Boston’s universities, along with hospitals and other tax-exempt non-profit organizations, may soon be asked to contribute millions more annually to the city of Boston as part of the city’s PILOT program.
Some customers have waited for as long as two hours in line just to get a sandwich from Wan’s Convenience and Deli, and with subs named “Bob Marley” and “Orgasm,” Wan’s is a little different from the average sandwich shop. Purchased by Al Niles in 1994, the shop, which is located on 1508 Tremont Street, started out as just a convenience store.
The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has launched a one-year pilot program that would introduce healthy, “green” food vendors along the Greenway by the summer of 2010. The pilot program has allotted for four specific areas in the parks where vendors could serve food. The Conservancy hopes to implement the changes by June 1.
As a music venue, restaurant and gallery space, The Beehive serves as a melting pot for the arts with a distinctly bohemian atmosphere.
What was once a boiler room now combines three components, culinary, performance and decorative art, to develop what is referred to as “The Beehive
Experience.” It is located at 541 Tremont St. below the Boston Center for the Arts.
There are many ways to tour Boston's famous and historic sites: By bike, by foot, by trolley and even by Segway.
That last means of transportation however is drawing controversy over suspected safety issues. Boston City Councilor Sal LaMattina called for hearings to discuss safety concerns that Segway tours may cause on city sidewalks and create a set of guidelines for Segway users.
City of Boston has received $12.5 million in federal grants to decrease smoking and reduce obesity in Boston said Mayor Thomas Menino on March 19.
In addition to improving public health, this initiative will fund 50 jobs in Boston and provide summer employment for city youths over a two-year period, said Menino in a press release.
The Brattle Theatre offers more than the average mainstream theatre, with showings ranging from classic to independent and foreign films.
Located on 40 Brattle St. in Cambridge, the theatre is easily accessed by the Red Line T at the Harvard Square station, and is just a short walk from the numerous shops and restaurants of Harvard Square.
The City of Boston could soon become the recipient of a new high speed broadband service provided by Google called Google Fiber, pending an application submitted on behald of the City of Boston.
The screams of refried beans hitting sizzling hot pans is rock solid proof that the kitchen is up and running at El Pelon’s new Brighton location, 2197 Commonwealth Ave.
The Boston Red Sox, Northeastern students and Fenway residents will be teaming up to clean the Fenway neighborhood as part of Boston Shines 365, Mayor Thomas Menino’s year-round, Boston neighborhood cleanup campaign.
The cleanup will take place this Saturday, March 27, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. The duties vary from picking up loose pieces of trash in parks and on sidewalks, to scrubbing walls and facades that have been defaced in some way, said Marty Ray, manager of public affairs at the Boston Red Sox.
Some Bostonians are protesting the news that the Boston Public Library (BPL) may be consolidating, or closing, up to 10 of its 26 branches, following two years of funding cuts by Massachusetts and the City of Boston. The nearby Jamaica Plain branch is one that may be at risk of closing, according to a Feb. 19 article in the Jamaica Plain Gazette.
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) will receive $54.1 million in federal grants to be used for operating assistance and repair improvements at various Orange and Red Line T stations including Braintree, North Quincy and Back Bay Station, according to officials at the MBTA. The funding comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or the stimulus bill, and is part of a $72.5 million grant meant for transit improvements in Massachusetts. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the grant March 5, followed by an announcement by Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration March 8.
