The Emerald Necklace Conservancy turns 20 this year, and to celebrate, they have proposed a 12-week art exhibition in the parks. This is one of three initiatives the Conservancy is pursuing to honor the anniversary. Exhibition Curator and Project Manager…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Dozens of Mayors March at the 48th Boston Pride Parade
Music blasted from speaker-installed trucks as thousands, decorated in a rainbow of colors, lined up from Copley Square to the City Hall Plaza. With the police sirens came a roar from the crowd: It was time for the 48th Boston…
Zoning Board Okays Haddon Hall’s Plans to Become a Luxury Residential Unit
The Haddon Hall controversy came to a quiet conclusion at the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Tuesday morning, June 12, with former opponents speaking in favor of the new configuration. The revised residential plan faced no opposition, instead garnering several…
Annual South End Garden Tour Set for this Saturday, June 16
The Trustees are pleased to announce that the 25th annual South End Garden Tour will take place this year on Saturday, June 16, from 10a.m. to 4 p.m.. Each year the South End Garden Tour features gardens in a different…
Garden Club of the Back Bay Creates BayBayTrees.org for Alley Trees
The Tree Committee of the Garden Club of the Back Bay announces BackBayTrees.org, a new website to document and help protect the neighborhood’s alley trees, which are often at risk for removal without City approval. In 2016, volunteers inventoried the…
Charles River Watershed Association Welcomes New Executive Director
The Charles River Watershed Association announced that it has named Emily Norton, who is currently director of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Sierra Club, as CRWA’s new executive director. She succeeds longtime CRWA Executive Director Bob Zimmerman. Norton, of Newton,…
Fenway Neighborhood Coffee Hour Draws in a Crowd
There were flowers and plants aplenty at the Fenway Neighborhood Coffee Hour on Tuesday. The event attracted a crowd that included several elected officials and staff who listened to Mayor Marty Walsh update the community about current happenings in the…
Byron Rushing Endorsed by Key Neighborhood and Community Groups
This week, State Rep. Byron Rushing announced that he has been endorsed in his re-election bid by the Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Baystate Stonewall Democrats and Boston Ward 9 Democrats. “Our membership voted unanimously to endorse Rep. Rushing in…
MLK Memorial Expanded, Mayor Walsh says
On June 8, in response to community feedback from 14 public meetings held across the city, Mayor Walsh and non-profit MLK Boston announced an expansion of the project commemorating Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King, according to a…
Police Briefs 06-14-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Restroom rumble On Tuesday, June 5, at about 9:08 p.m., police responded to a radio call for an assault and battery that occurred inside the Prudential Center at 800 Boylston St. Upon arrival, the officer met with…