The commission will hold its next public hearing virtually on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 at 5pm. This hearing will be held virtually and not in person. To participate, please go to our Zoom meeting link or call 301-715-8592 and enter…
Beacon Hill Village and Cindy Sullivan Fitness Team Up To Offer 7th Annual “Spring Into Action” Senior Fitness Week
Special to the Sun Spring is almost here, and so is Senior Fitness Week, “Spring Into Action!” Each year, Beacon Hill Village (BHV) and Cindy Sullivan of Cindy Sullivan Fitness partner to offer a full week of Senior Fitness classes…
Healey Announces “Massachusetts Maple Month” in Support of Local Commerce
Special to the Sun To celebrate a new agricultural season in Massachusetts, Governor Maura Healey is declaring March as Massachusetts Maple Month. Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner Ashley Randle joined state and local officials and representatives from the…
Fire, Fire Everywhere
The fires that have been burning out of control this past week in Texas and Oklahoma — and which are continuing to rage as this is being written — are yet another harbinger of what awaits us thanks to the ever-increasing rate of…
Please: No Public Drinking on St. Patrick’s Day
With the St. Patrick’s Day holiday and traditional South Boston parade approaching on Sunday, March 17, we urge our public safety officials to plan for enforcing the laws which prohibit drinking in public, especially by underage drinkers. Last year in the…
NABB Wine Tasting
City To Detail Its ‘Vision for Historic Preservation’ on March 12 at City Hall
The city will offer ‘A Vision for Historic Preservation in Boston’ on Tuesday, March 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. at City Hall, Room 801, as well as virtually. This meeting, sponsored by the city’s Office Historic Preservation and the…
BU Proposes Three Major Projects Per IMP Amendment
Per a proposed amendment and two-year extension of its current Institutional Master Plan (IMP), Boston University is now planning three major projects, including the renovation of the Warren Towers dormitory and the Mugar Memorial Library, respectively, along with a new…
News In Briefs
City to Resume Daytime Street Sweeping Program in South End on March 1 The City of Boston will resume its Daytime Street Sweeping Program in the South End, North End, and Beacon Hill neighborhoods on Friday, March 1. For all…
‘Different Ships, Same Boat’ Makes Northeast Debut
A sold-out performance combining spoken word, music, and dance made its northeast premiere on the evening of Monday, Feb. 26, at the Boston Athenaeum. Poet, literary performer, and educator Regie Gibson created and directed the performance, together with Guy Mendilow,…
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Files Suit To Stop Redevelopment of White Stadium
By Adam Swift Mayor Michelle Wu and members of her administration touted how a redeveloped White Stadium will benefit the city’s students and residents at a virtual community outreach meeting on Feb. 12. A little over a week after the…
Echoes of the Past: A Musical Journey Through the West End’s Rise, Destruction, and Rebirth
By Grace Clipson In 1950, Boston chose the West End for demolition under Title I of the Housing Act of 1949, despite the neighborhood exceeding the standards for demolition. In 1958, fifty-four acres of the neighborhood were seized and destroyed;…