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EDITORIAL Boston’s downtown has nowhere to go but up But only if the pearl clutching can be overcome.
Why are there giant pink inflatable sculptures in downtown Boston? It's part of a new art installation.
Downtown Boston is trying to reinvent itself. These days visitors might notice a new businesses, some curious public art or even a block party in the neighborhood. It's all part of an effort to ...
Zoning changes proposed for downtown, stretching from the Boston Common to the Rose Kennedy Greenway, would allow developers to construct new buildings up to 700 feet tall, or about 70 stories, in ...
The Boston Planning & Development Agency has approved the first application under a pilot aimed at converting vacant office space into apartments downtown. Fifteen units will soon be placed abo… ...
The report, released Thursday by the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, says downtown Boston's future depends on whether we can make commuting and living there easier.
Downtown group concerned new zoning regs would ‘Manhattanize’ Boston The city argues the new regulations will follow state shadow laws and bring more affordable housing to the downtown corridor.
Restaurants and night clubs are getting creative to keep people downtown after work hours, saying business is doing alright.
Downtown Boston sidewalks, vacant building facades and more will get an upgrade this spring in response to urgent neighborhood public safety threats.
Boston may greenlight 700-foot towers downtown. Some say the planning process was ‘a sham.’ The long-awaited zoning rules would clear the way for skyscrapers to help revive downtown and ease ...
Two dozen Boston-based small businesses are receiving grants of at least $40,000 that city officials hope will awaken a sleepy downtown and bolster commercial districts in other neighborhoods.
Downtown business leaders and residents have been upset with what they say are unsafe conditions in the neighborhood, including petty crimes, drug use and discarded needles. Boston to allow more ...