South End Branch Library Card and Pop-Up Event Set for Sept. 14 The South End Branch of the Boston Public Library will hold a Library Card and Pop-up Event on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…
Month: September 2023
Flynn Schedules Hearing on GunTrafficking and Illegal Firearms
Special to the Sun Boston City Council President Ed Flynn has scheduled a hearing next Monday, September 18, at 10 a.m. to discuss amending the City of Boston Code relating to the Study and Report on trafficking of illegal firearms.…
NABB Homelessness Task Force Educational Forum Set To Return Sept. 27 to Copley Branch Library
The fourth annual Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Homelessness Task Force Educational Forum will return on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. to the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Hall. This year’s program, called “Model…
Boston Parks Department Announces Fall Hike Boston Schedule
Special to the Sun The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced the fall 2023 schedule for Hike Boston, a daytime hiking series aimed at providing guided group hikes and interpretive programs led by Urban Wilds staff and Park Rangers.…
Five Back Bay Actors Star in the Tony Award-Winning Musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Special to the Sun Back Bay actors, Joy Clark, Eva Colliou, Ana Viveros, Alan Cid, and Klara LaGuardia, star in Moonbox Productions’ upcoming production of the Tony-Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim and…
Mayor Wu Announces 2023 “Boston Blooms With Daffodils” Bulb Giveaway
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will distribute over 15,000 daffodil bulbs for planting on public ways citywide through the “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” beautification initiative started in 2011. Individuals,…
Freedom Rally Organizers Taking Steps To Mitigate Impact of Event
With as many as 10,000 cannabis enthusiasts expected to descend on the Boston Common on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon to 8 p.m. for the 34th Boston Freedom Rally, event organizers are already taking measures to mitigate its impact, particularly…
Boston Officials Announce Recovery Month Documentary Film Series
Special to the Sun In celebration of National Recovery Month during the month of September, the City of Boston today announced the Recovery Month Documentary Film Series. Three documentary feature films will be screened at the Boston Public Library’s Central…
Hopefully, We Will Have Dodged a Bullet
As we are writing this, forecasters are predicting that powerful Hurricane Lee will track off to our east, sending us perhaps some rain, high winds, and high seas, this weekend. Although we in this area have been very fortunate to…
Auto Workers Deserve a Fair Contract
We realize we may be getting a little bit far afield here, but we wish to voice our support for auto workers at General, Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) in their quest to obtain a fair contract. Without getting…