Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be…
Month: November 2022
Wu Announces Resources for Residents Facing Food Insecurity
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced resources that will support residents facing food insecurity during the holiday season and year-round. The City is launching the Find Your Food Pantry campaign led by the Community Engagement Cabinet in partnership…
Joanne Freeman and Heather Cox Richardson To Receive Prescott Award for Excellence in Historical Writing
On November 17, noted historians Joanne Freeman and Heather Cox Richardson will jointly receive the Prescott Award for Excellence in Historical Writing from the Colonial Dames of Massachusetts in partnership with the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS). After accepting the award…
Mayor Wu Announces the Reopening of City Hall Plaza
Mayor Michelle Wu has announced the reopening of City Hall Plaza. The recently completed renovation transformed the Plaza into a civic space for all residents, with universal accessibility, new communal spaces, increased environmental sustainability, and critical infrastructure improvements that will…
Get Your Flu Vaccine Now!
We’ll be the first to admit that “vaccine fatigue” is affecting all of us these days. But the reality is that the viruses never take a break — virus fatigue is not in their DNA. Although hopefully the worst of…
We’re Drinking Ourselves to Death
A report issued last week by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed what we really already knew: The rate of deaths that can be directly attributed to alcohol rose nearly 30% in the U.S. during the first year…
Veterans Day Parade in Boston
NABB LBU Committee Hears From Owners of Proposed Boylston Street Dispensary
The owners of another adult-use cannabis dispensary proposed for Boylston Street made their pitch to the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay License and Building Use Committee at the group’s monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 7, which took place virtually.…
Boston Voters Support Healey for Governor in General Election Victory
Like voters throughout the Commonwealth, Boston residents resoundingly supported Maura Healey in her historic victory in the Nov. 8 general election to become the next Governor of Massachusetts. According to the city’s unofficial election results, the bill of Healey, the…
News in Brief
Rep. Livingstone’s Upcoming Office Hours Rep. Jay Livingstone will hold office hours on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 9-10 a.m. at Newsfeed Cafe inside the Copley Branch of the Boston Public Library at 700 Boylston St. “I am looking forward to…