Return of ‘Boston Blooms With Daffodils’
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will once again distribute over 15,000 daffodil bulbs for planting on public ways citywide through the “Boston Blooms with...
View ArticleCAC Convenes for Fenway Star Market Redevelopment Project
The Boston Planning & Development Agency convened a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the proposed redevelopment of the Fenway Star Markey site at...
View ArticleCSN Opts To Not Sign Letter Asking for Moratorium on City-Owned Parcels in...
During its Sept. 7 monthly meeting, which was held virtually, Chester Square Neighbors (CSN) opted not to sign a letter from the ad hoc District 7 Advisory Group asking the city to put a moratorium on...
View ArticleInsomnia Cookies Outlines Plans for New Clarendon Street Location at Meeting
Representatives for Insomnia Cookies – a chain that specializes in the delivery of warn cookies – outlined their plans to open a new location at 222 Clarendon St./108 Newbury St. during the virtual...
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South End Soccer To Host Annual Swings for Unity Fundraising Golf Tournament
Special to the Sun The Swings for Unity golf tournament is South End Soccer’s annual tournament, aimed at garnering awareness and funds to support our mission. After raising over $25,000 in last...
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Annual Esplanade Gala
The Esplanade Association recently held their annual gala fundraising event on site near the Hatch Shell. The Esplanade Association Gala drew a formidable gathering of people interested in improving...
View ArticleGet the New COVID Shot Now!
We realize that after two and one-half years of dealing with COVID-19, all of us just want to be done with COVID. But the unfortunate reality is that COVID-19 is not done with us, despite what...
View ArticleWu Announces New Forestry Division and Urban Forest Plan To Enhance and...
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced efforts to bolster the City of Boston’s tree canopy to enhance livability and public health throughout Boston’s neighborhoods. As part of today’s...
View ArticleHistoric New England To Sponsor Two Upcoming Events
Historical New England will present a virtual program on deciphering the epitaphs of old New England gravestones on Wednesday, Oct. 5, as well as in-person fashion show on Saturday, Oct. 8, on the...
View ArticleStorybook Ball Showcases Mass General Newborn Medicine
On Saturday, October 1, Mass General for Children (MGfC) celebrates its annual Storybook Ball at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). This year’s gala highlights Newborn Medicine and showcases how MGfC’s...
View ArticleA New Bookstore and Café Is Coming to Beacon Hill
Special to the Sun After Covid-related delays, the long-anticipated women-owned independent bookstore and café, Beacon Hill Books & Café, is set to open its Bookstore at 71 Charles Street within a...
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Bay Village Neighborhood Block Party Coming Sept. 22 to Melrose Street The 50th annual Bay Village Neighborhood Block Party takes place on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Melrose Street...
View ArticleArchitectural Comm. Rejects Design for HVAC on Rooftop
By Stephen Quigley The first two items on the agenda at last Wednesday’s meeting of Back Bay Architectural Commission (BBAC] took more time to decide than the other 29 that also were on the agenda....
View ArticleBoston Groundwater Trust Forum Comes to Copley BPL
The 2022 Boston Groundwater Trust (BGwT) Forum took place on Tuesday, Sept. 20, in Rabb Hall at the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library. Wilko Koning, senior project leader for Waternet, the...
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Chester Square Park Comes Alive for Mass Ave Coalition Festival
Chester Square Park came alive during an unseasonable warm autumn afternoon on Sunday, Sept. 18, for “a festival like no other,” the Mass Ave Coalition Festival. The festival was made possible by a...
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Guide to Schools In and Around Boston
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble (The Silver Quartet) performs with Ken Field and Bobby Tymes on sax, Jerry Sabatini on trumpet, Phil Neighbors on drums, and Blake Newman on bass. Part of the Information...
View ArticleMass Humanities Announces Second Round of Expand Mass Stories Grants
Special to the Sun Mass Humanities announced today it has awarded $713,876 in Expand Massachusetts Stories (EMS) grants to 42 cultural nonprofit organizations across the Commonwealth, including grants...
View ArticleJoin Fenway Health Sunday, Oct. 2 for Aids Walk Boston
The 37th annual AIDS Walk Boston takes place both in-person and virtually on Sunday, October 2 at DCR’s Carson Beach in South Boston. The site opens at 8:00 am, the program begins at 9:00 am, and...
View ArticleVan Scoy Settling Into New Role As Neighborhood Liaison
Perhaps the biggest surprise for Margret “Maggie” Van Scoy, since assuming the role of the city’s neighborhood liaison for Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Fenway-Kenmore, and Mission Hill, she said, has been...
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Charlesgate Happenings The Charlesgate Alliance will hold a meet-and-greet on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Cornwall’s at 644 Beacon St. Join your neighbors from Back Bay, Kenmore, and...
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