There are 61 communities in Massachusetts including the City of Boston that have placed a ban on those horrible plastic shopping bags and the City of Revere is poised to become number 62 after Revere City Council members Steve Morabito…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Young Friends Winter Social
The Young Friends of the Public Garden held a Winter Social at the Parker House bar on Thursday, Feb. 1, and it brought many together to socialize and raise money for Friends Of The Public Garden’s efforts. Here Grant Simpson…
Center for the Arts Holds Movers & Shakers Fundraiser
Anthony Traniello of dbar shows some serious shake during Boston Center for the Arts’ Movers & Shakers 2018 fundraiser last Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Cyclorama. The BCA hosted Boston’s most popular restaurants and caterers for a spirited competition to…
News Briefs
MARLBOROUGH STREET TREES After the controversial decision of the Back Bay Architectural Commission to approve the removal of a large Ailanthus tree on Marlborough Street this past year between Massachusetts Avenue and Charlesgate East, the Garden Club of the Back…
Police Briefs 02-08-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Ground score On Wednesday, Jan. 31, at about 1:56 p.m., police responded to a radio call to investigate a person at 77 Exeter St. While en route to the call, Operations notified the responding officers that building…
The Future of Transportation Isn’t Just Self-Driving Cars, It’s Public Transit
Fiat Chrysler and BMW just announced plans to jointly develop self-driving cars. The move puts the automakers in competition with Google, Apple, and other car manufacturers that are also working on driverless vehicles. The question is when, not if, this…
We Will Never Forget the Blizzard of ’78
This week marks the 40th anniversary of the Blizzard of ’78, the momentous storm that wreaked havoc and devastation across Eastern Massachusetts during a 32-hour period on February 6-7. There have been many remembrances of that catastrophic event in the…
Women’s Lunch Place Holds Benefit Concert in Back Bay
Lori McKenna, Grammy award winning singer-songwriter, performed with Mark Erelli last Thursday, Jan. 25, during a benefit concert for Women’s Lunch Place at Church of Covenant in Back Bay. More than 500 people attended the benefit to hear the Massachusetts…
News Briefs
OFFICERS RECOVER FIREARM At about 9:25 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 27, 2018, officers from District D-4 (South End) were on patrol in the area of 35 Brannon-Harris Way in the Lennox area when officers observed an individual, believed to be…
Police Briefs 02-01-2018
D-4 POLICE NEWS Gun shy On Tuesday, Jan. 23, at about 9:20 a.m., police responded to radio call for a weapon found at 199 Massachusetts Ave. Upon arrival, the officer spoke to a building security guard, who said a maintenance…