Disapproving views of Copley Square redesign
Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago
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Weâd be destroying an aesthetic treasure
Back Bay residents have been trying to persuade the mayor and parks commissioner to restore Copley Square since 2015. The proposed redesign cannot compare with the beauty and appropriateness of the current design of Copley Square (âCopley Square plan final,â Business, April 30).
Today, Copley Square features an elaborate, intricately designed fountain with vertical elements that reflect the tower of Old South Church, so it connects Copley Square to its architectural surroundings beautifully. The fountain and the adjoining pool provide a focal point and oasis in a busy city park.
Massachusetts could lose more than 14,000 hotel jobs this year, in addition to nearly 17,000 lost in 2020
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The worst of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be in the rearview mirror, and travelers are starting to book flights and hotels again. But much of the damage for hotel-industry jobs is already done, and a national industry group expects far more job losses this year without more federal aid.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association estimated Monday that Massachusetts could lose more than 14,000 hotel jobs in 2021, in addition to the nearly 17,000 lost last year. Those numbers make up a major share of the nearly 43,000 workers employed in Massachusetts hotels in 2019, according to the association’s estimates.
Sheep will graze the University of California, Davis, Campus Gateway on Old Davis Road this week in an academic experiment to see if sheep can eat weeds and grass, fertilize and control pests as well as or better than using conventional landscaping methods.
5 art-school grads to watch for 2021
By Cate McQuaid Globe Correspondent,Updated May 5, 2021, 2 hours ago
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This year s standout graduates are, from left, Anne Harris, Mosheh Tucker, Sebastian Gonzalez Quintero, Bridget Bailey, and Taylor Hickey.Courtesy of the artists
Students fresh out of art school often shake up old ideas. If thereâs a trend in this yearâs group of up-and-coming Master of Fine Arts graduates (from Boston University, the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), itâs about subjectivity. That is, the interior experience of any being â how it is shaped by society and still full of mysteries. Who am I? Who are you? Does a place have a self? Does the universe?
Major Food Group, which is planning to open Contessa on Newbury Street this summer, continues its Boston-area expansion spree with its casual Italian-American chain