‘JOYWALK’ highlights art in Fenway

The Back Bay Sun 5/15 5:37A Dan Murphy

‘JOYWALK: A Fenway Cultural District Art Crawl’ returned for its second installment Thursday, May 7, again highlighting gallery spaces around the neighborhood.
 During the event, which was sponsored by the nonprofit Fenway Alliance, with support...

Longtime Hill resident Miguel Rosales wins two more national horticulture awards

The Back Bay Sun 5/15 5:35A Dan Murphy

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Copley Society of Art 
announces call for entries for 
2026 national show: ‘Intersections’

The Back Bay Sun 5/15 5:35A Special to the Sun

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Mayor Michelle Wu appoints Marcela Dwork as Press Secretary

The Back Bay Sun 5/15 5:35A Special to the Sun

Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Marcela Dwork as Press Secretary. Dwork will begin serving in her role on May 4, 2026, and will lead the Mayor’s Press Office. 
 “I’m thrilled to welcome Marcela to our team,” said Mayor Michelle Wu....

Urban Dog Life

The Back Bay Sun 5/15 5:35A Penny & Ed Cherubino

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Revolutionary Spaces and Suffolk University partner 
on student art installations for America’s...

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Council City Services Committee focuses on potholes

The Back Bay Sun 5/15 5:35A Adam Swift

The statistics show it has been a bad year for potholes in Boston so far, thanks to heavier than average snow and freeze and thaw cycles this winter.
 But the city’s Public Works Department is addressing the potholes at as high a rate as it has...

Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner

Beacon Hill Times 5/15 4:47A Special to the Times

Tree Guards on Charles Street – Did you Know? In Honor of the BHCA’s 90th Anniversary our neighbors gave generously to the organization for new tree guards on Charles Street. In 2013 and in coordination with the City of Boston’s Public...

Council City Services Committee focuses on potholes

Beacon Hill Times 5/15 4:46A Beacon Hill Times Staff

By Adam Swift The statistics show it has been a bad year for potholes in Boston so far, thanks to heavier than average snow and freeze and thaw cycles this winter. But the city’s Public Works...

Charles Street salutes Shawn Lamminen: “I can’t remember a mail carrier before him”

Beacon Hill Times 5/15 4:44A Special to the Times

By Susanne Beck “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” So goes the well-known motto of the United States Postal...

The dumping of raw sewage has to be fixed

Beacon Hill Times 5/15 4:15A Beacon Hill Times Staff

The “plan” recently announced by the Mass. Water Resources Authority (MWRA) that would continue to allow for raw sewage to be dumped into our watersheds in the Greater Boston area during periods of heavy rainfall is, in a word, unacceptable. We...

Neighborhood Roundup

Beacon Hill Times 5/15 4:14A Special to the Times

West End Museum to offer upcoming programming The West End Museum will offer “Remnants of Urban Renewal Walking Tour” on May 16 at 11 a.m., kicking off outside the museum at 150 Staniford St., Suite 7. Get outside with former museum curator Duane...

Duckling Day Returns

Beacon Hill Times 5/15 4:11A Special to the Times

Photos by Derek Kouyoumjian Legoland presented a giant duckling constructed with Legos for families to take selfies with. Children enjoy the Lego building stations provided by Legoland. Legoland...

Beacon Hill Architectural Commission

Beacon Hill Times 5/15 4:01A Special to the Times

The Beacon Hill Architectural Commission will hold its next monthly public hearing on Thursday, May 21, at 5 p.m. ATTENTION: This hearing will only be held virtually and NOT in person. You can participate in this hearing by going to our Zoom...

NABB Alley Rally

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