Boston’s Official Tree Arrives Nov. 21
The annual gift of an evergreen Christmas tree from Nova Scotia is scheduled to arrive by police escort at Boston Common at approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 21. This is the 52nd year that a...
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BPDA Holds First IAG Meeting on Residential Project Proposed For St. Mary’s...
The Boston Planning & Development Agency held its first meeting of the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) for a 90-unit residential project proposed for 142-146 St. Mary’s St. in the Fenway virtually on...
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Embrace Boston Hosts First-Ever Boston Arts and Culture Summit
Special to Sun Embrace Boston, the enterprise inspiring change to build an equitable and inclusive Boston, partnered with Arts Emerson, Boston Center for the Arts, A Beautiful Resistance and Mass...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Bay Staters Deserve Opportunities To Build a Better Financial...
By State Reps. Jeffrey Rosario Turco and Francisco E. Paulino Whether you grew up in Revere, Winthrop, Lawrence, Brighton, or Boston, every community in the Commonwealth values kitchen-table issues;...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving
A Harris poll a few years ago revealed that Christmas is the favorite holiday of the year among all age groups of Americans, but we think that Thanksgiving, our uniquely American holiday, has much...
View ArticleEBNHC Launches New Behavioral Health Urgent Care Service
Special to the Sun East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), the largest community-based primary care health system in Massachusetts, gathered with city, state and community leaders last week,...
View ArticleMetropolitan Beaches Comm. Holds First Meeting In-Person Since Shutdown
Special to the Sun For the first time since the COVID-19 shutdown, the Metropolitan Beaches Commission gathered on Beacon Hill on October 31 for an in-person hearing on the state of the region’s...
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Winter Clothing Drive Underway in the Fenway The Boston Public Health Commission, in partnership with the Fenway Community Center, is holding a Winter Clothing drive. The drop-off location is the...
View ArticleMBTA Releases Capital Needs Assessment and Inventory
Special to the Sun The MBTA released its Capital Needs Assessment and Inventory (CNAI), an MBTA-led analysis conducted every three-four years to inventory the MBTA’s assets, understand the overall...
View ArticleDiscussion on the Outer Brewster Island Diaries at Winthrop Historical Meeting
Story & Photos by Marianne Salza Four Lowell women set out on a 17-day excursion on Great Brewster Island in July 1891. They referred to themselves as the Scribe, the Aristocrat, the Acrobat, and...
View ArticleFOPG and Mayor Wu To Flip the Switch Comm Ave Mall Holiday Lights on...
Special to the Sun As holiday lights go on across the city next week, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall will have a special glow. The Friends of the Public Garden is working with the community once again...
View ArticleBPDA Seeking To Overhaul Article 80 Review Process
After repeatedly hearing from community members, developers, and even its own staff over the years that Article 80 can be unnecessarily complicated and unpredictable, the Boston Planning &...
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Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Mayor Michelle Wu joins guests for the 2021 holiday lighting of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall.
View ArticleNational Parks of Boston Host Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Charlestown...
Special to the Sun The National Parks of Boston will host a gathering of remembrance at the USS Constitution Museum followed by a wreath-laying ceremony on the World War II-era destroyer USS Cassin...
View ArticleBoston Officials Announce Choice of Electricity Rates
Special to the Sun The City of Boston announced new electricity rates through Boston’s Community Choice Electricity (BCCE) program, and encouraged all customers to choose BCCE as their electricity...
View ArticleMayor’s Enchanted Trolly Tour Schedule
Boston’s Enchanted Trolley Tour continues the festive tradition of lighting holiday trees throughout Boston. For the 27th year, the Mayor’s Enchanted Trolley Tour will continue the festive tradition...
View ArticleBPDA To Hold Dec. 11 Public Meeting on Residential Project Proposed for St....
The Boston Planning & Development Agency will host a virtual public meeting on Monday, Dec. 11, to discuss a 90-unit residential project proposed for 142-146 St. Mary’s St. in the Fenway. Newton...
View ArticleHenry Santana Is Ready To Get To Work
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Henry Santana, Boston’s newest City Councilor At-Large elect, looks forward to hitting the ground running in 2024 when he officially takes his place on the City Council....
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Comm Ave Mall holiday Lights to be Illuminated on Thursday, Nov. 30 The Friends of the Public Garden is working with the community once again to produce Holiday Lights on the Mall. When Mayor Michelle...
View ArticleSouth End Stroll This Saturday, Dec. 2
Special to the Sun Boston’s Annual South End Holiday Stroll is Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11a.m. to 7 p.m. This annual event will be held throughout the entire South End. Come visit, shop, dine and...
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