Handyman special steeped in history Builder fixes up Animal Rescue league founder's homeBy Greg TurnerMonday, May 7, 2012Stacey Cordeiro searched for her first house for years, hunting for an affordable fixer-upper where she could put her carpentry and gardening skills to use, but established real estate...
An early Celebration of the Anniversary of Hyde Park in the collection of the Hyde Park Historical Society The decades seem to have flown by, but 2012 marks the 100th anniversary the Hyde Park neighborhood becoming a part of the city of Boston. Hyde Park was...
Last Saturday, April 28th, saw the kick-off to Preservation Month with some new events celebrating Roxbury. This was the first time Roxbury had participated in the festivities, but due to its success, it certainly will not be the last. Our Dudley Square was a multifaceted event, designed...
In celebration of Preservation Month, beginning May 1, you?ll be able to learn first-hand about some of the most historic buildings in Boston's Downtown Crossing neighborhood. This project is sponsored by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and the Boston Landmark Commission (BLC), and is supported...
Premium content from Boston Business Journal by Brendan Lynch, Special to the Journal Date: Friday, April 27, 2012, 6:00am EDT Photo of Noah Maslan, by W. Marc Bernsau, Boston Business Journal ?It?s a critical resource,? said Noah Maslan, real estate director at Urban Edge, which secured...
Fields Corner?one of HBI?s two Historic Neighborhood Centers districts?is lucky to be home to the Dorchester Youth Collaborative, an important center of programming for at-risk teens from Dorchester and beyond. For over 30 years the DYC has provided mentoring, job training, and crisis intervention for...
May is National Preservation Month and Boston will be celebrating with a host of activities throughout the city. The month kicks-off here in Dudley Square on Saturday, April 28th with OurDudley Square, a day of tours, scavenger hunts and oral histories. The BostonLandmarks Commission has...
Pop the champagne, another almost-Boston Landmark is in the hands of a happy new owner! Last week 65 Pleasant Street in Dorchester, also known as the Anna Clapp Harris Smith House, was sold to first time homebuyer Stacey Cordeiro. For two years, Historic Boston and...
Five local organizations are collaborating with the City of Boston on Saturday April 28th, 2012 to host Our Dudley Square, a day of special activities that celebrate the rich history of Dudley Square and its people. The special day is planned to coincide with the...
Historic Boston Inc.'s rehabilitation of Roxbury?s Eustis Street Fire House will be honored with one of this year?s Paul E. Tsongas Awards from Preservation Massachusetts. The award, established in 1987 and named for the late Massachusetts senator, is presented each year to exemplary preservation projects in Massachusetts. ...
