America’s favorite shopping season is fast approaching, and while it’s easy to be swayed by department stores’ crazy discounts and once-a-year sales, it’s most important to support local shops and small businesses. In honor of “Small Business Saturday,” on Saturday,…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
Ellis Neighborhood Association Happy With Sidewalk Repairs,Looks for More Lighting
By Seth Daniel Berkeley Street is no doubt a major gateway into the Back Bay and downtown areas these days, with thriving businesses and tourists trekking on foot, but the infrastructure has not kept up with the times, and many…
A One-Woman Show:Jill Donahue Has Built A Successful Public Relations Agency on Newbury Street
By Cary Shuman Jill Donahue took over a decade to get to the field of public relations but her clients are sure glad she got there. “I wasn’t really sure what I wanted to do, but I always liked the…
Taking Precautions to Keep Your Family Pet Safe During the Holidays
The turkey’s in the oven and guests are on the way — the last thing you need now is an emergency trip to the veterinary hospital. Unfortunately, the holiday season tends to be a busy time at BluePearl Veterinary Partners…
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ is Coming to the United Parish Church of Brookline
By Beth Treffeisen The Psych Drama Company, a new Boston-area theater group, will be putting on a new production of Edward Albee’s, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? This will be Boston’s first fully mounted production of the play after the…
Police Briefs 11-24-2016
BACK ABY KENMORE/ FENWAY SOUTH END POLICE LOG Nov. 14 73 Hemenway St. – Investigate Person 96 West Springfield St. – Verbal Dispute 53 Huntington Ave. – Larceny Shoplifting 53 Huntington Ave. – Larceny Shoplifting 68 West Newton St. –…
Turkeys Celebrate An Early December, #DontForgetThanksgiving
By Phineas J. Stone Somewhere on the vast farms in the vast open space where turkeys are raised for our Thanksgiving tables, those very turkeys have heard that Christmas trees have been stationed in the front of Home Depot, and…
Remember Those in Need
For the vast majority of Americans, Thanksgiving and the holiday season is a joyous time when the abundance that life offers is most apparent in a wealthy nation such as ours. But the sad reality for many of our fellow…
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is the ultimate family-centered holiday. Thanksgiving has no religious connotations, no national-celebration connotations, and no required gift-giving. It asks nothing more from each of us than just showing up (other than for the person who is doing all the…
Saint Cecilia to Host Free Concert Featuring Requiem by John Rutter
By Beth Treffeisen This Friday, Saint Cecilia choir and orchestra will be featuring Requiem by British composer John Rutter from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. The free concert is free and open to all who wish to attend and will be…