By Michael Coughlin Jr. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) recently hosted two public meetings to provide information on the upcoming closure of the Sumner Tunnel, which is slated to begin on July 5 and run to August 5. The…
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Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular Set To Return To Hatch Shell
The Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular will return to the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade starting at 8 p.m. Conductor Keith Lockhart will lead a program featuring the Boston Pops orchestra with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and…
Former Chaplain of Boston Fire Dept. Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney Passes at 94
Special to the Sun The Rev. Daniel J. Mahoney, 94, passed away on June 19, at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Mahoney was a long time pastor of St. Francis De Sales Church in Charlestown. He was assigned to St. Joseph-St.…
Temporary Changes Coming in July to MBTA’s Red line
Special to the Sun Temporary changes are coming next month to the MBTA’s Red line service. The outbound/northbound platform at Kendall/MIT station will be closed beginning at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Friday, July 5, and continuing all day and every…
The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture Presents ‘The Dybbuk’
Story by Marianne Salza Ancient Yiddish folktale, “The Dybbuk,” a mystical story about tragic love, is premiering in the United States and performed in English for the first time at The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture, located at…
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Walking tours of Public Garden resume The Friends of the Public Garden is once again offering free walking tours of the Public Garden every Tuesday at 10 a.m. and Thursday at 4 p.m. Attendees should meet by the Make Way…
BLO Expands Creative Space With Midway Artist Studios
Special to the Suns Boston Lyric Opera (BLO), in collaboration with Midway Artist Studios, will establish a new artmaking and community space for Boston’s cultural communities. The company has signed a multi-year lease for a 14,000-square-foot signature location at Midway…
Fenway Porchfest Returns
City Sponsors Third Meeting on Proposed Renovation of the South End Branch Library
A third city-sponsored meeting on the proposed renovation of the South End Branch Library was held as a hybrid event on Wednesday, June 12, both in person at the Blackstone Community Center, as well as virtually. The project has a…
Roundhead Brewing and Fresh Food Generation Beer Garden To Travel to Various Boston Parks This Summer
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department have announced a partnership with Roundhead Brewing Company and Fresh Food Generation to bring Alianza, a first-of-its-kind traveling beer garden series, to seven of Boston’s parks…