The Ghosts of Boston’s Largest Unmarked Grave
It may be a central gathering spot for tourists and families, but the Boston Common also houses a veritable community of ghosts. Under the rule of the puritans in the eighteenth century, the park was used as an execution site for murderers, thieves,...

Hi-End Condo Market Is Dominated by Uncertainty
The Covid-19 pandemic hit the Boston property market head on. Usually, spring is the season for new listings, and sales usually peak around September. Not in 2020.

“Faisa” Is Promoted
Faisa Sharif has been the mayor’s liaison to those neighborhoods since July, 2017. She has been involved with providing city services, representing the mayor, and just listening to neighborhood concerns and opinions..

COVID-19 Rate Keeps Climbing
The COVID-19 rate rose in all downtown neighborhoods last week, with the South End showing the highest rate, at 2,973 cases per 100,000 residents, as of October 15..

Beacon Hill Gas Lamps Could Be Phased Out
“Temple Street had an issue where many of the trees died last year all at once, and a petition was circulated among the neighbors asking the city to replace the leaky gas infrastructure with electric infrastructure,”...

An Online Hallows’ Eve
Halloween in downtown neighborhoods will be a quiet affair this year. Hoping to halt further spread of the coronavirus, neighborhood associations will not be closing streets and are discouraging trick-or-treating to keep crowds at bay..

Crime & Punishment
A couple of detectives assigned to the License Premise Unit were performing checks of bars and restaurants to keep the public safe during the pandemic when they noticed...

Weed Store Proposed For Queensberry Street
Damond Hughes, a Hyde Park real estate agent who submitted the proposal, said that he has been navigating the legal marijuana industry since 2018, and had trouble finding a location with a landlord willing to sign on to the idea.

Silver Linings
Yes, there are silver linings even during the pandemic. Last Thursday and Friday, Operation Peace and the FENSFund showed us their Silver Linings by projecting images on the brick wall of the SDA Temple on Peterborough Street..

Mayor Names New South End Liaison
Kimberly Crucioli will be the mayor’s new neighborhood liaison for the South End and Bay Village. She will succeed Faisa Sharif who will now oversee the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services..

Electricity Cuts Without Notice
Many South End residents have lost power in recent months. While some dark stretches were from system malfunctions, some residents had their power cut for scheduled maintenance at the end of September without being notified by Eversource, the region’s power company.

Local Schools Are Getting Creative with Open Houses
“With the caveat that I don't think anyone will get what they want out of this, just given that they can't physically be here, I think what we were able to provide was really great,” Sasha Zuflacht, director of advancement and admissions at The Learning Project, said.

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Remember 1963?
What would be Boston’s tallest building rises over a former rail yard. The senior executives at John Hancock Insurance waited until the Prudential Tower was completed before constructing their own (and higher) structure..