How Courage Persevered Origins of MAXCOURAGE
Courage, to put it simply, is the ability to do something you fear. While fear can be felt in anything or anywhere, so can courage. We can be shown how to discover and cultivate courage in ourselves and others.

Shakespeare Returns To Boston Common
“And this year, Commonwealth Shakespeare Company has deepened partnerships to support Downtown businesses. We are thrilled at the continued success of Shakespeare on the Common and believe the series to be a powerful economic engine in Downtown.”.

Some Councilors Not Addressing Hate Crime
Political actors defaced several monuments and fixtures on the Common and Public Garden on Independence Day, including the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Services Memorial Stone and Equestrian Statue of George Washington..

Bowker Rehab Plans Have Been Finalized
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) gave the public its most complete picture yet on July 11. The public forum saw general support from residents and civic groups eager to see the broader Charlesgate project move toward fully opening that part of the Emerald Necklace.

Sculpture Recognizes First Black Homeowner
A new interactive sculpture coming to The Rose Kennedy Greenway in August will echo the absence of Zipporah Potter Atkins’ late 17 th century home, the first to be owned by a Black woman in Boston..

Still No Consensus On New Zoning Plan
PLAN: Downtown has at this point settled into a framework of splitting the Downtown into skyline districts that allow hundreds of feet higher development than before and sky-low districts meant to preserve the character and street level atmosphere of the area.

MGH’s $18 Million Housing Fund Skirts Beacon Hill
While the CHIF is tied to the $1.8 billion construction of MGH’s new Phillip and Susan Ragon building at the main MGH campus on Cambridge Street, the funds so far have been largely distributed to the hospital’s wider footprint, with limited direct impact on the Beacon Hill and West End neighborhoods.

City “Listening” About Preservation
Brian Swett, Boston’s new Chief Climate Officer of the Environment, Energy and Open Space cabinet, held the first in a series of “listening sessions” on July 16. Focusing on the historic preservation aspect of his broad role, the forum had around 20 attendees feeling out Swett’s approach to the job.

The “Indiana Jones” House
It was saved and resurrected in 1917 on its current site in Essex by Langdon Warner, a Harvard archaeologist who was one of the original Monuments Men and whose adventures inspired Steven Spielberg to create Indian Jones..

Fenway News Is In Good Shape
Boston’s oldest nonprofit community newspaper has cause to celebrate in its 50th anniversary year. At The Fenway News Association’s 2024 annual meeting last week, Treasurer Steve Chase said, “We’re in good shape, which is a bit of an historical anomaly.

Tremont St. Meters Returning This Fall
“Meters are very important in a mixed-use district,” said Randi Lathrop, who serves on the Board of the South End Business Alliance. “We have multiple different businesses, from nonprofits to bricks and mortar, and even businesses on upper floors, that count on these meters.

Jazz Square Group Gets $50,000 from City
“It was probably the epicenter of jazz in New England at one point,” Barney said. “One of the key things that we’re hoping to do is to bring back jazz to this area through concerts where we can pay some of the artists in today's contemporary jazz to play.

Neighborhood Is A Grocery Desert
Tom Ready, a board member of the Fort Point Neighborhood Association, said the service gap was inconvenient but that the Thomson Place Trader Joe’s did cover most food staples if all you’re looking for are basic ingredients or Trader Joe’s special offerings.