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City Fumbles Funding For Boylston Intersection

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

City Fumbles Funding For Boylston Intersection
By Jules Roscoe
The city’s Streets Cabinet has lost $8.15 million of federal funding after failing to develop a plan for a project to improve a deadly intersection on Boylston Street in the Fenway..

Let’s Celebrate!

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Let’s Celebrate!
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Boston May Get $8 Million For Recovery Programs

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Boston May Get $8 Million For Recovery Programs
By Jules Roscoe
Last Thursday, State Representative Aaron Michlewitz, who serves the Downtown and is chair of the Ways and Means committee that sets the state budget, announced that the House would pledge $4 million to various groups in the city combating drug city itself is also investing just as much money, just not all in one use and addiction.

30,000 Marathoners Expected on Monday

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

30,000 Marathoners Expected on Monday
By Daniel Larlham Jr.
“We all watch the news, of course, we know what’s going on all over the world and we would be remiss to say that the Boston Marathon is not a highly watched special event all over the world,” says Lauren Proshan, chief of race operations and production.

Friends Prepare for A High Traffic Year

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Friends Prepare for A High Traffic Year
By Brandon Hill
“Everything is ramping up right now, because everybody is expecting a really busy summer in terms of visitation to the city,” said Liza Meyer, the organization’s president, ahead of its annual meeting this week.

Boston Village Is At a Quarter Century

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

By Brendan Cassidy
A transition to offering more online programming was needed at the time. These offerings have continued since. Interests said members may have problems with mobility or transportation, and having widespread online offerings allow members to have additional options.

PULL, BABY, PULL

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

PULL, BABY, PULL
No, the duck on The Common last week did not need a tow.It was there as part of the Boston Parks Department’s second annual Duck Boat Challenge. Eight teams pulled ducks to raise money for The Common with Curry College winning for the second straight year.

ARCK Opens Creativity Lab

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

ARCK Opens Creativity Lab
By Brandon Hill
A new creative hub for Boston youth has opened its doors in the Fenway. ARCK Boston, the Art Resource Collaborative for Kids, has moved into a space at 109 Brookline Avenue designed to give young people hands-on opportunities to explore art, entrepreneurship and social emotional learning outside of traditional classrooms.

Facebook Site Tops 20,000

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

By Brendan Cassidy
“We needed a vehicle to communicate with one another to share common interests and deal with political issues,” said Steve Fox of why the group was created in 2015. “Very quickly, it became a vehicle for people to talk about things for sale, what was going on around the South End and so much more.

Florist in Bloom for 123 Years

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

By Hailey Johnson
Located on Washington Street, the familyowned store, which is the oldest operating flower shop in Boston, has been the neighborhood's premier destination for all of their flower needs. On a recent afternoon, a variety of bouquets, houseplants, and terracotta pots filled the store.

100 YEARS AGO

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

100 YEARS AGO
Fan Yard Pier along Northern Avenue looked slightly different in 1926. Seen are a wfireboat, bridge tender's house, and Commonwealth Piers 2 through 5..

To Protect the Waterfront Pass the Mass Ready Act

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

To Protect the Waterfront Pass the Mass Ready Act
By Senator Nick Collins
Few neighborhoods in Boston have changed as quickly as the Seaport. What was once wide open is now one of the city’s most sought after places to live and visit, a transformation I’ve seen firsthand over more than a decade representing this neighborhood.

To Protect the Waterfront Pass the Mass Ready Act

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT