It’s never too late to follow your dream. That’s the rationale of Newton resident Marcia Rosenthal, 72, a student at the School of Fashion Design. Rosenthal remembers walking by the school, located on Newbury Street, while she was a student…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
BPL to Welcome Patrons Back Into BPL Buildings
The Boston Public Library (BPL) last week announced its plans to reopen its spaces to the public. On June 1, the Central Library in Copley Square will reopen for limited in-person services, and June 14, those services will be expanded, and…
Cathedral to Celebrate Organ’s 145th Birthday With Special Concert
The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End on June 13 will celebrate 145 years since the dedication of its principal organ, the 101-rank E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings opus 801, on February 23, 1876. To…
DA Rollins Announces Major Drug Enforcement Activity at Mass/Cass
DA Rachael Rollins announced 36 indictments of three individuals who have allegedly engaged in open drug dealing in the Mass/Cass area, as well as dozens more arrests of individuals that face arrest for impacting the area. As part of ongoing,…
Barros Proposes Three-Part Approach to Mass & Cass
Standing at Orchard Gardens elementary school, Mayoral candidate John Barros last week announced his three part plan for addressing the concurrent opioid epidemic, public health, and public safety crises at the nexus of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, more…
Ward 4 Dems to Caucus on Saturday, June 26
Registered Democrats in Boston’s Ward 4, which includes parts of the neighborhoods of Back Bay, Fenway, and the South End, will hold a caucus on Saturday, June 26, at 11 a.m. on Zoom (https://tinyurl.com/2021BosWard4Caucus) to elect delegates to the 2020…
Congratulations to the Class of 2021
Graduation Day is one of the few occasions that brings a smile to the faces of everyone in a community, regardless of whether they have a personal connection to a graduate. It is an occasion when all of us share in…
Guest Op-Ed: Commemorating Memorial Day and Honoring Those Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice for Our Country
By Councilor Ed Flynn Monday, May 31st, was Memorial Day. This is a day to honor those that made the supreme sacrifice for our nation while serving in the U.S. military. The origin of Memorial Day began when after the…
Gov. Baker Files Legislation to Extend Certain COVID-19 Emergency Measures
On May 25, Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation to extend certain emergency measures cur-rently in place via executive orders that are set to expire on June 15 when the State of Emergen-cy will be rescinded. Most restrictions, including limitations placed…
A Memorial Day To Look Back and Ahead
If Memorial Day of 2020 was unlike any other, Memorial Day of 2021 will represent almost a 180 degree turnabout from the dark days of a year ago. Thanks to the miraculous production of vaccines and plummeting infection and hospitalizations…