The Mass. Ave. Coalition’s second annual festival will make its return on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 1 to 4 p.m., rain or shine, to Chester Square on both sides of Massachusetts Avenue between Tremont Street and Shawmut Avenue. The free,…
Family Jewelry Business Opens First Retail Store on Newbury
A Boston-based family jewelry business comprising a mother and her two daughters has opened its first retail store at 33 Newbury St. in the Back Bay. Lia Davis Lombara and her daughters, Lexi Colby and Taylor Davis Lombara, founded Colby…
District 7 Councilor Fernandes Anderson Secures Reelection Bid
Tania Fernandes Anderson cruised to an easy victory in the Preliminary Municipal Election on Tuesday, Sept. 12, to secure her reelection as District 7 city councilor in a five-way race. According to the city’s unofficial election results, Councilor Fernandes Anderson,…
Rooted in Updates NABB on Proposal for Cannabis Delivery Service
Rooted In, an adult-use cannabis shop at 331 Newbury St., is hoping to add delivery services to its existing retail operations, a company spokesman said during the Sept. 11 virtual monthly meeting of the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay…
News in Brief
South End Branch Library Card and Pop-Up Event Set for Sept. 14 The South End Branch of the Boston Public Library will hold a Library Card and Pop-up Event on Thursday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at…
Flynn Schedules Hearing on GunTrafficking and Illegal Firearms
Special to the Sun Boston City Council President Ed Flynn has scheduled a hearing next Monday, September 18, at 10 a.m. to discuss amending the City of Boston Code relating to the Study and Report on trafficking of illegal firearms.…
NABB Homelessness Task Force Educational Forum Set To Return Sept. 27 to Copley Branch Library
The fourth annual Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Homelessness Task Force Educational Forum will return on Wednesday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. to the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library’s Rabb Hall. This year’s program, called “Model…
Boston Parks Department Announces Fall Hike Boston Schedule
Special to the Sun The Boston Parks and Recreation Department has announced the fall 2023 schedule for Hike Boston, a daytime hiking series aimed at providing guided group hikes and interpretive programs led by Urban Wilds staff and Park Rangers.…
Five Back Bay Actors Star in the Tony Award-Winning Musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Special to the Sun Back Bay actors, Joy Clark, Eva Colliou, Ana Viveros, Alan Cid, and Klara LaGuardia, star in Moonbox Productions’ upcoming production of the Tony-Award-winning musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, by Stephen Sondheim and…
Mayor Wu Announces 2023 “Boston Blooms With Daffodils” Bulb Giveaway
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will distribute over 15,000 daffodil bulbs for planting on public ways citywide through the “Boston Blooms with Daffodils” beautification initiative started in 2011. Individuals,…
Freedom Rally Organizers Taking Steps To Mitigate Impact of Event
With as many as 10,000 cannabis enthusiasts expected to descend on the Boston Common on Saturday, Sept. 16, from noon to 8 p.m. for the 34th Boston Freedom Rally, event organizers are already taking measures to mitigate its impact, particularly…
Boston Officials Announce Recovery Month Documentary Film Series
Special to the Sun In celebration of National Recovery Month during the month of September, the City of Boston today announced the Recovery Month Documentary Film Series. Three documentary feature films will be screened at the Boston Public Library’s Central…