Special to Sun South End resident Gene Bolinger joined the Boston Parks and Recreation Commission = a seven-person review body appointed by the Mayor and created by a legislative act and a vote of the people of Boston in 1875…
Nichols House Museum Presents Musical Events During Annual Holiday House Tour
Special to the Sun For the second year, the Nichols House Museum will present a performance by acclaimed musicians as part of the annual Beacon Hill Holiday House Tour festivities. On Sunday, Dec. 10, pianist Joe Mulholland will perform at…
Pearl Harbor Was 82 Years Ago, But Has Lessons for Us Today
It was 82 years ago this week that the nation of Japan launched its attack on the United States at the Pearl Harbor Naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The very next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt convened…
Happy Hanukkah
The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, starts this Thursday evening, December 7, and will culminate on Friday, December 15. Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days by lighting the candles of the Menorah,…
Guest Op-Ed: Exclusive Interview with Charlie on the MBTA
By Alison Barnet (A take-off on the Kingston Trio’s 1959 classic song, ‘Charlie on the MTA’) AB: Let me tell you the story of a man named Charlie who recently returned to Boston and took a ride on—not the MTA—…
Mayor Wu shares Boston’s winter weather preparations
Mayor Michelle Wu today joined City officials at the Public Works yard on Frontage Road to discuss winter preparations currently underway in the City of Boston and resources available to residents including older adults and individuals experiencing homelessness. “The City…
Remembering Coconut Grove
Lecture at Atheneum Explores Evolution of West End Over Past Nearly 400 Years
For his sold-out lecture on Friday, Dec. 1, at the Boston Athenaeum, Bob Potenza, the curatorial manager for the West End Museum, will discuss how that neighborhood has changed and evolved over the course of the last nearly 400 years.…
South End Stroll This Saturday, Dec. 2
Special to the Sun Boston’s Annual South End Holiday Stroll is Saturday, Dec. 2, from 11a.m. to 7 p.m. This annual event will be held throughout the entire South End. Come visit, shop, dine and stroll through this historic neighborhood…
News in Briefs
Comm Ave Mall holiday Lights to be Illuminated on Thursday, Nov. 30 The Friends of the Public Garden is working with the community once again to produce Holiday Lights on the Mall. When Mayor Michelle Wu and Friends President Liz…
Henry Santana Is Ready To Get To Work
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Henry Santana, Boston’s newest City Councilor At-Large elect, looks forward to hitting the ground running in 2024 when he officially takes his place on the City Council. Santana, a 28-year-old who immigrated to Boston as a…
BPDA To Hold Dec. 11 Public Meeting on Residential Project Proposed for St. Mary’s Street in Fenway
The Boston Planning & Development Agency will host a virtual public meeting on Monday, Dec. 11, to discuss a 90-unit residential project proposed for 142-146 St. Mary’s St. in the Fenway. Newton developer and longtime owner of the property, Allen…