Tom Menino's legacy is visible throughout the city he loved, but now, one iconic spot he fought to create will bear his name.

Thomas Menino, whose folksy manner and verbal gaffes belied his shrewd political tactics to govern as Boston's longest-serving mayor and one of its most beloved, died Thursday. He was 71.

The convention center in the Seaport could soon carry the name of former Mayor Thomas Menino under a proposal House lawmakers plan to include in an economic development bill they are expected to ...