Motorists Are Illegally Passing Stopped School Buses at Epidemic Levels Dear Editor, 41.8 million violations throughout a 180-day school year, in fact. According to the 2022 survey conducted by the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services, America’s…
Honoring Puerto Rican Veterans
WLP Art Instructor and Former Guest Designs This Year’s Holiday Card for Shelter
Each year, Women’s Lunch Place produces a holiday card, with proceeds going to support women experiencing hunger, homelessness, and poverty, and while the cards have typically been designed in the past by a current guest of the Newbury Street women’s…
New Committee Takes Charge of Annual Comm. Ave. Mall Holiday Tree-Lighting
The annual holiday lighting of the trees on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall will stretch an additional two blocks this year, going all the way from Arlington Street to Kenmore Square, as the newly formed Commonwealth Avenue Mall Enhancement Committee takes…
BPD Announces District 4 Crime Sees a Decrease
By Michael Coughlin Jr. With 2022 wrapping up, representatives from the Boston Police Department (BPD), Captain Steven Sweeney, and Sargent Matthew Hogardt revealed that part-one crimes have dropped by 6% year-to-date district-wide. The statistics report encompassed the crimes committed from…
News in Brief
Women’s Lunch Place Fundraiser Set for Nov. 17 The Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay is teaming with the Women’s Lunch Place (WLP), a women’s day shelter on Newbury Street, to present their second Harvest Festival on Thursday, Nov. 17,…
Public Gets a Look at Latest Plans for Parcel 13
The public got a look at the latest plans for the proposed development of air-rights Parcel 13 in the Back Bay, which will include a 100-percent affordable housing component, in addition to Level 2 lab space, during a virtual meeting…
The Nazis of Copley Square: A Talk by Charles Gallagher
Story by Marianne Salza The West End Museum (WEM) welcomed Boston College professor, Charles Gallagher, for a discussion about his book, “Nazis of Copley Square: The Forgotten Story of the Christian Front,” on November 9. In his book, Gallagher explains…
City of Boston Traffic Advisory
Events happening in the City of Boston this week will bring some parking restrictions and street closures. People attending these events are encouraged to walk, bike, or take public transit. Information on Bluebikes, the regional bike share service, may be…
Wu Announces Resources for Residents Facing Food Insecurity
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced resources that will support residents facing food insecurity during the holiday season and year-round. The City is launching the Find Your Food Pantry campaign led by the Community Engagement Cabinet in partnership…
Joanne Freeman and Heather Cox Richardson To Receive Prescott Award for Excellence in Historical Writing
On November 17, noted historians Joanne Freeman and Heather Cox Richardson will jointly receive the Prescott Award for Excellence in Historical Writing from the Colonial Dames of Massachusetts in partnership with the Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS). After accepting the award…
Mayor Wu Announces the Reopening of City Hall Plaza
Mayor Michelle Wu has announced the reopening of City Hall Plaza. The recently completed renovation transformed the Plaza into a civic space for all residents, with universal accessibility, new communal spaces, increased environmental sustainability, and critical infrastructure improvements that will…