Month: March 2023
Love Your Block Spring Cleanup Starts April 22
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Civic Organizing (OCO) announced the Love Your Block spring 2023 cleanups will take place on April 22nd and 29th. Love Your Block is a Citywide community service event that…
Esplanade Association Offers Free Guided Women’s History Tour
For the last day of Women’s History Month, the Esplanade Association will be offering a free guided tour highlighting some of the women who helped shape the history of the park on Friday, March 31. “The Women and the Esplanade:…
City Holds Virtual Meeting on Back Bay Fens Pathways
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department sponsored its fourth meeting virtually on Tuesday, March 28, to discuss conceptual-design options for the Back Bay Fens pathways. Lauren Bryant, project manager for the city agency, said besides looking at accessibility at…
Fenway Civic Association’s Annual Meeting Returns As In-Person Event
The Fenway Civic Association held its 61st annual meting on Wednesday, March 22, at 1325 Boylston St. Tim Horn, president of the board of directors of the board-driven, all-volunteer, member-supported nonprofit organization, offered opening remarks and recalled how for last…
Emily Sweeney Discusses Her Book ‘Gangland Boston’ at West End Museum
By Marianne Salza Boston Globe reporter, Emily Sweeney, discussed her book, “Gangland Boston: A Tour Through the Deadly Streets of Organized Crime,” on March 23, at The HUB50 Community Room, Boston. The Dorchester resident shared fraudulent and violent stories of…
Another Week – Another Mass Shooting in America
The news this week of yet another mass shooting, this time in a private school in a wealthy neighborhood of Nashville, Tennessee, in which six persons (including three, nine year-old children) were killed, once again has highlighted the need for…
The Iraq War – Never Again
Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq, a conflict that was broadcast into our living rooms on our TV sets in great detail thanks to the many reporters who were allowed to become “embedded” with…
The Race Is On: Two Candidates Vying for 9th Suffolk District State Representative Seat on Hand for Ward 4 Dems Meeting
Two candidates vying for 9th Suffolk District state representative recently vacated by Jon Santiago were on hand for the Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee meeting on Tuesday, March 21, at Union Church. John Moran, a 24-year resident of the South…