There aren't many historic photographs of the Upham's Corner Comfort Station but one that we've never seen turned up this week on the Dorchester Historical Society's blog. In 1979, during his much celebrated visit to Boston, Pope John Paul II's parade route of included Upham's...
[caption id="attachment_2022" align="alignright" width="225"] PHOTO A[/caption] We have good news to report on the construction progress of the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm the project is now fully permitted for the rehabilitation of the house and barn! To prepare for construction to begin in the house, we...
Nitsch Engineering's Jessica Yarmarkovich, PE, LEED AP ND, ENV SP, Project Engineer, and Steven Ventresca, PE, LEED AP BD+C, Project Manager, prepared this post to describe the intricate and challenging process of designing a rainwater management system for the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm that contributes...
At a reception hosted by developer Peregrine Group for prospective investors on March 30th, veteran chef and restaurant impresario Chris Douglass announced that he had appointed Roslindale resident, Alex Horowitz, as executive chef for the forthcoming Third Rail restaurant at the Roslindale Substation. Alex and his...
MASS Design Group is working on conceptual studies for the restoration and re-use of the 1880s Owen Nawn Factory, a building at the entry to Dudley Square that has been empty for nearly five decades. MASS project architect Alicia Ajayi describes research conducted by the...
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It was announced several weeks ago that the owners of the 161-acre Suffolk Downs had been purchased by Boston developer HYM Investment Group for new development. After several years of speculation and 87 years of horseracing and entertainment -- this Boston landmark is on a...
Barbara Knecht, R.A., is the Urban Farming Institute's Project Leader for Farm Site development. She has worked in, on and for cities for more than thirty years. Her work has included development projects in the public and private sector as well as research, publications, education...
HBI is happy to announce that Russell DeMartino and James Labeck were elected to HBI's Board of Directors at the end of 2016. While we are excited to see our board grow, we also said farewell to Susan Silberberg, who has stepped down from the...
In April, Old South Meeting House is co-hosting a series Churches, Cafes & Community Centers: Historic Preservation for Boston's Neighborhoods with the Livable Streets Alliance. On Friday, April 28th at 12:15 PM, Noah Hicks of the Sip and Spoke Bike Kitchen will be discussing the...