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Landmarks Commission recommends protections for City Hall
Local News Boston City Hall, the brutalist behemoth that continues to divide residents, could soon gain an official designation that would preserve its character. Boston City Hall could soon be officially designated as a landmark by the city government. Ted Shaffrey/AP More than 50 years after being completed, the divisive Boston City Hall could soon […]
Jacob Wirth, Boston’s historic German beer hall, is reopening with modern updates
Breweries & Bars The 150-year-old German beer hall, a Boston landmark, is making a comeback under new ownership. The Jacob Wirth Co. restaurant on Stuart Street, founded in 1868, is reopening. Jim Davis/Boston Globe If the walls of the Jacob Wirth building could talk. That’s what Jamison LaGuardia, vice president of sales and operations with […]
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq has killed more than 100 people and injured 150
Politics Civil defense members inspect the scene of a fire that broke out during a wedding at an event hall in Al-Hamdaniyah, Iraq on September 27, 2023. ZAID AL-OBEIDI/AFP via Getty Images By FARID ABDULWAHED, Associated Press September 26, 2023 MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding […]
Rolling Stone co-founder Jann Wenner removed from Rock Hall leadership after controversial comments
Music Jann Wenner has been removed from the hall’s board of directors after making comments that were seen as disparaging toward Black and female musicians. AP By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press updated on September 17, 2023 | 5:41 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Jann Wenner, who co-founded Rolling Stone magazine and also was a co-founder […]