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Esplanade Association to Present Plans for Improvement
Back Bay Patch
Feb 071. It will be sunny today, with a high near 45 and a low around 25 at night. 2. The Esplanade Association will unveil a long-term plan to improve the Esplanade, which, according to Boston.com, includes proposals for pedestrian pathways, landscape i... »
Clarion buys two Back Bay buildings for $87.1 million
Boston Business NewsLocal Boston NeWSBoston Business Journal
Feb 03Clarion Partners, a New York-based real estate investment manager, has purchased two adjoining 13-story office buildings in Boston’s Back Bay section for $87.1 million on behalf of a client. The 535 and 545 Boylston St. properties, which face Copley Sq... »
Competition Announced To Make Copley "Glow"
Back Bay Patch
Feb 03Article and photo courtesy of SHIFTboston: We want Copley Square to GLOW. SHIFTBoston, in association with LightBoston and the Friends of Copley Square, are asking artists, architects, urban planners, sculptors, lighting designers, and landscape archit... »
LGBT seniors fund to launch
Jamaica Plain Gazette
Feb 03Ethos, the Jamaica Plain-based senior care organization, is launching a groundbreaking fund to assist the neglected population of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elders. The Ethos Equality Fund will be formally announced at a Feb. 16 event at th... »
The deCordova Biennial roots for the home team
Boston PhoenixThephoenix.com
Jan 31Regional pride "Contemporary and Boston, Opposites No Longer," a New York Times headline announced in October. It was another alert that $1 billion invested in expanding and endowing local museums over the past decade is paying off in a newly vigorous ... »
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Back Bay neighborhood group declares all-out war on graffiti, ad flyers
Universal Hub
Jan 31Matt considers a new effort by the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay to combat scrawls, stencils and band promotions, doesn't much think of trying to curb the flyers: If you see an old flyer, tear it down and throw it away. If someone you know r... »
Rod Dee Is Open Once Again in Boston's Fenway Neighborhood
Boston Restaurant Talk
Jan 30A popular Thai restaurant in Boston's Fenway neighborhood that was destroyed in a fire a few years ago is now open once again.According to a poster on Chowhound (and confirmed by the El Pelon Taqueria Twitter page), Rod Dee has reopened on Peterborough... »
Occupiers back in Dewey Square, briefly
Universal Hub
Jan 30Anthony Bucci reports from an Occupy Boston protest march that ended on the grass by South Station: 8:35 p.m. We just charged past police into Dewey Square! Occupyboston, how does it feel to be home?! 8:39 p.m. Cars passing on Atlantic honking at us! 8... »
Sunday, February 12, 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Glassblowing Flowers and Hearts
The Garden Club of the Back Bay
Jan 28Give your sweetheart a special gift – learn basic glass blowing theory to produce brilliantly colorful glass flowers and hearts. No experience necessary to take this Boston Center for Adult Education class on Sunday, February 12 from 2 – 6, taught by ... »
Weekend Picks
The Boston Foodie
Jan 27It's a rainy Friday afternoon and you're at the office, dawdling and wondering what to do this weekend. Can we read minds, or what? Well, the weather is supposed to be sunny and warmer so get out there and enjoy! Here are our fave weekend picks:Bin End... »