Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced that applications for the 2025-2026 SPARK Boston Council are now open. SPARK Boston is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement council for Boston residents ages 20 to 35. This council is responsible…
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Associates of BPL hosting call for applications for Writer-in-Residence
Special to the Sun The Associates of the Boston Public Library is posting a call for applications for our 2025–26 Writer-in-Residence program. Now in its twenty-first year, the year-long residency provides an emerging writer with the fi-nancial support, editorial assistance,…
NABB Hosts Annual Spring Fling
First Watch restaurant signs lease for space at 777 Boylston St.
By Dan Murphy First Watch, which will offer affordable, made-to order breakfast, brunch, and lunch (but not dinner) dishes, officially signed a lease last week for a space at 777 Boylston St., according to a company spokesperson. The flagship Boston…
Wu, B.A.A. announce recipients of the fastest Bostonian awards at the Boston Marathon
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced the recipients of the third annual awards for the Fastest Bostonians, given to the Boston residents with the quickest finish times at the 129th Boston Marathon…
Register for the 37th Annual Jimmy Fund Walk
Registration is open for the 2025 Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5, funds raised from the Jimmy Fund Walk support all forms of adult and pediatric care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund…
Boston Officials to Host Annual Disability Community Forum
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu, the Commission on Persons with Disabilities and the Disability Advisory Board announced that the City’s annual Disability Community Forum will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. The…
Two Proposed West End office-to-residential Conversion Projects detailed during Meeting
By Dan Murphy The city’s Planning Department sponsored a virtual public meeting on Monday, April 28, to discuss two proposed projects that would repurpose vacant West End office space for residential purposes, resulting in the creation of more than 50…
Orange Line Service suspended between North Station and Oak Grove Night of May 9 and Every day through May 18
Special to the Sun The MBTA is today reminding riders that Orange Line service will be suspended between North Station and Oak Grove beginning at approximately 8:30 PM on Friday, May 9, and continuing every day for the following nine…
Wu announces Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah as Boston’s next Poet Laureate
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced that Ghanaian American poet, editor, and educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah will serve as Boston’s next Poet Laureate. Oppong-Yeboah will officially assume the role in July…