Special to the Sun Boston Senior Home Care (BSHC), a trusted provider of home- and community-based services, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from Planned Lifetime Assistance Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, Inc. (PLAN of MA & RI) to…
Month: August 2025
State Health Officials Announce WNV Risk Level Changes
Mosquito-borne disease risk is elevated in multiple communities Special to the Sun On Aug. 12, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that the risk for West Nile virus (WNV) is now high in multiple communities due to ongoing…
Healey Signs Chapter 90 Bill, Unlocking over $1 Billion in Infrastructure Funding for Communities across Massachusetts
Governor Maura Healey signed into law a new Chapter 90 bill, delivering $300 million in critical transportation and infrastructure funding to every city and town across Massachusetts. The bill reflects the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s commitment to strengthening local roads, reducing congestion,…
Athenæum Reimagines Exhibition from 1850
Special to Sun The Boston Athenaeum’s newest installation, ‘Exhibiting China,’ will reunite, for the first time in 175 years, five portraits by Chinese artist Lamqua that were a part of the Athenaeum’s first exhibition at its historic 10½ Beacon St.…
Bridge Receives Narcan Vending Machine through Boston Public Health Commission Grant
Bridge Over Troubled Waters (Bridge), a nonprofit in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on serving youth experiencing homelessness, has recently acquired a harm reduction vending machine which will contain Narcan (naloxone), a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids, and other…
WWII Ended 80 Years Ago This Week
This week marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It was on August 14, 1945, that Japanese Emperor Hirohito announced Japan’s surrender in a radio address to his nation that also was broadcast around the world.…
Signs of Summer’s End
All in all, this has been a pretty good summer. Despite a tough start (when it rained every weekend), the weather has been as close to perfect as we could expect for summer activities — and the weatherman is predicting…
Copley Square Bos Tix Booth Reopens After Five Years
ArtsBoston’s newly renovated Copley Square BosTix Booth returned to service on Thursday, July 31, after being closed for the past five years.The iconic booth, which was designed by the late architect Graham Gund and opened in 1995, closed during the…
Fortune Tellers Intend to Set up Shop on Newbury Street
By Dan Murphy A pair of fortune tellers intend to set up shop on the fourth floor of 361 Newbury St., according to the applicant who appeared at the monthly meeting of the Neighborhood of the Back Bay’s Licensing and…
Champagne and Wine Bar atop CitizenM Hotel Opens on Newbury
Special to the Sun Big Heart Hospitality, the award-winning restaurant group led by chef and restaurateur Tiffani Faison, is bringing its beloved Champagne and wine bar, Bubble Bath, to new heights— literally— to the top of citizenM hotel at 408…