Q&A on Harvard’s Allston plan
In a letter to the Allston community sent earlier today, Harvard President Drew Faust outlined the University’s path forward for its presence in Allston. Harvard will, as has been anticipated, pause...
View ArticleFrom scorched lot to library park
It’s an exclusive club. Membership is hard to come by. Besides, it’s a lot of work. Make that fun. The Library Park Construction Club, an enthusiastic group of 7- to 10-year-olds, is taking the...
View ArticleAllston’s retail profile rising
Over here is the Earthwatch Institute, a leading environmental organization supporting scientists in the field. And over there is Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, whose nonprofit work supports artistic,...
View ArticleSpring spruce-up
On the morning of the royal wedding April 29, the sky was wide and blue, the sun was bright, and crews were scurrying about raking leaves, painting benches and lamp posts, mulching flowerbeds, and...
View ArticleRecommendations for Allston
The Harvard University Allston Work Team presented its recommendations today (June 16) to Harvard President Drew Faust. The report reaffirms the University’s commitment to Allston and points to...
View ArticleAllston’s new sustainable Library Park opens July 7
Library Park, Boston’s newest public space, situated behind the Honan-Allston Branch of the Boston Public Library, will open on Thursday (July 7). Harvard University will host a grand opening...
View ArticleLibrary Park opens in Allston
Steamy temperatures, sunny skies, and smiling faces were in ample supply at Thursday’s (July 7) official opening of Library Park in Allston, a new community space on Harvard-donated land that those...
View ArticleLoyalty rewarded
Under a blazing fall sun, against a backdrop of green grass and gold-touched trees, Allston’s Library Park received a new name in a Nov. 5 ceremony honoring one of the neighborhood’s most active and...
View ArticleHarvard makes sure ‘Boston Shines’
Even when sunshine gave way to icy winds and scattered storms, more than 70 Harvard staff and members of the community planted flowers, painted park benches, and picked up trash around the...
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