Residents of the Navy Yard heard six activation proposals for the Yard in a meeting on Dec. 12, and some of the more ambitious projects didn’t get such a warm welcome. The Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) held the…
Author: Seth Daniel
Encore Spokesman Greg John Parts ways with Wynn
Encore Boston Harbor and its local spokesman Greg John have parted ways mutually this week after John’s three-year contract expired and he decided to pursue other opportunities. “I have decided to move on from Encore Boston Harbor as my three-year…
Navy Yard Collaborators Hope to Activate Area with Paint, Lights and a Boat
It was an organic melding of the Nolan Group, Navy Yard Hospitality and Balance Architects when they came together with a mutual interest in the City’s Navy Yard activation RFP this year. With big ideas in mind, the three Navy…
Spaulding Sled Hockey Team Calls Everett Home
Rebecca Mann knew very little about hockey before she had to have her foot amputated a year ago, but now she can’t get enough of it. Mann and several other Greater Boston players – part of the Spaulding Shamrocks adaptive…
Boston Pops Hit the Road for Spaulding
Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart said it’s a pleasure to give people something to sing about, and just about every night through the Christmas season, the Pops does just that at Symphony Hall with their traditional sing along. However, it’s…
Defective Materials in Turf Field Could be Grounds for Replacement
The turf field at Charlestown High School on Medford Street has been described as the “heart” of the Town, but that “heart” has been defective from the get-go, and City officials are now looking at situations in other parts of…
Observation Wheel a Possibility at Navy Yard
When the half-dozen concepts were being floated for the activation of the Navy Yard, one rose above the others – but in a literal sense. That proposal by Upton + Partners – led by renowned Boston builders Budge and Jake…
New York Developer Fences off Street, But Remains Mum on 40 Warren Project
Fences have gone up on Warren Street around the parking garage-slash-office building that has stood for several decades as a reminder of urban renewal efforts in City Square. Those fences come from New York developer DLJ Real Estate Capital, who…
Gerard Doherty Pledges $2 Million Donation to Malden Catholic
Thank goodness for Mickey Mouse and space travel. Were it not for those two things, according to celebrated Charlestown citizen Gerard Doherty, he may have never learned to read, never attended Malden Catholic, never made his way to Harvard University…
BuildBPS Report Brings Uncertainty, Disappointment in Charlestown
The announcement of a $1 billion school building plan in most cases would be met with great fanfare citywide, but the rollout of the BuildBPS Facilities Plan Phase 2 has been wrought with uncertainty and disappointment in many parts of…