The Planning Department will not deliver a final draft of the new citywide zoning ordinance until 2020, and stressed that this proposal should be looked at as a first draft.
Losing Myself on St. Patrick’s Day
For the past 118 years, thousands flood the streets of South Boston for the annual St. Patrick’s Day parade. On Sunday, associate metro editor Isabel Fenoglio attended the parade for her first time, got lost for a few hours, and in the process thinks she finally understands what St. Patrick’s Day is all about.
‘Botticelli: Heroines + Heroes’ Exhibit Examines the Power of Storytelling
The newest exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum combines the works of Renaissance artist Botticelli with contemporary cartoonist Karl Stevens to examine the role of storytelling in art throughout history.
Newton Plans to Stamp Poems into Sidewalks with Latest Campaign
“What I hope the community takes away is that together it is possible to take a sidewalk, something that is an everyday piece of the city that we live in, and turn it into something more meaningful and more beautiful,” said Reynolds.
Milk Bar and &pizza Combine Forces to Bring Sweet and Savory to Harvard Square
“Think a modern take on the combined stores of the 1990s, like Baskin Robbins and Taco Bell,” said Kim DeAngelo, public relations manager of Milk Bar. “This space with our friends &pizza is truly the throwback combo store of our dreams. We are really excited.”
Women’s Center and BC Dems Talk Women’s March
“The Women’s March is similar to the Women’s Center as a space where women can feel community, and feel that they are supported in their efforts for remedying gender and equity on campus, in Boston, and across the world,” said Julia Barrett, a Women’s Center employee and MCAS ’19.
Harvard Kennedy Center Analyzes Implications of Midterms on 2020 Elections
“The more that the Democratic Party can embrace diversity, not just in what individuals look like, but diversity in modernizing policies, that is what is going to get people excited,” said Maria Teresa Kumar, president of Vote Latino.
In Preparation for General Elections, Kennedy Institute Seeks to Activate Electorate
A panel of political experts urged listeners to become more active in the political process everyday, not just during major election cycles.
Portraits of Holocaust Survivors Force Viewers to Confront the Past
The international exhibit “Lest We Forget,” came to Boston on Tuesday, placing 60 portraits of Holocaust survivors along the sidewalks of the Common.
New England Chocolate Festival Connects Cacao Producers with Consumers
Chocoholics got to taste, learn, and interact with chocolate companies and raw cacao producers from around the world.