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I agree that the Hotel Commonwealth had/will have more of an impact since it replaced a large number of Back Bay Newbury Street style commercial row buildings. However, this building is quite significant given it sits at the apex of Kenmore Sq which is a really high profile location. It's a...

LOL, well I've met Beton Brut in person and he looks much more typical than this guy who seems to have walked out of the monty python holy grail stage set...

I'm pretty certain on this site years ago someone linked an article quoting the designer of the trellises who claimed that vines were not intended, but rather that the trees planted adjacent will grow and provide shade instead

Purely my subjective opinion, I've been biting my tongue on this one but some buildings just let you down out of the gate and others do not, this one is not so great... but it's rising from a parking garage so I can deal with it. If anything, I have a new found lukewarm appreciation of the...

dshoost88 - thanks for the food reviews, they are entertaining to read!

In addition to the alley, I think Emerson also owns the building that formerly was home to the Mercury Bar and Remington's on Boylston St. (adjacent to the alley). I can't imagine Emerson will allow similar non institutional uses on the ground floor anytime in the foreseeable future. Emerson...

The sidewalks are busier than they used to be in that part of town, but the irony is that for the joe public there is nowhere to go. It's more institutional, less accessible...

I'm with you type001!

I expect a user agreement and terms of use will be coming soon to archboston given it exists on the Toronto site. The issue that Beton Brut raises is that for some contributors retaining ownership over posted content and photographs is important. If the community loses or fails to attract...

Proposal to lift rent ceiling on portable section 8 vouchers: https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/05/15/boston-housing-choice-vouchers?fbclid=IwAR3qNylRA3_b-Ygn3Ve3piqElIsO6w7AYAo3Shpq5GSyKSRaN_eQW9Oab60

Perhaps the decline of gay venues in Boston is just following overall local commercial gentrification trends. In Boston, dive bars/neighborhood taverns close up shop on a regular basis, strip clubs have all but been eliminated from city (for better or worse), etc. Commercial gentrification...

For Beton Brut and anyone else in the East Boston vicinity who may be interested: https://www.boston.com/food/restaurants/2019/03/26/the-quiet-few-east-boston

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