By Dan Murphy The city’s Planning Department sponsored a virtual public meeting on Monday, April 28, to discuss two proposed projects that would repurpose vacant West End office space for residential purposes, resulting in the creation of more than 50…
Month: May 2025
Orange Line Service suspended between North Station and Oak Grove Night of May 9 and Every day through May 18
Special to the Sun The MBTA is today reminding riders that Orange Line service will be suspended between North Station and Oak Grove beginning at approximately 8:30 PM on Friday, May 9, and continuing every day for the following nine…
Wu announces Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah as Boston’s next Poet Laureate
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced that Ghanaian American poet, editor, and educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah will serve as Boston’s next Poet Laureate. Oppong-Yeboah will officially assume the role in July…
BLO presents free family-friendly performance of “Noah’s Flood”
Special to the Sun Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) presents a special free public performance of composer Benjamin Britten’s 1958 work, NOAH’S FLOOD (Noye’s Fludde) on May 3 @ 2pm at Symphony Hall. This participatory, family-friendly opera brings together professional artists,…
The tragic War in Vietnam ended 50 years ago this week
It was 50 years ago this week on April 30, 1975, that the U.S. involvement in the War in Vietnam officially came to an end when the last U.S. military helicopter flew ignominiously from the roof of the U.S. Embassy…
Guest Op-Ed: Cell Hell
By Alison Barnet Has “Excuse me” left the English language? I can’t believe how many people walk in front of me, almost plowing into me, and say nothing. Almost all of them have a cell phone in front of their…