Tag: Boston
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Wampanoag tribes proffer design of first Indigenous-created monument in Boston
A Native-owned company, in collaboration with Wampanoag tribes, has completed the design of what could be the first permanent Indigenous-created monument in Boston. The White Pine Gathering Circle, designed by media and museum exhibit production company SmokeSygnals, is one of…
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‘The wrong solution to the right problem’: Why a committee said no to a Westview crematory
Building a crematory in Lexington would not be financially viable due to low demand for the service, a town committee’s majority voting bloc said in a report released last week. The committee voted 4-2 against building a crematory at Westview…
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Arlington Housing Authority moves forward with Drake Village redevelopment plans; residents express frustration
Margaret Forristall moved into the Drake Village Cottages seven years ago, after losing her home in Florida. She adorns her door with Halloween decorations and signs with neighborly messages like “Always Be Kind.” Ever since she moved here, Forristall has…
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Brinda Charry’s new novel ‘Hocus Pocus’ reimagines a magical Boston
Boston was the first place Brinda Charry arrived when she migrated to the United States from India in 1999. Twenty-seven years later, she has sent a character there too: an Indian stage magician arriving in the city from Europe. That…
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What do you want the old Newbury College campus to be? The town wants to hear from you.
Pool, community center, new housing — residents on Monday can pitch ideas for what they want at the former Newbury College west campus on Fisher Hill. Brookline purchased the western half of Newbury College, now called Fisher Hill West, in…
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A Catholic seminary on Route 9 is getting a $5.5 million upgrade and a new chapel
Redemptoris Mater Seminary is undergoing a $5.5 million renovation to provide more space for the 20 men who live, study and work there. The construction of a new chapel and basement space in the Catholic seminary at 774 Boylston St.…
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Radio Revolution: Newton native’s documentary relives early years of Boston’s WBCN
For more than four decades, WBCN was more than a radio station in Boston. It was a cultural force that helped shape the city’s music scene, political consciousness and underground culture. WBCN first went on air as the Boston Concert…