City to Get New Welcome Signs
They’re paying out $1,000 for each chosen design with the help of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Fisher College Has A New Sport: Esport
Video game streaming platforms like Twitch created huge audiences and prize pools in the millions for gamers. Among the prizes are scholarship opportunities.

Esplanade Breaks Into the Top Ten
The Charles River Esplanade is America’s eighth most popular riverwalk according to USA Today’s “Reader’s Choice Travel Awards” program..

Bike Lane Slated For Berkeley St.
The transportation department confirmed it’s spent the past few months measuring existing conditions along the route such as traffic volume. Planners are now collecting public input to refine into a concrete blueprint..

Beer Garden Coming To Boston Common
“This new space will also provide locals and visitors a chance to experience the vibrant arts culture within the city, fostering cultural diversity and civic pride,” William Gilligan, Emerson’s interim president wrote in a statement..

Greenway BID Is Celebrating Wood
The Greenway Business Improvement District (BID) is an organization founded to give the Greenway a longer term financial footing, collecting income from surrounding property owners and using it to beautify public space.

50th Winter Soirée
The Beacon Hill Civic Association (BHCA) celebrated its centennial year with a 50th Annual Soirée fundraiser on February 11 at The Newbury Boston..

Necklace Déjà Vu
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy has brought back “Lights in the Necklace”, a celebration of the power of urban parks to bring people together from dusk to 9pm through March 31. Included again this year are trees at Charlesgate Park and the Shattuck Visitor Center in the Back Bay Fens.

City Is Slowing Zoning Process
The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) has delayed what would have been the second public meeting in the Fenway’s zoning update process, apparently to give planners more time to consider what they heard from residents at a February 13 meeting organized by City Councilor Kenzie Bok.

South End to Elect New Representative
“We are very happy for Representative Santiago who served the constituents for many years, focusing on every nut and bolt of every issue,” said Stephen Fox, the founder of the South End Forum, an umbrella group representing the community’s neighborhood associations.

BMC Leaving Roundehouse
David Kibbe, the (BMC)’s senior director of communications, confirmed that the BMC’s medical clinic would be winding down by March 31, though housing will continue through June.

New Hair Salon Opens in Seaport
“The process was fairly simple,” said Alicea of obtaining a location in one of the highly sought after locations in the city for small businesses. “I just had to show that I qualified, had previous experience, the credits, the finances.”.