Mayor Michelle Wu last week announced her appointment of Brenda Hernandez as Executive Director of People and Culture for the People Operations Cabinet. As the City’s Human Resources (HR) leader, she will work to strengthen the City’s organizational culture and…
Month: February 2023
Wu Announces Members of Reparations Task Force
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu on Tuesday announced the ten individuals that will serve on the newly formed Reparations Task Force, created to study the lasting impact of slavery in Boston. The formation of this task force follows…
Mark Your Calendars: The Earth Day Charles River Cleanup Is Back
Registration is now open for the 24th Annual Earth Day Charles River Cleanup on Saturday, April 22. Each year, the Charles River Cleanup brings together over 3,500 volunteers to improve the parks, forests, playgrounds, and paths and keep the Charles…
No Child Should Live In Deep Poverty
We wish to voice our support for a bill sponsored by State Senator Sal DiDomenico, the Assistant Majority Leader of the Massachusetts Senate, that seeks to accelerate the timetable for lifting children in our state out of what is known…
Letter to the Editor
Reader Expresses Concern Over Potential Closure of Portion Of Dartmouth Street Dear Editor, I write to you today concerning the potential closure of Dartmouth Street between St. James and Boylston streets. I wanted to give my perspective as both a…
Guest Op-Ed: What Would Rosa Parks Think?
By Alison Barnet That red sticker on buses, “Remembering Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott” makes me long to have a bus boycott in Boston. I’m sick and tired of waiting half an hour for the #1 bus—which I…
Skating With Friends Returns Sunday, Feb. 19, to the Frog Pond
The Friends of the Public Garden will be hosting its third annual Skating with Friends event on Sunday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Frog Pond on the Boston Common. The event will feature free skate…
Wu Sets Ambitious Agenda In State of the City Address
By Stephen Quigley Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered her State of the City Address at the MGM Music Hall next door to Fenway Park last week in which the mayor noted the achievements that have been accomplished over the past…
Public Gets a Look At Residential Project Proposed for Rear of 165 Park Drive
The public got a look at the residential project proposed for behind Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral in the Fenway during a virtual meeting sponsored by the city on Monday, Jan. 30. Transom Real Estate intends to construct a pair of…
Children’s Winter Fest Returns to Boston Common February 22
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department present the annual Children’s Winter Festival on the Boston Common Parade Ground on Wednesday, February 22, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit boston.gov/winterfest for more…