Wu Announces Applications Are Now Open for Block Party Grants
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Community Engagement Cabinet announced applications are now open for block party grants to purchase food, party supplies,...
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Corporate Challenge Road Race June 22 There will be a road race tomorrow, June 22, that may impact vehicle and pedestrian traffic around Beacon Hill. The Corporate Challenge Road Race will be on...
View ArticleSenate Resoundingly Approves Bill for Progressive Tax Relief and Assistance
The Massachusetts Senate approved on Thursday a $590 million Tax Relief bill which delivers support to low- and middle-income earners and chips away at the headwinds that threaten Massachusetts’...
View ArticleBPL Receives $1 Million To Expand LGBTQ+ Resources, Collections, and Programming
The Boston Public Library (BPL) is proud to announce that it has received a $1,000,000 bequest from the late Howard Cooper to dramatically expand its LGBTQ+ resources, collections, and programming....
View ArticleWu Cuts Ribbon on City of Boston’s New Exhibit, “Slavery in Boston”
Mayor Michelle Wu last week cut the ribbon on the City of Boston’s new exhibit, “Slavery in Boston.” This exhibit – located in Faneuil Hall – provides an opportunity to discuss Boston’s role in...
View ArticleSharon Durkan Earns Sen. Ed Markey’s Endorsement for District 8 City Council
By the Durkin campaign Sharon Durkan, a dedicated community activist, former political staffer for Mayor Wu and former Ward 5 Democratic Committee Chair, earned the endorsement of Sen. Ed Markey in...
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Meeting on Proposed Charlesbank Landing on the Esplanade Set for June 22 The Esplanade Association will unveil the design plans and timeline for Charlesbank Landing on the Esplanade, which will...
View ArticleCouncil President Flynn To Host Virtual Veterans Town Hall June 23
Boston City Council President Ed Flynn will host a virtual Veterans Town Hall this Friday, June 23, at 3 p.m. on Zoom. The Town Hall is organized in light of the City Council’s passage of the amended...
View ArticleMGH’s LVC Turns 154
Special to Times The Massachusetts General Hospital LVC celebrated its 154th year this spring as one of the oldest hospital auxiliaries in the country, providing support in the form of grants to the...
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Boston Fire Commissioner and Cadets Visit the Boston Athenaeum Great Fire...
Special to the Times On Wednesday June 14, the Boston Fire Commissioner and Chief of Boston Fire Department Paul F. Burke, along with other Boston Fire Officials and the members of the Inaugural...
View ArticleGuest Op-Ed: Life Coaching Is Often Missing
By Dr. Glenn Mollette What is next for you? Are you making plans for furthering your education? Are you interviewing for employment? Are you debating about your career path? What type of occupation...
View Article60 Years of James Bond
It was 60 years ago this summer that the first James Bond movie, Dr. No, starring the late Sean Connery, was released in the U.S. That movie instantly became a touchstone of 1960s pop culture which...
View ArticleWe’re (Over)Eating Ourselves to Death
The latest statistics reveal an incredibly negative picture of Americans: 40% are obese and another 32% are overweight. In other words, almost three quarters of Americans maintain an unhealthy weight....
View ArticlePrescott House Museum Partners With Hub Town Tours
Special to Times For the first time, the William Hickling Prescott House has fully opened its doors to the public, partnering with local tour company, Hub Town Tours, to offer tours of the early 19th...
View ArticleRob Whitney Tapped To Serve on Boston Community Preservation Committee
Following a unanimous vote from the City Council on June 7, Beacon Hill resident Rob Whitney was appointed to a three-year term on the Boston Community Preservation Committee. The Committee comprises...
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WECA Meeting Set for July 13 at Amy Lowell Apartments The West End Civic Association (WECA) will hold its next meeting in person on Thursday, July 13, at 6 p.m. in the Community Room at Amy Lowell...
View ArticleWu Announces New Leaders Within Community Engagement Cabinet
Mayor Michelle Wu announced Nathalia Benitez-Perez of East Boston as the new Director of the Office of Civic Organizing and Anthony Nguyen as the new Director of SPARK Boston, both tasked with giving...
View ArticleMayor’s Garden Contest Deadline Is July 12
Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu has announced the 27th annual Mayor’s Garden Contest highlighting the hard work of Boston’s urban gardeners. The competition provides the perfect...
View ArticleBLO Brings Free Orchestral Music to the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell and Boston...
Special to the Times Boston Landmarks Orchestra (BLO), under the direction of Music Director Christopher Wilkins, brings its annual summer series of free, live orchestral concerts to the iconic DCR...
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Beacon Hill Garden Makes Donations of More Than $100,000
Special to the Times In June, 2023, the Beacon Hill Garden Club gave away $104,250 to 19 horticultural and environmental organizations in and around Boston. Recipients ranged from the Boston Medical...
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