Looking back at 2019
As the Greenway Conservancy wraps up our tenth (10!) season maintaining and operating The Greenway, we wanted to take a moment to look back at some of our favorite moments of the last year on Boston’s contemporary public park. From our ever-changing public art installations to free public programming, sustainably maintained lawns and gardens to […]
Why don’t we open a food truck in Boston?
Written by our friends at Dining Car How did your business begin? Naomi had always loved to cook and had gone to culinary school in New York and worked in restaurant kitchens. She moved to Boston and was working as a private chef. I started my career in the software industry, but had left to […]
Greenway Week Reflections
For Greenway Week, our 10th anniversary celebration, we asked the public to share some of their favorite memories of the past ten years on The Greenway; below are the responses we got back (minus some duplicates). Thank you for celebrating with us! A walk during the lunch time The Greenway exemplifies Boston at its best. […]
Celebrating 10 years of The Greenway at Greenway Week
Join the Greenway Conservancy in celebrating 10 years of management and care of The Greenway, the contemporary public park in the heart of Boston. Greenway Week, from October 4th to October 10th, reflects on and features this dynamic public space. Friday October 4 We are kicking off Greenway Week by taking a look backwards to […]
A burger that will rock your world!
Written by our friends at Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers Meet Richard Cambriello, owner of Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers, one of the newest food trucks on The Greenway. He’s known as the face of Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers. His unique food truck concept of incorporating “everything that is METAL” has made Daddy’s Bonetown Burgers a favorite of Greenway […]
Celebrating our “buzz” worthy polli-neighbors!
The bees are buzzing, and so is The Greenway! We cannot think of a better way to welcome spring than with the first season of our new wildflower meadow and the introduction of three beehives to the park. Celebrating 10 years of care and management of The Greenway, the Conservancy is thrilled to expand […]
Get your Shuck on!
Written by our friends at The Shuck Truck As the weather gets colder, many are preparing for hibernation indoors. However, there are still many reasons to head outside, and enjoying a meal at one of our Greenway Food Trucks is one of them! Now in its largest season yet with 35 trucks – many of […]
Play Ambassador, Ponnapa: a playful designer and volunteer
Written by Kait Ziskin Levesque, Programs Manager The Greenway Conservancy has spent the last few years experimenting with a durable but removable vinyl to add playful pop-ups and signage throughout park. As part of our commitment to providing playful spaces and activities, several of these experiments have been unique and imaginative hopscotches! These were designed […]
Summer Play on The Greenway
Written by Shannon Quirk, Youth Programs Intern For kids, The Greenway is more than a contemporary public park in the middle of a busy city. For many, it is not only their playground but their backyard as well. It is a place where they can run around, use their imagination, make friends, learn about nature, […]
Boston: The Illuminated City
Written by Victorian Solan Consultant Historian for GLOW When walking around the Rose Kennedy Greenway, or indeed any part of Boston in the evening, it is easy to take our cheap and plentiful electric light for granted. Different forms of artificial illumination compete for our attention: pedestrian signals flash, signs advertise our destination, and sidewalks and […]
