E-Bikes Can Pose Potential Fire Risk
The city announced a new e-bike incentive program last Monday to give discount vouchers to eligible residents who want to buy an e-bike for personal use. E-bikes, however, can pose a serious safety risk because if the battery catches fire, it cannot be extinguished.

Covid Wave May Be Ebbing
Cases of Covid-19 more than doubled in July compared to the month prior, with scores of new cases reported each day and a handful of resultant deaths.

New Building Gets Preservation Award
130 Arlington Street is a bit of an odd inclusion, given it’s a new building on what was once an empty parking lot. The set of three townhouses garnered praise from the Alliance for how well it integrated itself into the highly specific fabric of Bay Village.

It’s Time to Play!
Mayor Michelle Wu helped local children cut the ribbon to officially reopen the Clarendon Street playground on Tuesday after a $1.9 million renovation..

AMERICA’S 1ST MODERN HOTEL
In 1829, the Tremont Hotel opened at the corner of Tremont and Beacon Streets. It had 170 rooms that rented for $2 a day and included four meals. In 1869 the Tremont also became the first hotel in the U.S. to install indoor plumbing. Notable guests were Davy Crockett and Charles Dickens.

Future Billionaires
The Boys & Girls Clubs hosted a market for its alumni entrepreneurs last Saturday. Best to learn business by actually practicing it..

Hill May Stay As Blue Bikes Desert
Planners have completed three open houses polling residents of Beacon Hill, Chinatown, Downtown, and the North, South and West Ends. It’s the third of four phases the city is undertaking as it adds hundreds of new stations for the Blue Bikes program, run in partnership with the rideshare company Lyft.

Livingstone Saves West End Library
Though several important legislative measures fell through the cracks this year, including the dissolution of the Boston Redevelopment Authority and property tax offsets, the West End Library’s bill H.4880 was not among them.

Ice (Cream) Man Cometh
Hilton Park Plaza General Manager Jon Crellin.

Not Ready for AARP
The city’s Chief of Economic Opportunity Segun Idowu,.

Celebrating #39
Three generations of the Jacobs clan convened at Fenway Park to celebrate Gen Tracy Jacobs’.

A Real Winner
Gibson Sotheby’s co-founder Larry Rideout.

Berklee to Expand To Boylston Street
“Berklee’s dance programs have seen significant growth, and the studios at 1249 Boylston will help Berklee meet demand for dance program space, replace current studios that are located away from the core campus, and improve the quality of Berklee’s dance education spaces,” said the college in its amendment filing.

AI-Powered Traffic Project Will Expand City-Wide
“BTD traffic engineers will continue to assess [Green Light] recommendations for safety, feasibility and effectiveness to determine if they could be implemented for all signalized intersections,” a spokesperson for the mayor’s office said in an emailed statement.

Council to Address Wu’s Drug Failures
The situation at Mass and Cass has deteriorated to the point the City Council is taking action, approving an order for a hearing in the near future.

IBA Will Add 44 Affordable Units
A nonprofit organization for low-income housing programs will redevelop its office building on San Juan Street into affordable housing units in the coming years, after receiving $1 million for the project from the Healey administration’s recent housing bill.