Mayor Michelle Wu on June 22 announced the results of the 42nd annual homeless census. On the night of February 23, Mayor Wu led a group of volunteers, including City and federal officials, homeless service providers, and public health and…
Author: The Boston Sun Staff
America Is in a Maelstrom With No Way Out
America and the world are in a bad place, with no easy way out. Although the worst of the coronavirus is behind us, the unprecedented economic after-effects of the pandemic continue to afflict every aspect of our lives. The Great…
Boating and Drinking Don’t Mix
A national news headline caught our attention recently: “Five people, including four from the same family, died in a boating collision on Saturday along a river popular with boaters outside Savannah, Ga., the authorities said. Four other people were injured,…
Wu Completes Audit of City-Owned Land
Mayor Michelle Wu on June 15 announced the completion of the Public Land for Public Good: Citywide Land Audit of all city-owned property. Mayor Wu made the announcement at an event held in Charlestown at the six-acre Boston Planning &…
We Urge Our Legislators To Support Lobster Fishing Bill
Most of us are environmentalists to some extent. We doubt there are few among us who do not find it heartbreaking that there was a record number of deaths of manatees this past year in Florida because excessive algae growth…
Parcel 12 Air-Rights Project Celebrates Major Construction Milestone
Special to Sun With more than 150 pieces – 520 tons – of steel and precast concrete planks now stretched across the Massachusetts Turnpike (Mass Pike/I-90), Boston’s first air-rights project in more than 40 years has now bridged across eight…
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Back Bay, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test-Rate Nears 15 Percent: Public Health Officials Brace for Spike During Graduation Season
The Back Bay and the surrounding area’s COVID positive test rates jumped to nearly 15 percent last week forcing Boston public health officials to brace for a potential new spike in cases during graduation season. While it seems the latest…
King Boston To Host City’s First-Ever Juneteenth Celebration: Thousands Expected for Historic Five-Day Celebration of Black Culture, Community, and Conversations on Building a Radically Inclusive ‘New Boston’
The inaugural King Boston Embrace Ideas Festival brings together local, state, and national leaders ahead of the Juneteenth holiday to amplify anti-racism and a vision for a transformed Boston by 2030. Rooted in racial equity, healing, wellbeing, and joy, the theme of Embrace…
News Briefs
Mayor’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours Mayor Wu’s Neighborhood Coffee Hours are a unique opportunity to speak directly with the Mayor and staff from City departments about open space and their neighborhoods. Dunkin’ will be on-site to keep Bostonians runnin’ with freshly…