Outdoor spaces throughout the Fenway neighborhood will again become impromptu concert stages hosting a variety of free music performances across a range of genres when Fenway Porchfest returns for its fourth annual installment on Saturday, June 10. (rain date: Sunday,…
Month: May 2023
Esplanade Community Day Set To Return May 20
The Esplanade Association’s third annual Esplanade Community Day is set to return on Saturday, May 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Hatch Shell. This year’s Esplanade Community will feature a full lineup of events and activities in…
Wu Announces Debut of Digital Pop-Up Library
Special to The Boston Sun Mayor Michelle Wu today announced that riders at 20 bus stops across Boston are now able to access free digital content this spring and summer provided by a Boston Public Library (BPL) pilot program called…
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Mayor Wu to Host Neighborhood Coffee Hours Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2023 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’ in parks citywide. Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours are a unique…
Friends’ Annual Green & White Makes Return Outing to the Newbury Boston
Special to The Boston Sun Gray skies cleared in time to create a picture-perfect spring evening for the more than 200 guests who attended the Friends of the Public Garden’s signature event, The Green & White. Held on Friday, May…
Duckling Day Makes Return for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day brought a sea of yellow ducklings to Boston Common and the Public Garden. Just over 2,500 children and their families enjoyed the festivities at the annual Duckling Day organized by the nonprofit Friends of the Public Garden. Attendees…
Michlewitz Endorses Durkan for District 8
Special to The Boston Sun Ways & Means Chairman and State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz has endorsed Sharon Durkan for Boston City Council District 8 “I am proud to endorse our next City Councilor Sharon Durkan,” said Rep. Michlewitz. “Sharon’s strong…
Garden Club of the Back Bay Revives Its Tree Fence Project
These are beautifully designed, very sturdy, and approved by the Back Bay Architectural Commission. They help protect the trees from dog waste, compaction of the soil, and other damage. They also look great with many being planted as miniature gardens.…
Wu Announces New Program To Support Tree Canopy Growth
Special to The Boston Sun Mayor Michelle Wu joined Mass Audubon at the Boston Nature Center to announce a new City program to expand tree planting and maintenance on private land. The City has selected Mass Audubon to design and…
COVID-19 Precautions Worked
During the first days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 when bodies of the dead in our major cities were being stacked into freezer trucks and hospital ships were sailing into the harbors of New York and…