“New” Copley Square Gets Mixed Reviews
The project was originally slated to be completed by the end of 2024, but the city extended the deadline to April of 2025, anticipating the Boston Marathon..

Where Are the Swans?
Given the ongoing avian flu epidemic and the risk it poses to any birds introduced into the Lagoon, the city’s Parks Department has opted not to replace the domesticated swans..

Diamonds Are a Hotel’s Best Friend
Seven Boston hotels rated 5-Diamonds in AAA’s annual ranking that was just released, the second highest number in any American city except New York with 12 and ahead of Beverly Hills and Chicago with five each..

Loose Needle Reports Continue Sharp Rise
Boston continues to lose the fight against discarded, dirty needles in public parks. A growing number of residents have reported finding used syringes on public sidewalks and parks..

TALLEST BUILDING
Boston's first skyscraper, the 14-story Ames Building at 1Court Street, was the tallest building in Boston for 22 years when completed in 1893. In 2007, the building was converted from office space to a luxury hotel.

Downtown Drug Use May Be Lessening
Progress has been made in cleaning up the elements of crime in Downtown and the Boston Common since last year’s dramatic increase in drug abuse and drug dealing. But for the partners invested in dealing with those criminal elements, the work is far from over.

Flower Children Unite
No, it was not the 1960s back to nature movement. On May 15, it was the Beacon Hill Garden Club’s perennial garden Tour..

Safety in Numbers
If there is safety in numbers, the size of the Beacon Hill Civic Association’s directors elected at its May 22 annual meeting make the group invinsible. Photo credit: Courtesy of BHCA.

Having a Hat Party
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy’s annual Party in the Park took place on May 14. Over 450 hat lovers raised more than $650,000 to support the 1,100-acre park system..

Rehab Planned For Duck House
Last week, the Fenway Community Center held an open meeting to hear the neighborhood’s priorities for a potential renovation Work on the project has so far been made possible by Fens Fund, a neighborhood support fund, which raised $16,000 from the Mission Hill Fenway Neighborhood Trust and the Boston Planning Department.

Loving the Fenway
The Red Sox on May 16 honored Fenway’s elected officials and neighborhood organizations during the pregame ceremony..

District 7 City Council Race Has Commenced
In a rapid-fire round, in which candidates were asked to write “Yes” or “No” on a white placard and silently respond to a series of questions, candidates unanimously responded that they would support rent control, and that they supported the city’s...

Celebrating No. 30
State Representative John Moran presented a proclamation to Jay Hajj from Mike’s City Diner for his 30 years in the South End..

Coffee and Ribbons
Mayor Michelle Wu’s annual Coffee Hour in the South End on March 21 permitted her to cut the ribbon on the $2.4 million renovation of Titus Sparrow Park..

Remembering
Mass Fallen Heroes with the support of WS Development remembered our veterans during the Memorial Day weekend..

Seaport EMS Facility Is Finally Underway
The $13 million two ambulance bay facility, located in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park adjacent to Pier 10 on Dry Dock Avenue, will fill a gap in public services that have lagged behind the commercial and residential development of the South Boston Waterfront.