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The Daily Free Press

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Boston Public Garden. The construction around the Boston Public Garden to improve accessibility and restore fountains has been ongoing for nearly five months. HALEY ALVAREZ-LAUTO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Construction to the Boston Public Garden fountains expected to finalize in summer

Madyline Swearing February 12, 2024
Construction to improve accessibility and restore fountains around the Boston Public Garden is expected to end this summer, marking nearly five months since its start in Sept. 2023.
The Embrace in Boston Common

Viewers react to the new installation of “The Embrace” statue

Julia Goujiamanis January 24, 2023
“The Embrace,” a statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled Jan. 13 in Boston Common, generating various reactions and inspiring awe within the community.
Harry Agganis Statue at Agganis Arena. A rare baseball card of the Boston University alum will be up for auction in April. ELIZABETH MCCLELLAND/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Rare Harry Agganis baseball card resurfaces, evokes memories of his legacy

Rachel Do February 16, 2021
The memory of acclaimed BU alum Harry Agganis resurfaced with the discovery of his rare signed baseball card, which is up for auction in April.
Visitors at the restoration event for a statue of poet Robert Burns, which was moved from Winthrop Square to the Back Bay Fens. CONOR KELLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Statue of Scottish poet Robert Burns returns to Back Bay Fens after four decades

Daily Free Press Staff October 31, 2019
The statue was welcomed back with a celebration featuring various guest speakers and performing artists from Berklee College of Music, the National Trust for Scotland and the USA Foundation.
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