A new community, a new era
As Harvard President Drew Faust rose before a host of elected officials, community leaders, Allston residents, and Harvard affiliates to discuss “the very important role that Barry’s Corner will play between Harvard University and the city of Boston,” she took a moment to extend heartfelt gratitude for a “powerful and persistent voice of support” for the city: Boston Mayor Tom Menino. Menino, Faust said, “dedicated his career and much of his life to making the lives of others better… I just want to say what a complete privilege, pleasure, and joy it has been for me to work with you, and how much I admire you, and what you represent, about public life and service.” Speaking earlier at the Friday afternoon groundbreaking, the mayor of 20 years standing, whose unprecedented fifth term nears an end, said that the Barry’s Corner Retail and Residential Commons project in Allston was the result of “a...