Bon! Coffee Shop Set To Open on Beacon Street

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 6:24A The Boston Sun Staff

D. Murphy Photo A new coffee shop is set to open in the shadow of the State House at 22 Beacon St., replacing an erstwhile Dunkin’ Donuts location. Zeyad ElSherif, proprietor of the proposed Bon!...

StoryMap for Fenway TAP Unveiled at Public Meeting

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 6:22A The Boston Sun Staff

By Dan Murphy Representatives from the city unveiled a web-based, interactive StoryMap for the Fenway Transportation Action Plan during a public meeting on Monday, March 24, at the Fenway Community Center. ​The Fenway TAP a joint effort of the...

State of The City: Wu: “We will Defend the People We Love with All that We’ve Got”

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 6:21A The Boston Sun Staff

Staff Report Speaking before a standing-room-only crowd, Mayor Michelle Wu delivered a powerful State of the City address on March 19 at the MGM Music Hall on Lansdowne Street. Mayor a Office Photo By...

News in Brief

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 6:20A The Boston Sun Staff

Fenway Civic’s annual meeting set for March 27 at Fenway Park’s The 521 Overlook The Fenway Civic Association will hold its 63rd annual meeting on Thursday, March 27, at 6-8 p.m. at The 521 Overlook at Fenway Park, 14 Lansdowne St. ​At this time,...

Wu Releases Anti-Displacement Action Plan‘A Place to Thrive’ Provides Two-year Plan to Stabilize...

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 6:20A The Boston Sun Staff

Special to the Sun Mayor Michelle Wu announced the release of A Place to Thrive, the City’s first ever Anti-Displacement Action Plan, during her State of the City address on Wednesday. A Place to Thrive lays out a two-year plan for City...

Boston Women’s Heritage Trail Announces new Executive Director

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 6:19A The Boston Sun Staff

Special to the Sun The Boston Women’s Heritage Trail (BWHT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alexandria Russell as its new Executive Director. Russell brings extensive experience in women s history, education advocacy, and community...

Wu Announces Expansion of  Boston Family Days

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 6:19A The Boston Sun Staff

Special to the Sun At the City Address, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the latest expansion of Boston Family Days. This spring, the City will expand Boston Family Days to include a new pilot program adding performing arts to the wide range of...

Wu Announces BCYF Creates, an Expansion of Free Art Classes in Community Centers

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 5:56A The Boston Sun Staff

Special to the Sun At her State of the City Address, Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of BCYF Creates, an investment in free, high-quality arts programming offered at Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) community centers for youth...

Coletta Zapata Leads Passage of Legislation Restructuring of Boston Commemoration Commission

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 5:55A The Boston Sun Staff

Special to the Sun Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata (District 1) passed an amendment to the Boston Commemoration Commission Ordinance which restructures the Commission to ensure an efficient and effective process. The Boston City...

Fontbonne to Recognize Three Distinguished Alumnae as it Celebrates 70 Years of Empowering Young...

The Back Bay Sun 3/27 5:55A The Boston Sun Staff

Special to the Sun Fontbonne, The Early College of Boston, a leading Catholic school for young women serving grades 7-12, will honor three distinguished alumnae for their accomplishments at the upcoming celebration of its milestone 70th...

One of the last 8 Sears stores in America is in Massachusetts. Here's what it's like inside.

CBS Boston (News) 3/27 3:24A Logan Hall

Sears was once one of the most successful department stores in America, but is now down to just eight locations in the U.S. One of these remaining stores, located at South Shore Plaza in Braintree,...

Video shows Tufts graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk detained by ICE on way to Ramadan Iftar dinner

CBS Boston (News) 3/27 2:53A Mike Toole

Tufts University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk , a 30-year-old Turkish national, is being held in Louisiana, nearly two days after she was detained by federal immigration agents in Massachusetts....

Ceiling panels fall at Logan Airport in Boston

CBS Boston (News) 3/27 2:19A CBS Boston

Three ceiling panels fell at Boston's Logan Airport, though no one was hurt.

Ed Sheeran to open the Old Phone Pub in Ipswich, Massachusetts

CBS Boston (News) 3/27 1:05A Mike Toole

Ed Sheeran appears to like Massachusetts. He's opening the Old Phone Pub in Ipswich, just days after his surprise appearance at a Boston bar on St. Patrick's Day. The pop-up Irish pub will open Friday on the North Shore. Sheeran said it will be a...

Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk held by ICE in Louisiana, protesters demand release

CBS Boston (News) 3/26 11:37P Tammy Mutasa

Hundreds of people gathered at Powder House Park on Wednesday, to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish PHD student at Tufts University, who was arrested by federal agents Tuesday night. The...