With the return of warm weather this past weekend, many seasonal Boston activities and staples are back in action. The Swan Boats in The Public Garden were reopened on Saturday, April 19. Also on April 19, Community Boating, Inc., the…
Month: April 2025
Copley Sq. Park Partially Reopens for Marathon
Special to Sun Copley Square Park was partially reopened in time for the 2025 Boston Marathon on Monday, April 21. The newly completed part of the park includes the Plaza and Raised Grove areas, which reopened on April 10. This…
Oral History Focuses on Environmental, Climate Activist Vivien Li
Special to Sun Longtime Back Bay resident and former President of The Boston Harbor Association Vivien Li is the subject of an oral history by University of California Berkeley’s Bancroft Library. The five, two hour segments of Li’s oral history…
Wu Announces Return of Playoff Hub on Canal Street
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced the return of the Boston Playoff Hub on Canal Street, creating a car-free zone for fans to gather before and during home playoff games at TD Garden. “As the city of champions,…
News in Brief
Fenway CDC’s second Town Hall and Annual Meeting set for April 29 at Simmons University Fenway CDC (Community Development Corporation) will hold its 52nd Annual Meeting, together with its second of three planned Town Hall meetings to help guide the…
Muddy River Clean-up is this Saturday Morning
By Sun Staff The Emerald Necklace Conservancy will be sponsoring its annual Muddy River Cleanup Day this Saturday, April 26, from 10:00-12:00. The Conservancy is seeking volunteers for the cleanup that will take place at multiple locations along the Emerald…
Massport Announces New Hires for Climate and Resilience and Strategic Planning Officers
Special to the Sun The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) is pleased to announce Jill Valdes Horwood as the Authority’s first Chief Climate and Resilience Officer, and Emir Skokic as Chief Planning Officer. “We are thrilled to welcome Jill Valdes Horwood…
Wu Celebrates Boston’s Climate Champions at The 2025 Climate Leaders Awards
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Environment Department last week hosted the inaugural Boston Climate Leader Awards at Millennium Partners’ Winthrop Center, honoring individuals, organizations, and institutions making extraordinary contributions to the city’s climate…
The Chestnuts Group – PWAP Newborn Necessities
Story & Photos by Marianne Salza The Chestnut Group – a non-profit social organization for Boston women over 50-years-of-age – held its Party with a Purpose (PWAP) fundraiser on April 10 at The Vincent Club (TVC) to support their Newborn…
Earth Day: Many Battles Won, But the War is Lost
This week marks 55 years since the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. The genesis of the first Earth Day had begun a few months earlier when the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland literally caught fire because of the chemicals…