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Franklin Park the latest Boston park targeted for major rethinking
The city aims to spend $28 million improving and upgrading the expanse bordering Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, and Dorchester.
Who says Boston’s no fun? City Hall Plaza bringing back the Patios in May
The footprint for the annual summer program is expanding.
Cambridge moves closer to major monument to women’s suffrage
The city has formed a committee and put $300,000 behind marking the role of locals in the passage of the 19th Amendment a century ago.
Lawmakers float rent control to ease Boston-area housing crunch
Legislation would allow cities and towns to set their own tenant protections—including caps on rent, something voters rejected in 1994.
Boston running well ahead of most major cities in dog parks: Report
So there’s that. The city had 1.8 dog parks per 100,000 residents in 2018.
Is a new tax on luxury real estate sales the solution to Boston’s housing crunch?
A member of the City Council says a tax of up to 6 percent on deals of at least $2 million could generate oodles of revenue for affordable housing. But ...
What to know about South Boston’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The nation’s most prominent such celebration will be longer than the one last year, when a recent snowfall cut short the route.
Take the Green to the green: The Boston area’s first marijuana store
A medical marijuana dispensary in Brookline just landed a license to sell to the general public.
Winning design selected for Martin Luther King Jr. monument in Boston Common
"The Embrace," a bronze sculpture 22 feet high, will also honor Coretta Scott King. It could go up before the end of 2020.
The Wing Boston out with first renderings of future Back Bay space
The women-focused association is taking two floors on Boylston Street.
Is Boston no fun?
Some say yes, citing a recent proposal regarding beer gardens. But who’s defining fun here?
Inside the revamped Massachusetts Senate chambers
The expansive work under the golden dome at the Massachusetts State House made the chamber more accessible and more like it was in the 1800s.
Boston among likeliest cities to lead world in technology: Survey
It was tied with Austin and behind only a handful of cities across the globe in terms of fostering and retaining talent.
New Faneuil Hall proposal would highlight Boston’s role in slavery
The move involving recovered artifacts there comes amid calls to rename the tourist trap because of its namesake’s ties to slave-trading.
Boston’s climate change could make it feel like Baltimore in 60 years: Study
Think summers here are steamy now? Just you wait.
5 Boston marijuana stores advance in Eastie, Dorchester, JP, and Fenway
Recent city approvals—a necessary step toward state licensing—mean the businesses could start selling before the end of 2019.
Boston region among world’s top 5 for technology talent: Report
Such a status is one of the prime drivers of residential real estate prices.
The latest on the Patriots’ victory parade in downtown Boston
It’s scheduled for Tuesday at 11 a.m.
Boston somehow America’s second-best city for football fans, study says
Pittsburgh is No. 1. The details this way ... Settle down.
Kennedy photos to pop up prominently along the Greenway this winter
They arrive as the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is marking its 40th year since opening.
Why don’t sidewalks and bike lanes get the same attention as roadways after Boston snowfalls?
It always seems like a car is the best mode of transportation to use after the flakes stop falling and the ice sets in.
Boston Common monument to Martin Luther King and Coretta Scott King on hold a bit
Its backers had hoped to announce the final design in December—now it looks like February or March. Meanwhile, a couple of finalists for the commission have been eliminated.
Boston embarks on $28M master plan for Boston Common
America’s oldest public park is headed toward its 400th anniversary in 2034, and the city wants it to look great.
Boston still a city of renters, though homeownership has increased
The share of owner-occupied households inched upward from 2010 to 2017, a new report found. Meanwhile, the construction boom can’t seem to dent rents.
Co-living company Quarters looking to expand into Boston
It’s not clear when the firm—which bills itself as the largest co-living provider in Europe and the U.S.—would open in the city, but it did say it’s looking at locations downtown.
Should Massachusetts join the Atlantic time zone?
A Connecticut proposal once again raises the question of whether all of New England should just go ahead and make the leap one hour forward.
Can Boston tax its way out of its housing crunch?
New legislation would target many deals of at least $2 million as well as real estate flippers.
Boston city workers and volunteers clean up federal sites amid government shutdown
The Bunker Hill monument in Charlestown and Thomas Park in South Boston are among the targeted spots.
How Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919 is still felt a century on
The freakish tragedy that killed 21 and injured dozens more led to major reforms in the nation’s construction standards.
Airbnb says business is booming in Massachusetts just as new regulations loom
The home-sharing site says more than 1.2 million people in 2018 stayed in Massachusetts homes via an Airbnb rental, with most of them staying in the Boston area.
Massachusetts Governor’s Mansion: A history of why there isn’t one
The last big effort dates from the early 1970s and involved a massive Back Bay property.
The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway appears to be having a moment right now among urban planners
Officials and private backers in the likes of Atlanta and Dallas see the benefits in sinking or covering highways to build parks on top.
Massachusetts Airbnb regulations set to take effect in July 2019
The new rules will subject many short-term rental hosts to the state hotel tax and to a registry.
Massachusetts home sales dip as prices rise
New numbers from the Massachusetts Association of Realtors showed a particularly steep decline in condo sales.
Curbed Boston’s 10 most-read stories of 2018
You liked reading about new development, nearby beaches, quaint towns, and—especially—what in the heck to do with kids in the Boston area.
Chelsea water tower coming down to make room for veterans’ housing
The 150-foot Soldiers’ Home structure has loomed as a local reference point for 60 years.
Boston’s best new building of 2018: EchelonSeaport
The first building in the Seaport District complex ran away with a poll of Curbed Boston readers. Buildings in Back Bay and Fenway also turned in strong results.
Fenway Park renovations on deck under Red Sox proposal
The franchise has particularly big plans for the bleachers section.
Homelessness in Massachusetts at highest level in five years amid housing crunch
A federal report shows a particular bump in the number of young people living without permanent shelter.