Spring spruce-up
On the morning of the royal wedding April 29, the sky was wide and blue, the sun was bright, and crews were scurrying about raking leaves, painting benches and lamp posts, mulching flowerbeds, and making the everyday beautiful. But it wasn’t England. This was Allston. Harvard turned out 80 people that day to lend many helping hands to the Allston-Brighton community during Boston Shines, the citywide cleanup effort. Staffers from Harvard Campus Services, the University Planning Office, Harvard Public Affairs and Communications, Harvard Capital Planning and Project Management, Harvard Business School, and employees with businesses in Harvard-owned property spent a half-day sprucing up 10 area sites. “We’re here in Barry’s Corner to help Allston-Brighton shine today,” said Christine Heenan, vice president of public affairs and communications, welcoming the volunteers to the ninth annual cleanup before the work duties began. “When we come together for the 10th Boston Shines next year, you will see...