Month: November 2024
Two South End Businesses Awarded City SPACE Grants
By Dan Murphy Two South End establishments are among the 32 Boston small business that recently opened, or about to open, to receive a total of $2,875,000 in funding via the city’s recently announced, third round of Supporting Pandemic Affected…
Resurrection Lutheran Church turns 150 years old
By Richard Heath The imposing 56 foot stone steeple of Resurrection Lutheran Church at 94 Warren Street has watched over Nubian ( nee Dudley) Square for a century. Resurrection Lutheran Church- originally Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church-built it in 1925 but…
Happy Thanksgiving
Although a Harris poll a few years back revealed that Christmas is the favorite holiday of the year among all age groups of Americans, we think that Thanksgiving, our uniquely American holiday, has much more to recommend it than Christmas.…
Guest Op-Ed: All I want for Christmas is scooters off our sidewalks
By Sharon Durkan This holiday season, as shoppers fill our streets and families visit our iconic neighborhoods, my greatest wish is that everyone has a safe and welcoming experience, but too often I hear about reckless scooters and mopeds overwhelming…
New Tools to Assist Residents in Building Accessory Dwelling Units
Special to the Sun The City of Boston has announced a new program to support Boston homeowners in building Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) on their property. This initiative, administered by the Boston Home Center (BHC), a division of the Mayor’s…
News in Brief
SoWa Winter Festival returns to SoWa Power Station New England’s largest indoor holiday marketplace, the ninth annual SoWa Winter Festival, will be open seven days a week between Nov. 29 and Dec. 22 at the SoWa Power Station. The festival…
Boston’s Biggest and Most Magical Festive Experience is Coming
A new tradition lights up Hood Park with massive light displays and seasonal magic for the entire family Special to the Sun Winter Fest, a large-scale, immersive winter experience has transformed Hood Park in Charlestown into a dazzling wonderland featuring…
RMV Reminds Residents of Real ID Requirements
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) is reminding residents that beginning May 7, 2025, anyone traveling by plane domestically or entering certain federal facilities will need a Registry-issued REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID, or…
State Fire Marshal Offers Tips for Serving up Safety on Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving a few days away, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is asking residents to practice fire safety in the kitchen on the number one day for home fires in Massachusetts. “There are about twice as many fires on…