Education A New Era of Civic Partnership: Boston University and the City of Boston Ink Historic $104 Million PILOT Agreement July 23, 2026 Lina Irawan In a landmark development for municipal finance and town-gown relations, Boston University (BU) and the City of Boston have formalized a groundbreaking Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement. The…
History The "Greatest Flop": How Philadelphia’s 1926 Sesquicentennial Bankrupted a City and Derailed a Legacy July 19, 2026 Nana Muazin A century ago, the United States turned 150 years old. To commemorate the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia—the birthplace of the nation—embarked on an ambitious plan to host…
