City Updating Its Evacuation Plans
At the end of 2022 OEM put out a request for consultants to update evacuation route modeling and create decision-making support tools for the Metro Boston Homeland Security Region (MBHSR), which includes Boston and eight other surrounding communities.

Route 20 Is Longest Highway In America
The road predates the nation’s interstate highway system by decades, and it is less well known than romanticized, singsong companions like Route 66, but it still connects the two coasts and weaves together an expansive piece of America..

Grand Dame to Get Old Name
The current owner, a Los Angeles real estate investment trust named Sunstone Hotel Investors is selling the property to Parks Hospitality Holdings, a Mexican hotel company which owns many Hilton hotels..

NABB Forum Deals With Homelessness
The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) held its annual homelessness forum on September 27, an event that brings together private, public and civic constituencies to reflect on the state of shelter in Boston and what can be done to mitigate Boston’s spiraling housing costs.

Charlesbank Landing Lands $5,000,000
The SFF, a multigenerational family organization that awards roughly $17 million a year in grants to improve access to education, healthcare and community engagement opportunities, announced the $5 million gift at TEA’s annual Moondance Gala last month on September 23.

HILLFEST GOES TO THE DOGS
Beacon Hill Civic’s Annual Hillfest may have been enjoyed by residents but the stars were local canines who had their own parade..

Pao Arts Stressing Outdoor Events
“In order for people, their families and neighborhoods to be healthy and thriving, they need access to arts, creativity and cultural content that’s relatable and relevant to their lives,” said Cynthia Woo, director of the Pao Arts Center..

Iconic Restaurant Will Soon Reopen
The city landmark, first opened as a German American restaurant in 1868, closed its doors due to fire and water damage in 2018.

NO ONE LEFT HUNGRY
Over 500 attendees came to enjoy local cuisine from 23 restaurants at the Fenway CDC’s 5th Annual Taste of the Fenway on September 20..

Community Center Is Highlighting Diversity
The nonprofit hosts monthly watercolor workshops and paint brunches, which Rohrig said each draw a mix of roughly 20 college students and senior citizens.

BTD Is Silent on Judging New Lanes
The most prominent addition, added in September, is that of a combined bus/truck lane. Business heavy areas like the Seaport and Newmarket have been reluctant to embrace the now ubiquitous bus/bike lanes due to their reliance on large-scale commercial shipments.

R2D2 and Friends
WS Development hosted its 6th annual Robot Block Party last weekend. More than 50 companies, universities and student robotics teams showcased cutting-edge technology.

Tremont St Rehab Is Not Sitting Well
City work to renovate Tremont Street will continue for weeks, as some residents say the city’s construction is being done in a slapdash and even dangerous manner that risks both safety and the livelihoods of small businesses..

Mayor Wu Believes Her Learning Curve Is Over
At a September 27 meeting of the Ellis Neighborhood Association Wu spoke not just on abutter concerns about the upcoming South End tent clearing and funding for local volunteers, but also about how her administration has been approaching problems more broadly.

LOCAL SCHOOLS
An independent, co-educational day school that combines high academic and behavioral standards with a rigorous and classic curriculum.

Art Is Important At an Early Age
For example, the Advent School’s third graders practice paper weaving by hand and then fiber weaving on a loom as part of a study on Native American basketry.