Month: May 2025
Jacques’ Cabaret and JJ Foley’s to Receives City’s Legacy Business Awards
By Dan Murphy Jacques’ Cabaret of Bay Village and JJ Foley’s Café of the South End were among 30 longstanding, independent businesses citywide to receive one of the city’s 2025 Legacy Business Awards for contributing to the fabric of their…
Titus Sparrow Park Reopens with New Play, Sports Features
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu last week joined Chief Climate Officer and Interim Boston Parks Commissioner Brian Swett, the Friends of Titus Sparrow Park, elected officials, and South End residents during the South End Neighborhood Coffee Hour to…
News in Brief
Community Boating to hold Universal Access Program open house Saturday, May 31 Community Boating, Inc. (CBI) will host a special open house for its Universal Access Program (UAP) on Friday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the…
Gov. Healey, Sens. Warren, Markey fight back against Trump, Congressional Republicans’ Medicaid Cuts
Reconciliation bill will cost state health care system $1.75 billion, take away health care for 250,000 people, raise costs for everyone Special to the Sun On Tuesday, Gov. Maura Healey, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Sen. Ed Markey joined together to…
Wendy Bongjoh Joins Project Bread’s Council of Experts
Special to the Sun Wendy Bongjoh, of Boston, has joined Project Bread’s 2025 Council of Experts with Lived Experience. Launched in 2023, the Council of Experts was founded to challenge exclusionary systems that perpetuate food insecurity by ensuring that those with…
Boston Climbs to 12th on Annual TPL ParkScore Index
Special to the Sun Trust for Public Land (TPL) announced that Boston was ranked the nation’s 12th best big-city park system on the 2025 ParkScore® index, climbing two spots ahead of last year’s 14th place ranking. Atop the ParkScore rankings,…
BPS Taps Former Prosecutor for Bus Safety Review after Tragedy
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Mary Skipper have announced that Mintz attorney Natashia Tidwell, a former federal prosecutor and police officer, who specializes in external investigations, will lead an independent review of…
Councilor Flynn Calls for a Hearing on Certification Compliance for BPS Bus Drivers
Special to the Sun At last week’s Boston City Council meeting, Councilor Ed Flynn and Councilor At-Large Erin Murphy filed a hearing order to review the hiring, training, and compliance certification for Boston Public Schools (BPS) bus drivers. This follows…
State Fire Marshal Highlights Summer Fire Safety
Special to the Sun As Massachusetts approaches Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is asking residents to practice outdoor fire safety in the weeks and months ahead. “As the weather gets…