Special to the Sun Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced the distribution of $260,000 in grants to Suffolk County nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health and safety of residents in Boston, Chelsea, Winthrop and Revere. Hayden’s Community Reinvestment…
Durkan Earns Sen. Ed Markey’s Endorsement for District 8 Council
Special from the Durkan Campaign Sharon Durkan, a dedicated community activist, former political staffer for Mayor Wu and former Ward 5 Democratic Committee Chair, earned the endorsement of Sen. Ed Markey in her campaign for the Boston City Council District…
BPL Receives $1M To Expand LGBTQ+ Programming
Special to the Sun The Boston Public Library (BPL) is proud to announce that it has received a $1,000,000 bequest from the late Howard Cooper to dramatically expand its LGBTQ+ resources, collections, and programming. Cooper, who resided in San Francisco, CA as an adult,…
Wu Announces Applications Are Now Open for Block Party Grants
Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Community Engagement Cabinet announced applications are now open for block party grants to purchase food, party supplies, lawn games, and other items for summer block parties to make…
No End in Sight For Housing Crisis
Everyone on all sides of the political and economic spectrums are in agreement that (1) inflation is too high and (2) there is a shortage of housing in this country. However, solving both of those problems seems to have become…
Yes, We’re in Hot Water
It’s a cliche that modern man is out-of-touch with the natural world (what’s left of it). Whereas our long-ago ancestors had a deep sense of the change of seasons, migrations of animals, and so forth, we know nothing. Compared to…
Guest Op-Ed: Climate Change Affects Everyone Through Water – Even in Massachusetts
By Julia Blatt, Executive Director, Massachusetts Rivers Alliance When we think of climate change, the first images that come to mind are of hot temperatures, melting ice caps, and greenhouse gases clogging the atmosphere. A recent report by the United…
Porchfest
Public Meeting To Discuss Proposed Charlesbank Landing Set for June 22
The public will get a look at the design plans and timeline for Charlesbank Landing on the Esplanade, which will include a year-round pavilion and visitors center, at a public meeting taking place on Thursday, June 22, from 6 to…
Stanhope Street Hotel Proposal Draws Concern From Residents of the Clarendon
Residents of The Clarendon condominium building in the Back Bay sounded the alarm regarding the expected impact from the adjacent, proposed Stanhope Street hotel during a city-sponsored meeting on the project held virtually on Thursday, June 7. “This is going…
Durkan Earns Mayor Wu’s Endorsement for District 8 Council
Special to the Sun Sharon Durkan, a community activist, former political staffer for Mayor Wu and former Ward 5 Democratic Committee Chair, earned the endorsement of Mayor Michelle Wu in her campaign for the Boston City Council District 8 seat…
NABB Homelessness Task Force Event a Success
Special to Sun It was standing room only at the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay’s Homelessness Task Force event for “A Conversation with Dr. Jim O’Connell and Dr. Eileen Reilly” on June 5. at the Boston Public Library’s Rabb…