The Boston Parks and Recreation Department ParkARTS program presents Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s Movie Nights in nine local City of Boston parks from Monday, August 9, through Friday, September 10. All shows begin at dusk. The series is sponsored by…
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Parks Department, Boston Transportation to Convene Meetings in September About Open Space Transformation
The Boston Parks Department, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) and private developers like Hood Park will convene an overall series of visioning meetings for what will be a transformative change in open space from Ryan Playground all the way down…
Encore Boston Harbor Announces Opening of WynnBET Sports Bar
Encore Boston Harbor announced that, pending regulatory approval, WynnBET Sports Bar will open on Saturday, Sept. 4. Located on the resort’s casino floor, the space will feature more than 60 televisions, a 10-foot high and 123-foot-long immersive video wall, a…
East Boston Team Edges Charlestown’s Collier Team for First Townie Cup
An epic comeback the likes of which hadn’t been seen for a few years wasn’t quite meant to be, as Brendan Collier’s veteran roller hockey team stormed back from the brink of defeat in the loser’s bracket at the 1st…
Inbox Appeal: Mayoral Candidates Use E-Mail Inundation This Time for Fundraising and Exposure
There’s one way this summer to know that the end of the month is coming – and that is by the inundation of fundraising e-mails that storm inboxes from all five major mayoral candidates appealing for financial help with personal…
Supplemental Budget Includes Early Voting Extensions
The Massachusetts Legislature passed a $261.6 million supplemental budget for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) late last month that addresses time-sensitive deficiencies, extends expanded voting options, provides supports for the implementation of the 2020 landmark police reform law and makes investments…
Supt. Cassellius Addresses Expired Licensure, Will Take Test Aug. 14
Supt. Brenda Cassellius apologized to the School Committee at the Aug. 4 meeting for letting her superintendent’s license expire on July 31, and pledged to take the licensing exam on Aug. 14 to bring her into the proper certification. The…
Encore Boston Harbor Casino Records Record Gaming Quarter, Cost Controls
Reporting that they have contained operating expenses and costs at both Encore Boston Harbor and in Las Vegas, Wynn Resorts reported that both Encore and their Las Vegas properties recorded record earnings for the second quarter (April to June). Once…
Boston Landmarks Accepts Further Study for Union Street Architectural Conservation District
The Boston Landmarks Commission unanimously voted during a virtual meeting held Aug. 10 to accept for the further study the creation of the Union Street Architectural Conservation District in Charlestown. It would be the Town’s first Conservation District in one…
Hood Park Addition Further Refines Rooftop Space, Will Work on Garage Lighting
Proponents of the Hood Park office building addition on top of the existing parking garage further defined a seventh floor public realm space, and said they would fix the light pollution issues that have exacted complaints from the neighborhood, during…