Crite Park marked a major milestone on Thursday, July 16, with the installation of permanent interior and exterior fencing for the revitalized South End park. The park, located at the intersection of Columbus Avenue and West Canton and Appleton streets,…
With the summer of ’26 at about its midpoint, District D-4 had seen a 4-percent reduction in incidents of violent and property crime from last year. According to Boston Police, between Jan. 1 and July 12 of this year, 1,586…
A longtime local business owner, Chris Pedersen, and his wife, Lynn, have established the Lt. Col. Rhea R. McCarthy Veterans Fund at Strongwater Farm, which helps underwrite the cost of providing free equine-assisted therapy for veterans and their immediate family…
The City of Boston has selected the first of three options for the eagerly awaited $32 million redevelopment of the South End Branch Library, with an approach that prioritizes making the least impact on the adjacent park. “The project schedule…
As part of its 40th anniversary year, the Boston Groundwater Trust will offer a groundwater walking tour focusing on the Back Bay on Saturday, July 18, beginning at 11 a.m., on the steps of Trinity Church in Copley Square. The…
A new juice bar and café proposed for Newbury Street was among the applicants on hand for the July 6 monthly meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Licensing and Building Use Committee, which was held virtually.…
A bronze statue of the late Boston business titan and philanthropist, Jack Connors Jr., seated on a bench in the front courtyard of the old John Hancock Tower was unveiled on Tuesday, June 9, at a gathering of around 250…
Juneteenth, which has been a national holiday since 2021, marks the day when the Union Army entered the city of Galveston on June 19, 1865, and formally freed those who still were being enslaved in Texas. As the Union Army…
SoWa Artists Guild offers June programming SoWa Sundays are scheduled for June 21 and 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All SoWa Artists Guild events, which are free and open to the public, are held at 450 Harrison Ave.…
The oldest public sailing organization in the U.S., Community Boating, Inc., will celebrate its 80th birthday beginning Saturday, June 20, with a 24-hour Sail-a-thon on the Charles River to support CBI’s continuing mission of providing equitable access to sailing for…