BACK BAY WON’T CLOSE MARLBOROUGH FOR HALLOWEEN NABB and the Friends of the Clarendon Street Playground work with the City Transportation Department and the District D-4 Police Department to close Marlborough Street to vehicular traffic, allowing safe trick-or-treating for children and…
Two Men Charged; Held Without Bail in Back Bay Shooting
On Tuesday afternoon, Boston Police D-4 officers arrested two individuals after responding to a call that shots were fired near Fairfield and Newbury Streets in the Back Bay at about 3:54pm. According to the police report, officers were told that…
Women’s Lunch Place Goes Virtual with Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser
Women’s Lunch Place will hold its annual Spaghetti Dinner event virtually on Oct. 30. The event’s theme, “Equity – Our Vision for the Future,” and Boston-based radio and TV host, Callie Crossley of WGBH, will be hosting the Spaghetti Dinner,…
Be Sure to Vote
Okay — this is it. The long presidential campaign has come to an end and it will all be over by the time this newspaper is published next week. Although a record-breaking number of Americans already have taken advantage of…
It’s Us vs. The Virus
The stunning announcement this week by Trump administration officials that they will be doing nothing to halt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has grave implications both for the health of every American and for the U.S. economy. With an…
Guest Op-Ed: This November 3, Make Sure Your Voice is Heard
By Mayor Martin J. Walsh We are slowly approaching the most important day of the year: Election Day. This year, although we’ll be voting under different circumstances because of the COVID-19 pandemic, please be assured the City of Boston is…
Parks Department Notes Several Neighborhood Locations as Great Urban Leaf Peeping
Limestone Applied to Comm. Ave. Mall to Improve Soil
The white powder seen last week dusting the Commonwealth Avenue Mall wasn’t evidence of the season’s first snowfall, but rather a sign of the steps that the Friends of the Public Garden continually takes to improve soil health. The Friends…
Judge Grants Harassment Order Against Mass/Cass Activist Domingos Darosa
The struggle against conditions on the Mass/Cass corridor has reached Gov. Charlie Baker’s driveway, and Baker’s wife, Lauren, won an unusual battle against one Mass/Cass activist on Monday when a state judge granted her request to bar Domingos DaRosa from…
Organ Donor: Abbott Has Spent a Life-Time Dedicated to Restoring, Fundraising for Cathedral Organ
When Leo Abbott moved to the South End’s Union Park neighborhood in 1984, he quickly took to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross and petitioned repeatedly to become the Music Director at the church. He would have no idea at…
‘An Emerald Evening In’ Raises More Than $75,000 for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy
The Emerald Necklace Conservancy (ENC) held its first ever “Emerald Evening In,” a virtual fundraiser to support the organization’s work in Boston’s Emerald Necklace parks. Hosted by Jared Bowen of GBH news, the event brought in more than 100 people…
Halloween Happenings
Back Bay Won’t Close Marlborough for Halloween NABB and the Friends of the Clarendon Street Playground work with the City Transportation Department and the District D-4 Police Department to close Marlborough Street to vehicular traffic, allowing safe trick-or-treating for children and…