residents who walk many miles a day and want to protect...
The Boston Marathon 2012
The great Boston Marathon has come and gone, once again. Once again, tens of thousands made the 26.2 mile route, and this time, in the searing heat of a spring that came very early. Safety warnings not withstanding from public officials and race officials, as well, the legion of runners – men, women, and...
Police Briefs 04-17-2012
April 2 581 Boylston St. – Liquor – Drinking In Public 15 Newbury St. – Threats to Do Bodily Harm April 3 67 Newbury St. – Service to Other Police Department inside of Mass. 413 Beacon St. – Verbal Dispute 303 Newbury St. – Investigate Person 331 Newbury St. – Service to Other Police...
Spring on the Esplanade Canoeway
“Every spring is the only spring, a perpetual astonishment.” Ellis Peters (nom de plume of British author, Edith Mary Pargeter)
Miguel Rosales: Building a Better Bridge for Esplanade
Anyone to ever gaze upon the Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge knows the indelible imprint that architect Miguel Rosales has left on the City of Boston. A native of Guatemala, Rosales came to the Greater Boston area in 1985 to pursue a Master of Science in Architectural Studies from the Massachusetts Institute...
Murphy Looking to Improve 911 Call Center in Boston
Council President Stephen J. Murphy described to his members of the Boston City Council the continuing problem that exists in the decision making process located at the 911 call center in choosing which city departments are asked to respond to an emergency. Murphy said: “Earlier this year a brawl broke out in a local...
The Marathon
Everything this week coming up will be about preparations made for the single biggest event of the year every year in the Back Bay – The Boston Marathon – which takes place on Patriot’s Day, April 18. The Marathon, in every way, is the signature event in our neighborhood whose finish here is often...