Special to the Sun After Covid-related delays, the long-anticipated women-owned independent bookstore and café, Beacon Hill Books & Café, is set to open its Bookstore at 71 Charles Street within a week with the Café to launch in late October…
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Storybook Ball Showcases Mass General Newborn Medicine
On Saturday, October 1, Mass General for Children (MGfC) celebrates its annual Storybook Ball at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). This year’s gala highlights Newborn Medicine and showcases how MGfC’s state-of-the-art medical and surgical care, in collaboration with obstetrics,…
Historic New England To Sponsor Two Upcoming Events
Historical New England will present a virtual program on deciphering the epitaphs of old New England gravestones on Wednesday, Oct. 5, as well as in-person fashion show on Saturday, Oct. 8, on the Otis House terrace. The first event will…
Wu Announces New Forestry Division and Urban Forest Plan To Enhance and Protect City’s Tree Canopy
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced efforts to bolster the City of Boston’s tree canopy to enhance livability and public health throughout Boston’s neighborhoods. As part of today’s announcement, Mayor Wu is launching a new Forestry Division within…
Annual Esplanade Gala
South End Soccer To Host Annual Swings for Unity Fundraising Golf Tournament
Special to the Sun The Swings for Unity golf tournament is South End Soccer’s annual tournament, aimed at garnering awareness and funds to support our mission. After raising over $25,000 in last year’s inaugural tournament, South End Soccer is excited…
Insomnia Cookies Outlines Plans for New Clarendon Street Location at Meeting
Representatives for Insomnia Cookies – a chain that specializes in the delivery of warn cookies – outlined their plans to open a new location at 222 Clarendon St./108 Newbury St. during the virtual Sept. 12 monthly meeting of the Neighborhood…
CSN Opts To Not Sign Letter Asking for Moratorium on City-Owned Parcels in District 7
During its Sept. 7 monthly meeting, which was held virtually, Chester Square Neighbors (CSN) opted not to sign a letter from the ad hoc District 7 Advisory Group asking the city to put a moratorium on the development of all…
CAC Convenes for Fenway Star Market Redevelopment Project
The Boston Planning & Development Agency convened a virtual meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 13, of the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the proposed redevelopment of the Fenway Star Markey site at 1400 Boylston St. Boston real-estate developer Samuels & Associates…
Return of ‘Boston Blooms With Daffodils’
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will once again distribute over 15,000 daffodil bulbs for planting on public ways citywide through the “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” beautification initiative started in 2011. Individuals, civic associations, church…