Special to the Sun The Old Howard Theater has a famous (and infamous!) legacy within Boston’s dramaturgical history. The building began in 1841 as a tentstyle tabernacle for the Millerite sect, a group that prophesied the world’s end in 1844.…
Month: September 2025
2025 Guide To Private Schools
Pre k- Kindergarten The Advent School 15 Brimmer St. Boston, MA 02108 617-742-0520 x 15 adventschool.org Learn with Passion. Act with Courage. Change the World. The Advent School is a progressive, Reggio-inspired independent school for students in pre-Kindergarten through Sixth…
Happy Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, will start at sundown this coming Monday (September 22) and will end at sunset on Wednesday (September 24). During the three days of festivities, members of the Jewish faith will gather with family and…
A Cardinal has been Stealing Our Tomatoes this Summer
We live in a condominium community on an island in the middle of a bay. The island, as do all of the islands in Boston Harbor, has a rich history dating back to colonial times. The military built a base…
BLO Presents Stage Street at Boston Public Library
Soprano Josie Larsen reaches amazing heights with Audition Aria by Johann Strauss. It must be noted that there were no microphones or electrical amplification but the voices of the performers themselves that filled the Rabb Auditorium with song.
Mayor Wu and Josh Kraft Top Mayoral Race in Primary Vote
By Dan Murphy Incumbent Mayor Michelle Wu and rival Josh Kraft topped the ballot in a four-way mayoral race in the preliminary election on Tuesday, Sept. 9, paving their way for a rematch in the Nov. 4 municipal election. According…
Fenway CDC’s Proposed Beacon Hill Project Clears Yet Another Procedural Hurdle
By Dan Murphy The Fenway CDC’s proposed project, which will bring much-needed affordable-housing ownership opportunities to Beacon Hill, moved even closer to reality after it garnered a unanimous vote of non-opposition from the Beacon Hill Civic Association Zoning and Licensing…
Mayor Wu Announces Applications Open for Spooky Streets and Fall and Harvest Grant
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the Community Engagement Cabinet’s Office of Civic Organizing announced applications are now open for the Spooky Streets Grant Program. Residents and community groups who apply and get approved will receive a mini-grant…
News in Brief
Charlesgate Farmers Market Open Sundays The Charlesgate Farmers Market returns this summer to Charlesgate Park. The market will be held Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until October 12 under the Bowker Overpass at Commonwealth Avenue between Charlesgate East…
State Health Officials Announce Additional Human Cases of WNV in Massachusetts
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) has announced two additional human cases of West Nile virus (WNV) in Massachusetts this year. One is in a man in his 40s who was likely exposed to the…