Memorial Day weekend marks the traditional start of the summer season, bringing with it the anticipation of sunshine and warmth and of time spent with family and friends. But while we contemplate all of the good things that will…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Let’s remember the true meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day is the most solemn of our national holidays, commemorating the Supreme Sacrifice that has been made by an estimated one million of our fellow citizens, which now includes the 15 members of our military who have died…
Back Bay Station Concourse Project on course for completion
Once completed, the Back Bay Station Concourse Renovation Project, which has an expected completion date of next April, will completely transform the outdated station into a state-of-the-art transportation facility, with a new range of active retail. During phase one of…
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SoWa Artists Guild’s events in May continue SoWa Sundays take place on May 24 and 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. SoWa Artists Guild events, which are free and open to the public, are held at 450 Harrison Ave. …
The dumping of raw sewage has to be fixed
The “plan” recently announced by the Mass. Water Resources Authority (MWRA) that would continue to allow for raw sewage to be dumped into our watersheds in the Greater Boston area during periods of heavy rainfall is, in a word, unacceptable.…
Boston Ward 4 Dems offers scholarships to ninth and 10th graders
The Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee is offering $400 scholarships to eligible ninth and 10th graders living in the ward, including students attending the Melvin H. King South End Academy, Boston Latin School, and Winsor School. To apply, students will…
Russell Bridge receives esteemed ACEC/MA Grand Conceptor Award
The new William Felton ‘Bill’ Russell Bridge, which links Charlestown to the North End across the Boston Harbor, was recently awarded the ACEC/MA Grand Conceptor Award – the highest honor bestowed upon engineering projects by the American Council of Engineering…
Housing, health, hunger: This is why America is failing
Americans’ optimism about their future has sunk to an all-time low, according to a recent Gallup Poll (which was conducted, we might add, before the war with Iran had begun). Why the malaise when we have record-low unemployment and…
News Briefs 5-8-26
Boston Ward 4 Dems offers scholarships to ninth and 10th graders The Boston Ward 4 Democratic Committee is offering $400 scholarships to eligible ninth and 10th graders living in the ward, including students attending the Melvin H. King South End…
At last, common sense regarding marijuana, psychedelics
The recent actions by the Trump administration to reschedule marijuana and certain psychedelics has brought a measure of common-sense to the regulation of these substances. Federal policy for more than 50 years has classified marijuana and psychedelics as Schedule…