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I'll try to make the meetup wherever it occurs, but my preference is downtown during the work week.

Re: The Whitney Hotel (née John Jeffries House) | 142-170 Charles Street | Beacon Hil speculating here but this is probably within the historic landmark district with strict design review so perhaps higher quality materials were required leading to a better than usual outcome

I'd say the Amazon debacle. I'll begin by stating I'm no fan of Amazon, which in some ways may be the 21st century walmart, and all the collateral damage it's left in it's wake. For many in the public, Amazon and many tech companies like Apple have this idolized image, which I personally don't...

Boston ranked worst city for traffic as per this study: https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2019/02/12/boston-worst-traffic/ Globe has an article as well that may or may not be behind the paywall for you...

I think it's fair for Keolis to take some blame for the conditions on the commuter rail during the parade. I tried unsuccessfully to get into work via train from about 8 to 8:30 a.m. I live on the Worcester/ Framingham line. The trains filled up way out by Worcester etc. after the first stop...

I'm sad to see Durgin go, BTW I did have lunch there in the last 6 mos. The food was okay but 99/100 times I'd rather go to Clarks around the corner for a sit down lunch. At Durgin, the bar on the first floor seems to always be busy, the restaurant upstairs not so much. During a recent visit...

removing the ornate grill work etc. from the base of this building was like taking all the frosting off the cake (I believe a phrase once used by Robert Campbell).

cafes may come but are a ways off: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/06/11/massachusetts-cannabis-cafes

I hate to raise the alarm, but the bar situation in central Boston is in such crises that the city is now at least at the Defcon 2 level. I blame the cost of liquor licenses in Boston; the whole city center drinking scene has become some sort of vaguely corporate swanky utopia. For a city of...

I can't see the pic from stevebikes either

"BCDC gave it's approval" I say BCDC needs to grow a pair...

^ Your referring to the beer garden. Someone took pics and posted on one of the threads.

Taking away at what significantly makes the streetwall interesting, overall I'm happy to see the rehab of the buildings in this project, but the loss of the ornamentation is such a shame.

It's a lot of driving, but may be a good fit for those with limited mobility: Take a very scenic drive around Marblehead neck, Marblehead, then up the coast through Beverly Farms, Manchester by the Sea, Gloucester, go over to the Eastern point part of gloucester, the Rudder restaurant is a...

Over the years, I've observed that a group of people act differently depending on the atmosphere they are put into. By way of example, I'd go to happy hour with the work crew to an upscale place and I've noticed it kind of permeates the conversation, people act more professional and corporate...

Boston has taken baby steps to change the situation, but so much needs to be done to help local entrepreneurs without a large amount of capital backing. Increasing the availability of geographically restricted liquor licenses in outlying Boston neighborhoods doesn't help the situation/economic...

The problem is that they are too aggressively structuring the dynamic pricing model. I understand the rationale for raising rates at garages that are at 100% capacity. However the problem is on the other end with the lots that are below full capacity, they are not lowering the cost of parking...

My 2 cents - in theory I like the idea of dynamic pricing but intuition tells me the mbta adjusted the thresholds so they could hide the reality that this is a fairly large cost increase for commuters overall. The net result is that the mbta project millions of dollars of extra revenue to be...

I agree and also think it's a missed opportunity mostly because a larger building could have somewhat visually hemmed in the greenway in this neck of the woods. In this part of Boston the greenway can often seem like a yawning chasm. It is a reminder that the promise to knit the city back...

Van or KZ or anyone, Sorry to go off topic for the thread, but I have a question after viewing the streetview link? Is there a reason many new mid-block high rises in Manhattan have setbacks from the curb. Zoning incentives? neighborhood pressure? I noticed a quite a few similar high rises...