HBI joins with Roslindale Village Main Street and Peregrine Group LLC to celebrate notice of two 2020 historic preservation awards from Preservation Massachusetts Inc. (PMI) and the Boston Preservation Alliance (BPA) for the Roslindale Substation, part of the Parkside on Adams development in Roslindale Village. The...
We are so pleased to announce that The Wellness Collaborative (TWC), a new non-profit organization devoted to eliminating healthcare disparities in Boston’s African American communities, and the Timothy Smith Network (TSN), a foundation that provides technology resources to children and families throughout Roxbury, will now...
In a 300 year old city like Boston, there are places that tell a story from each century. The places that have stuck around give us some perspective on civic resiliency in the face of crises and opportunities. When we took a look around the...
HBI is pleased to announce that The Wellness Collaborative (TWC), a new non-profit organization devoted to eliminating health care disparities in Boston’s African American communities, and the Timothy Smith Network (TSN), a foundation that provides technology resources to children and families throughout Roxbury, will be...
While you might not have seen construction activity for many months at the Upham's Corner Comfort Station, rest assured that planning continues behind the scenes toward our plans to bring the former public restroom back to life as Comfort Kitchen. Restaurateurs Biplaw Rai, Nyacko Pearl...
If past is prologue, Boston history gives us some perspective on civic resiliency in the face of crises and opportunities. We took a look around the city to identify places that help to tell the story of how Bostonians of the past responded to public...
For our research into the history of 50 Cedar Street, HBI asked architect and historian, Lance Kasparian for his help in identifying the origins and significance of the church’s opalescent stained glass windows. With the help of Thomas Cairns MD, Archivist of the Evangelical Free...
HBI congratulates the Boston Parks and Recreation Department on securing a generous $40,000 grant for conservation of grave markers in Eliot Burying Ground from the Henderson Foundation, a foundation devoted to the enhancement of the physical appearance of the City of Boston, and that contributes...
HBI is pleased to welcome Elaina Stamas to the organization as a research intern for HBI's property management and easements. Elaina is a rising senior at Bentley University where she studies Managerial Economics with a concentration in Management and a minor in Leadership. Through the...
For Immediate Release July 2, 2020 Contact: Patricia Spence, President/CEO, Urban Farming Institute 617.680.5378 pspence.ufi@gmail.com Mattapan —The Urban Farming Institute is pleased to announce that the Boston Foundation’s Open Door Grants program has awarded a $30,000 grant for UFI’s Fit Around the Farm program. Fit Around the...