Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu joined City leadership to share the City’s preparations for First Night, Boston’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration. The free and family-friendly event is moving to the newly refurbished City Hall Plaza, and will…
Boston Public Health Comm. Encourages Vaccination As Respiratory Virus Cases Rise
Special to the Sun Recent data analyzed by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) shows low vaccination rates and an increase in cases of respiratory viral illness in Boston. BPHC recommends people protect themselves and their communities from getting sick,…
Appreciation: Remembering Robert Mann (1952–2023)
Robert E. “Bob” Mann, of Gainsborough Street, formerly of Buffalo, N.Y., died suddenly on Dec. 18. The beloved son of the late Eugene and Adeline (Brzezowicz) Mann, and the loving brother of Richard Mann of Redondo Beach, Calif., Mr. Mann…
Healey Proposes Regulations To Strengthen Resilience From Coastal and Inland Flooding
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today issued draft regulations to strengthen wetlands and stormwater resilience by providing flood control and preventing storm damage to shorelines and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change. The…
Wu and PowerCorpsBOS Celebrate Graduation of Third Cohort
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu celebrated the graduation of PowerCorpsBOS’ third cohort. PowerCorpsBOS is a green jobs program that creates workforce development opportunities for young adults, particularly from Boston’s environmental justice communities, in fields that address pressing environmental…
Boston Finalizes Regulations To Ensure Large Buildings Achieve Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Environment Department have finalized regulations for Boston’s Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO). The updated regulations were adopted by the Air Pollution Control Commission during their December…
Happy New Year
We often quote a verse from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “Ring Out Wild Bells” when we write our annual New Year’s editorial. But after re-reading the poem in its entirety, we are printing the whole thing, because it sums up —…
Ward 4 Dems Host Holiday Party
BPDA Board Approves Project Proposed For Harvard Club Site
Boston Planning & Development Agency board of directors approved a 133-unit residential project proposed for the site of the Harvard Club of Boston in the Back Bay at its monthly meeting held virtually on Thursday, Dec. 14. Boston real estate…
City Winter Fitness Series Returns
Special to the Sun The Boston Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), has announced the launch of the 2024 Boston Parks Winter Fitness Series. This program is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield…
‘A Christmas Carol’ Comes to the Omni Parker House
Special to the Sun On Saturday, Dec. 9, over 150 attendees grabbed their holly, cast aside their “bahs and humbugs,” and dashed over to the historic Omni Parker House for a live reading of Charles Dickens’ timeless holiday classic “A…
Centennial Fountain on the Charles River Esplanade Will Return to the Dartmouth Street Lagoon in 2024
Special to the Sun To mark 30 years since the installation of the Centennial Fountain on the Charles River Esplanade, the Esplanade Association (EA) is pleased to announce that the fountain’s long-dormant site within the Dartmouth Street Lagoon will be…