The Boston Parks and Recreation Department ParkARTS program presents Acting Mayor Kim Janey’s Movie Nights in nine local City of Boston parks from Monday, August 9, through Friday, September 10. All shows begin at dusk. The series is sponsored by…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Renowned Artist Janet Zweig to Create Interactive Public Sculpture on Common
In celebration of the Friends of the Public Garden’s 50th anniversary in Boston, famed public artist Janet Zweig will unveil a large, participatory public sculpture – a hand-crafted, double-sided, wooden cabinet with removable illuminated markers that invite discussion about ownership…
Cappucci Announces Run for Mayor of Boston
Bob Cappucci has announced his candidacy for Mayor of Boston. The following is his announcement. Bob Cappucci, a lifelong resident of East Boston, a retired Boston Police Officer, and a veteran of the US Navy Nuclear Submarine Service, is running…
A Bleak Future for the Earth
The report released this week by the United Nations detailing the impending effects of climate change in the near future because of our rapidly-warming atmosphere paints the starkest picture yet of what awaits life on Earth as we know it…
City announces pilot program for Mental Health Emergency responses
Acting Mayor Kim Janey last week announced a pilot initiative to address the way the City of Boston responds to mental health crises – a pilot that several mayoral candidates and sitting City Councilors say they had first suggested.A similar…
Massport Selects South End Student to Receive Lowell Richards Memorial Scholarship
The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) today announced the recipient of the annual memorial scholarship honoring the memory of Massport Chief Development Officer Lowell Richards, III. The 2021 Lowell L. Richards III Memorial Scholarship was awarded to South End resident and…
State Rep. Chynah Tyler Endorses Andrea Campbell for Mayor
Wednesday morning at an event in Roxbury, State Rep. Chynah Tyler endorsed Andrea Campbell for Mayor of Boston.Representative Tyler, a Roxbury native, represents the 7th Suffolk District which includes parts of Roxbury, Fenway, and the South End, and is Chair…
Gov. Baker Nominates Rachel Hershfang as Associate Justice of the Appeals Court
Recently, Gov. Charlie Baker announced the nomination of South End native Rachel Hershfang as Associate Justice of the Appeals Court.“The decades of experience in public service that Rachel Hershfang…will bring to the respective courts and the people of the Commonwealth…
Police Incidents: Man murdered in shooting on West Concord Street
At about 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 6, officers assigned to District D-4 (South End) responded to a call for a person shot in the area of 162 West Concord St. in the South End. On arrival, officers located an…