Special to the Sun The Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival is back! This renowned event will feature a weekend filled with art from our master sand sculptors, and family fun! This festival brings in hundreds of thousands to Revere…
Month: July 2025
‘Fatal Firefighter Injuries in the U.S.’ Decrease from 2023
Special to the Sun The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) released its “Fatal Firefighter Injuries in the U.S. in 2024” report, which showed a total of 62 on-duty U.S. firefighter fatalities in 2024. This number reflects a 31 percent decrease…
Boston Launches Citywide Art Competition for Franklin Park
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu, the Parks and Recreation Department, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA), the Planning Department, and the Franklin Park Coalition, invite artists of all ages to participate in the Icons of Franklin Park…
Boston’s Summer Nights Come Alive with 2025 Tito Puente Latin Music Series
Special to the Sun Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) kicks off the annual Tito Puente Latin Music Series on July 10 at 7 p.m. with a lively performance by Cuban singer-songwriter Barbara Zamora Vargas at O’Day Playground (85 W Newton…
Food For Free Seeks Local Business Help as Food Insecurity Rises
Special to the Sun Food For Free’s food rescue program saves fresh, nutritious food from grocery stores, farms, hospitals, universities, and corporate dining facilities, redirecting it to 79 partners across 15 communities. This rescued food supports emergency food programs, schools,…
Old North Church Unveils ‘Unearthing Childhood’ Exhibit
Special to the Sun With summer tourism underway, the Old North Church Historic Site is set to welcome an influx of visitors, particularly families eager to explore Boston’s rich history. In anticipation, the Freedom Trail site has opened a new…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts Welcomes New Board Member
Special to the Sun Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM), New England’s largest Big Brothers Big Sisters affiliate, is pleased to welcome Andrew Graff, of Boston, to its Board of Directors. This addition follows the recent merger of…
Project Bread Names MacKenzie Nekton Director of Donor Campaigns and Engagement
Project Bread is excited to welcome MacKenzie Nekton, of Boston’s North End neighborhood, as the new Assistant Director of Donor Campaigns & Engagement. Originally from Occidental, Calif., a small town where she first experienced the power of community-based food systems,…
Happy Fourth of July
With the Fourth of July falling on a Friday this year, many of us will be enjoying a long holiday weekend for which the weather is expected to cooperate. The Fourth of July brings back fond recollections from our youth,…
Enjoy a “Safe and Sane” Fourth
Back at the turn of the last century (i.e., 1900), newspapers exhorted their readers to observe a “safe and sane” Fourth of July. That’s because in communities big and small all across America, the founding of our nation had become…