City Has Inventoried All Boston St. Trees
“The importance of this survey is twofold. We want a snapshot of how things are now and information on how to handle things in the long term,” said Maggie Owens, a planner and analyst for the Parks and Recreation Department. “Now that we know what Boston’s forest looks like, we can better determine where work is needed and where it’s been happening.

BPL Houses Many Strange Oddities
Where in Boston could you find in one room a 4,367-year-old receipt scratched in clay from ancient Mesopotamia, Paul Revere’s original sketch of the Boston Massacre and the double-edged pike that abolitionist John Brown carried during his attack on Harper’s Ferry?.

Gas Lamps’ Fate Is in Total Limbo
Beacon Hill boasts over a thousand gas lamps helping to light up its streets. They help set a historic atmosphere but require their own distinct infrastructure and parts, making it difficult to keep all of them in service..

Fenway & South End Hit Hard by Covid-19
A more precise breakdown of the city’s data hasn’t been published since the second peak on January 18, but information form the Boston Public Health Commission shows that the Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Downtown, the North End and the West End have a combined 445 cases since January 16, a markedly better rate than the city average.

BID President Will Be Retiring
Sansone’s retirement was announced in a press release on January 13. She’ll step down from the position as president of the BID in February, leaving her responsibilities to Chief Financial Officer Rose Boardman and senior planner Anita Lauricella in the interim.

Huang Appointed City Hall Liaison
Mayor Michelle Wu has appointed Chulan Huang as her liaison to the Chinatown and Downtown neighborhoods. He will join the Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) which overseas community outreach and city services. Huang immigrated from China to Boston’s Chinatown at age 3 where he still lives.

CRIME & PUNISHMENT
She entered the store with two other females. They all carried H&M bags which are perfect for carrying loot. The suspect placed the sweatshirt in her bag but became hostile when asked to return the item and leave the store. She threatened to hurt a store employee and spray her with mace.

Colonial Society Is Hosting Open Houses
The Colonial Society of Massachusetts dates back to 1892 and is now looking to leverage its property at 87 Mount Vernon Street in Beacon Hill to drum up further interest in the commonwealth’s past. The open house on February 6th isn’t the first the organization has held but will be the start of regular showings on the first Sunday of every month.

Beacon Hill Comes From Barrel of Pitch
When English Puritans first landed in Charlestown in 1630, they referred to the area across the Charles River as “Trimountain” because of the three hills, Sentry Hill, Mount Vernon, and Mount Pemberton, that constituted the Shawmut Peninsula, the name given to the landmass by Algonquin Indians.

Wu Names D’Amico As West End Liaison
She is a third generation North End resident who attended the Elliot School, Boston Latin Academy and has a B.A. in communications from Saint Anselm College..

Brookline Ave to Be Redesigned
The plans for 109 Brookline were approved on January 13 by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board. The money set aside for a traffic study was a topic of praise during the meeting. BPDA planner Edward Carmody held up the project’s community benefits package as a model for other developers.

You’re Coming Back!
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy is bringing back “Lights in the Necklace” Eight bridges will be illuminated emerald green from dusk to 9pm daily starting on Tuesday, February 1 until Sunday, March 20. This year, the Conservancy will be lighting ten trees on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and Charlesgate Park.

No Relief From Airplane Noise
“Originally flights were supposed to start at 7:00 a.m. As of today, flights are departing every single day beginning at 5:00 a.m.,” said Steve Fox, chair of the South End Forum. “It’s very loud, it’s very disruptive. It’s repetitive, concentrated noise over a small corridor.

Robert Weiss (1931-2022)
“Bob was an imposing personality who seemed to ‘fly-in’ and ‘fly-out’ of locations as if he himself, was navigated by Logan Airport. Bob always greeted one with a genuine interest in their well-being, but quickly found a way to ‘land’ on an important question regarding the broader impacts of tourism throughout our great Commonwealth.