City Council Praised for Unanimously Passing Resolution Calling for Immediate...
Special to the Times-Free Press At the December 8, Boston City Council meeting, lead sponsors Councilors Kendra Lara, Ruthzee Louijeune, and Liz Breadon introduced a resolution calling for immediate...
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Holiday Art Show at Cobblestones Cobblestones at 30 Charles St. will hold its Holiday Art Show on Saturday, Dec. 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. The event will feature artists Mary Keating, Karen Lee Sobol,...
View ArticleCity of Boston Traffic Advisory to December 18
Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit....
View ArticleOrdinance Signed Requiring Captions on Public-Facing TVs To Increase Access...
Mayor Michelle Wu last Friday signed an ordinance requiring that places of public accommodations in the City of Boston such as restaurants, bars, banks and gyms turn on the closed captioning function...
View ArticleFirst Night Boston Expands: Annual Celebration Returns to Copley Square, Adds...
First Night Boston, New England’s largest New Year’s Eve party, returns to celebrate the start of 2023 in Boston’s Back Bay. The free and family-friendly event runs from 12:00 p.m. on Saturday,...
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Young Friends Support Parks At Annual Winter Party
Over 125 Young Friends and the young at heart came out to celebrate and support the parks this past Friday (Dec. 9) at the fourth Annual Winter Party.
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Bringing Holiday Cheer to Temple Street
Temple Street residents spent Saturday, Dec. 3, decorating the street and Temple Street Park.
View ArticleA Great World Cup
We don’t pretend to be big soccer fans, but even we were caught up in the excitement and the drama of the World Cup, which reached its climax this past Sunday with the exciting and exhilarating...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
This is the most wonderful time of the year, to paraphrase the popular song, with holiday music playing in the malls and on our car radios, resurrecting our earliest childhood memories of...
View ArticleBPHC Issues Flu Advisory to Providers
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) issued an advisory to Boston health care providers alerting them about concerning levels of flu activity during the early stage of flu season, as well as the...
View ArticleWu Announces the SPACE Grant Program To Help Small Businesses
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the SPACE Grant program in partnership with the Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion (OEOI). The program will identify creative ways to bring people...
View ArticleFriends of the Public Garden Welcomes New Director Of Capital Projects and...
Special to Times The Friends of the Public Garden has announced Rebecca McKevitz as Director of Capital Projects and Parks Care. In this position, Rebecca will carry out the Friends’ annual parks care...
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Wu Announces Two-Day Hockey Fan Festival
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the National Hockey League (NHL®) will hold NHL Winter Classic Plaza, a two-day free, non-ticketed fan festival on December 30th and December 31st on the newly reopened...
View ArticleBrockton Woman, Weymouth Man Arraigned After Gun Arrests Near Boston Common
Special to the Times A woman and a man were arraigned Monday in Central Division of Boston Municipal Court on numerous firearm-related charges after being arrested on Tremont Street near Boston Common...
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BHWF Holiday Cocktails
The Beacon Hill Women’s Forum (BHWF) celebrated the festive season with Holiday Cocktails at the Hampshire House, on December Shown are Gracey Wilson, Cécile Guedon, and Richelle Gewertz, The...
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Cobblestones Hosts Holiday Art Show
Cobblestones owners Jennifer Gallagher and Dave O’Donnell, with EleanorScore. Pictured (left to right), are Sallie Fisher, Paul Donnelly, Eleanor Score, and Leslie Lyman. Pictured here are Paintings...
View ArticleEnjoy a happy — and safe –New Year’s Eve
The end of one year and the start of another provides all of us with an opportunity for reflection. We are a year older — but have we become any wiser? Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells,”...
View ArticleWu announces strategy for inclusive growth and development
Mayor Michelle Wu announced a set of proposals to make substantial changes to Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) and the commercial Linkage Policy that will enable Boston to support its growing...
View ArticleNorth Washington Street Bridge construction look-ahead through January 7
This is a brief overview of construction operations and impacts for the North Washington Street Bridge Replacement Project. MassDOT will provide additional notices as needed for high-impact work and...
View ArticleBaker signs executive order to establish Massachusetts Cyber Incident...
Governor Charlie Baker signed an executive order to establish the Massachusetts Cyber Incident Response Team (MA-CIRT). Led by the Secretary of the Executive Office of Technology Services and Security...
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