Guest Blog: Kristine Munroe-Mahoney and her Carousel Connoisseur
Kristine Munroe-Mahoney is a freelance content writer and the creator of Boston Families on a Budget, a blog focused on fun and budget-friendly ways for families to explore the city of Boston. When she’s not writing, you can find Kristine spending time with her son, Isaac, and her husband, Matt. She lives in […]
Our First Late Night Event – with Food Trucks of course…
In partnership with MassDOT and the MBTA’s late night service, we hosted our first ever late night food truck festival on Saturday, October 4th beginning at 11:30 pm and running until 1:30 am on Sunday morning, October 5th. It took place at Dewey Square Park just steps from South Station and the Red and Silver […]
UMass March on the Greenway
The UMass Amherst Minuteman Marching Band took the Greenway by horn, I mean storm, yesterday, rallying fans and curious onlookers for the season kickoff “Battle for the Bay State” vs. Boston College (Aug 30th 3pm). Making an impressive entrance at the Greenway Carousel and continuing down through North End and Warf District Parks, they painted green […]
Stoked for park’d! an 80s Throwback Party at the Greenway Carousel
I’m not sure if you’re aware, Boston, but the Greenway is kinda hip. From weekly beer garden block parties (thanks Boston Calling!) to a recent late night electro dance sesh (thanks Figment!), the Greenway has hosted some major action these past few months. And as we near the end of August, with summer days soon waning into the next […]
pARTicipation! @FigmentBoston
If you’ve spent time during the work week on the south end of the Greenway, around Dewey Square and the Ft. Point Channel Parks, you’re accustomed to witnessing a scene like this: But two Saturdays ago, the neckties came off for FIGMENT, an interactive art festival run entirely by volunteers. Full of color, sound, curiosity […]
North End Parks Community Meeting – March 12, 2014
This is an outline of what we presented at the North End Parks Community meeting on March 12, 2014. We’ve added some additional details on Friday, March 14, 2014, including a summary of questions and answers. You can Download a copy of the presentation. Conservancy Staff together with Board Member Robyn Reed held a community […]
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year from the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy! As we were reflecting on the Rose Kennedy Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013 we wanted to thank you for your patronage and support. The non-profit Conservancy is proud to maintain, program, and improve the Greenway on behalf of the public and in partnership with the Commonwealth […]
The Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013
The Greenway’s Top 10 in 2013 includes great accomplishments and fun recognition: In winter, we partnered with The Tiffany & Co. Foundation that completed the capital campaign for the Greenway Carousel and began construction. We opened Labor Day weekend, on-time and on-budget. The Carousel—the most accessible in New England—features animals native to Boston (cod, lobster, […]
A School A Foodtruck Built
Our friends at Momogoose shared this great story with us – they were able to raise $4000 from customers at their location on the Greenway (Dewey Square Park at Congress St.) to rebuild a school badly damaged by the recent hurricane in the Philippines and we wanted to pass that story along. (Click the image […]
FY13 – A Summary of Our Work on the Greenway
Every year, we pull together a narrative of what we’ve accomplished to submit with our IRS Form 990 submission. We thought we’d share a summary with you, this covers the period of July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, which is our fiscal year. The Conservancy is the designated steward of the Rose Kennedy Greenway, […]
