By Adam Swift Work on the Egleston Square Redesign Project, which has been in the works since 2020, could get underway in the 2026 construction season. The project, with an estimated cost of between $7-$10 million would stretch over two…
Mount Pleasant Home Celebrates the Groundbreaking of the Front Garden
Mount Pleasant Home residents, staff, and Trustees celebrated the groundbreaking of its redesign and update of the front garden on 301 South Huntington Avenue. The space will offer a secure, safe, wheelchair accessible, and inviting place for residents to enjoy…
Boston Officials Announce Launch of Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program
Special to the Gazette The City of Boston announced launch of the Urban Agriculture Ambassador Program (UAAP) for 2025-26, a new initiative by GrowBoston: Office of Urban Agriculture, a division of the Mayor’s Office of Housing. This program will provide…
Wu Announces BCYF Creates, An Expansion of Free Art classes in Community Centers
Special to the Gazette At her State of the City Address, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of BCYF Creates, an investment in free, high-quality arts programming offered at Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers for youth…
Task Force Launched to Address Public Safety in Downtown Boston
Special to the Gazette A cross-sector coalition of city and state officials, law enforcement, shelters and churches, institutional partners, business and trade associations, and civic organizations last week officially launched the One Downtown Task Force – a strategic initiative aimed…
No Good Can Come from the New Tariffs
It was 95 years ago in June, 1930, that President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff law (which had been passed by a Republican Congress) that imposed draconian increases in tariffs on more than 20,000 imported goods. Smoot-Hawley has been…