A Winter Walk on The Greenway
Winter on The Greenway is surely a quieter time of year, but no less beautiful. Without the constant bustle of summer events or warm-weather crowds, the park takes on a calmer rhythm. Snow-dusted paths, bare branches etched against the sky, and the crunch of snow underfoot invite you to slow down and notice the details […]
Greenway Around the Globe
The Greenway Conservancy hosts over 300 free events a year, commissions amazing rotating exhibits of contemporary public art, and offers four-season organic horticulture throughout the 17-acre park. With all that hustle and bustle, it becomes easy to miss how far The Greenway has come since opening in 2008/2009. There was a time before all the […]
Greenway Executive Director Jesse Brackenbury Honored With ‘Ten Outstanding Young Leaders’ Award; Urges Boston Region to Forge New Winter Identity
Jesse Brackenbury, Executive Director of the Greenway Conservancy, was honored on Thursday, October 29, 2015, by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce as one of the Chamber’s ‘Ten Outstanding Young Leaders‘ for 2015. Brackenbury shared the honor with Congressman Seth Moulton, Boston Globe Managing Editor Linda Pizutti Henry, and Mayor Walsh’s Chief of Staff Dan Koh, […]
Before the Warm – the Bones of Trees
While we wait for more promises of spring we continue to have blankets of snow coating the gardens, lawns and paths along the Greenway. Without the distraction of the soft green layers and riots of colorful plants it is the structure and architecture of the trees, and shrubs too, that stand out in the park […]