Store will close after holidays; owner plans transition to floral studio Cedar Grove Gardens, the iconic floral and gift shop on Adams Street that has helped customers keep their dining room tables, porches, and yards blooming with festive colors since 1979, will close its doors as a brick-and-mortar store at the end of the year. Longtime owner Richard O’Mara said he plans to
Polls open on Tuesday, 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Boston’s local election cycle toggles between higher turnout years, with campaigns for City Council and Mayor, and “off years,” with only a race for the council. But 2023 is shaping up to be one of the “way off” years, when a dearth of expected at-large vacancies and candidates can flatten the curve on voter turnout. As late as July 4,