Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced that she will file a home rule petition that would protect residential property owners from a potentially dramatic increase in their property taxes due to declining commercial property values. The proposal would…
Watch the Eclipse Safely
With our area in the path of the solar eclipse this coming Monday (and with clear skies forecast), we urge any of our readers who are intent on watching the event to be sure to wear proper eyewear and to…
Russia Is Our Real Enemy
Sunday’s special report on the CBS news show 60 Minutes revealed that Russia has been the culprit in the hundreds of cases of debilitating neurological injuries that have struck American intelligence and law enforcement operatives around the world in the…
Bird Flu Is Not Just for the Birds
The second confirmed case of the bird flu infecting a human in this country (a Texas dairy farm worker who worked among infected cows) raises a red flag about the possibility of another pandemic ripping across the world. The current…
University Club Hosts 32nd Annual MFS Pro-Am Squash Doubles Championship
Proposed 2 Charlesgate West Project Will BeDiscussed During April 4 Virtual Meeting
A mixed-use project proposed for 2 Charlesgate West in the Fenway will be discussed during a virtual meeting sponsored by the Boston Planning & Development Agency on Thursday, April 4, at 6 p.m. Morro, a developer of multi-family housing, has…
Wu Announces Applications for futureBOS
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity (YEO) launched futureBOS, the 2024 Summer Youth Employment Program, including all Successlink job opportunities, for Boston youth and young adults ages 14 – 24. Young…
Wu Announces $21 Million for Behavioral Health Services and Programming
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), and Boston Public Schools (BPS) today announced $21 million in transformative funding for mental and behavioral health programs and services to support the City’s youth and families.…
News in Brief
SoWa Artists Guild to Hold Events SoWa Artists Guild will hold its final SoWa Sunday of the month on March 31 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, SoWa Artists Guild will hold its SoWa First Friday on April 5…
BYSO Celebrate Opening of New BYSO Youth Center for Music in Heart of Boston’s Arts Community
Special to the Sun Celebrating a singular moment in its more than 65-year existence, Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras (BYSO) welcomed the community Tuesday evening to the newly-opened BYSO Youth Center for Music, a state-of-the-art rehearsal and gathering space located in…
Kingsley Montessori Uses $25 Million Tax-Exempt Bond To Buy Back Bay Budling
Special to the Sun MassDevelopment has issued a $25 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of the Kingsley Montessori School, Inc., which will use proceeds to buy 26 Exeter St. in the Back Bay, a space that currently houses the school’s…
Athenaeum Showcases 19th-Century Abolitionist Impact in New Exhibition
Special to the Sun The Boston Athenaeum has launched its newest exhibition, ‘Framing Freedom: The Harriet Hayden Albums.’ This innovative exhibition brings together rarely seen works and examines Black abolitionists’ public identities, private lives, visual and material culture, and social…