https://boston.bubblelife.com/community/boston_newsThe latest news and information from Boston.https://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FQP/JOYWALK_highlights_art_in_Fenway.html(The Back Bay Sun) ‘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 from...Fri, 15 May 2026 05:37:59 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FR1/Longtime_Hill_resident_Miguel_Rosales_wins_two_more_national_horticulture_awards.html(The Back Bay Sun) Read moreFri, 15 May 2026 05:35:59 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FQZ/Copley_Society_of_Art_announces_call_for_entries_for_2026_national_show_Intersections.html(The Back Bay Sun) Read moreFri, 15 May 2026 05:35:59 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FQX/Council_City_Services_Committee_focuses_on_potholes.html(The Back Bay Sun) 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 in...Fri, 15 May 2026 05:35:59 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FQW/Revolutionary_Spaces_and_Suffolk_University_partner_on_student_art_installations_for_Americas_250th.html(The Back Bay Sun) Read moreFri, 15 May 2026 05:35:59 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FQU/Urban_Dog_Life.html(The Back Bay Sun) Read moreFri, 15 May 2026 05:35:59 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FQT/Mayor_Michelle_Wu_appoints_Marcela_Dwork_as_Press_Secretary.html(The Back Bay 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....Fri, 15 May 2026 05:35:59 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FSB/Beacon_Hill_Civic_Association_Community_Corner.html(Beacon Hill 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 Improvement...Fri, 15 May 2026 04:47:09 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FSD/Council_City_Services_Committee_focuseson_potholes.html(Beacon Hill Times) 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 Department is addressing the potholes at as high a rate as...<p><img alt="Council City Services Committee focuses on potholes" src="https://boston.bubblelife.com/aimg/key/Y7FSD/image.jpg"></p>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:46:00 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FSF/Charles_Street_salutes_Shawn_Lamminen_I_cant_remember_a_mail_carrier_before_him.html(Beacon Hill 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 Service. But in the case of 63-year-old Shawn...<p><img alt="Charles Street salutes Shawn Lamminen: “I can’t remember a mail carrier before him”" src="https://boston.bubblelife.com/aimg/key/Y7FSF/image.jpg"></p>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:44:54 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FSJ/The_dumping_of_rawsewage_has_to_be_fixed.html(Beacon Hill Times) 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...Fri, 15 May 2026 04:15:11 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FSL/Neighborhood_Roundup.html(Beacon Hill 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...Fri, 15 May 2026 04:14:38 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FSO/Duckling_Day_Returns.html(Beacon Hill 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 presented a giant duckling constructed with Legos for...<p><img alt="Duckling Day Returns" src="https://boston.bubblelife.com/aimg/key/Y7FSO/image.jpg"></p>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:11:16 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y7FSP/Beacon_Hill_Architectural_Commission.html(Beacon Hill 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 Hearing...Fri, 15 May 2026 04:01:49 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70SM/NABB_Alley_Rally.html(The Back Bay Sun) [ See image gallery at thebostonsun.com ]Fri, 08 May 2026 06:18:31 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70SP/City_kicks_off_free_Summer_Fitness_Series_May_13_at_Copley_Square_Park.html(The Back Bay Sun) The 2026 Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series, sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), will kick off at Copley Square Park in Back Bay on Wednesday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m., featuring free...Fri, 08 May 2026 05:42:24 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70T5/Russell_Bridge_receives_esteemed_ACECMA_Grand_Conceptor_Award.html(The Back Bay Sun) The new William Felton ‘Bill’ Russell Bridge, which links Charlestown to the North End across the Boston Harbor, was recently awarded the ACEC/MA Grand Conceptor Award the highest honor bestowed upon engineering projects by the American Council of...Fri, 08 May 2026 05:41:24 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70T3/Haley_House_to_host_annual_block_party_in_South_End.html(The Back Bay Sun) Haley House will be hosting its 21st annual Block Party on Saturday, June 6 from 3-5 p.m. on Montgomery Street in the South End, celebrating the organization’s community, its vibrant neighborhood, and the start of the summer. This year’s celebration...Fri, 08 May 2026 05:41:24 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70T1/The_Associates_of_the_Boston_Public_Library_celebrate_36th_annual_Literary_Lights.html(The Back Bay Sun) The Associates of the Boston Public Library hosted the 36th annual Literary Lights Gala on April 26, 2026, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, welcoming over 380 attendees and raising more than half a million dollars to support the preservation and...Fri, 08 May 2026 05:41:24 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70SZ/Boston_City_Hall_Plaza_to_hostprefabricated_Adu_Showcase_May_1217.html(The Back Bay Sun) The Housing Innovation Lab at the Mayor’s Office of Housing will stage a fully built Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on City Hall Plaza from Tuesday, May 12, through Sunday, May 17. The showcase is designed to demonstrate the cost and design...Fri, 08 May 2026 05:41:24 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70SW/Blue_Cross_Blue_Shield_of_Massachusetts_celebratesNational_Bike_Month_with_free_20_Bluebikes_credits.html(The Back Bay Sun) In recognition of National Bike Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”), the title sponsor of Greater Boston’s municipally owned bike-sharing system, Bluebikes, will offer a free credit...Fri, 08 May 2026 05:41:24 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70SU/Beacon_Hill_Art_Walk_returns_June_7.html(The Back Bay Sun) One of Boston’s most unique celebrations of the arts returns June 7, when the Beacon Hill Art Walk takes over the quiet streets and alleys of the beautiful, cobblestoned neighborhood. The one-of-a-kind Boston tradition serves as an unofficial start...Fri, 08 May 2026 05:41:24 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70T8/Project_Breads_Walk_for_Hunger_raises_1_million_as_food_insecurity_reaches_crisis_levels_across_Massachusetts.html(The Back Bay Sun) Read moreFri, 08 May 2026 05:41:23 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70UC/Neighborhood_Roundup.html(Beacon Hill Times) Music from 17th Century South Germany to be performed May 8  at Goethe-Institut e Newton Baroque presents Music from 17th Century South Germany featuring Bertali, Schmelzer, Biber, and Capricornus on Friday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m., at Goethe-Institut,...Fri, 08 May 2026 04:22:09 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70UG/Wu_appoints_Diana_Fernandez_Bibeau_as_new_Commissioner_of_Parks_and_Recreation_and_Deputy_Chief_of_Open_Space.html(Beacon Hill Times) Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Diana Fernandez Bibeau as the new Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Deputy Chief of Open Space. Fernandez Bibeau will begin serving in her new role on June 1. “I’m thrilled to...Fri, 08 May 2026 04:20:30 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70UI/West_End_Museum_to_offer_upcoming_programming.html(Beacon Hill Times) The West End Museum will offer “Body Revealed, the Spirit Unbound: The Art of Hyman Bloom and the Music of Hovhaness and Sibelius” is then scheduled for May 10 at 3 p.m. Join The WEM at The HUB50 Community Room for a musical performance and lecture...Fri, 08 May 2026 04:20:13 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70UJ/Wu_announces_White_Stadium_Neighborhood_Advisory_Council.html(Beacon Hill Times) Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu in partnership with Boston Legacy FC announced the creation of the White Stadium Neighborhood Advisory Council (WSNAC), a 15-member advisory body established to engage communities and provide input on the White...Fri, 08 May 2026 04:19:55 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70UK/Accessory_Dwelling_Units_showcase_starts_May_12.html(Beacon Hill Times) Special to the Times We’re demonstrating what’s possible with the use of prefabricated construction in terms of providing cost, design, and quality predictability for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU). The Housing Innovation Lab at the Mayor’s Office of...Fri, 08 May 2026 04:19:35 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70UM/Sen_Edwards_housing_advocates_celebrate_one_year_of_eviction_sealing_in_the_Affordable_Homes_Act.html(Beacon Hill Times) Special to the Times One year ago this week, a historic provision championed by State Senator Lydia Edwards went into effect as part of the Affordable Homes Act – fundamentally changing the trajectory of thousands of Massachusetts residents by...<p><img alt="Sen. Edwards, housing advocates, celebrate one year of eviction sealing in the Affordable Homes Act" src="https://boston.bubblelife.com/aimg/key/Y70UM/image.jpg"></p>Fri, 08 May 2026 04:18:53 Zhttps://boston.bubblelife.com/v/35148812/Y70UN/City_of_Boston_hosts_12th_annual_Citizenship_Day.html(Beacon Hill Times) Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu, the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement (MOIA), and Project Citizenship hosted the City’s annual Citizenship Day at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. The annual event provides free...Fri, 08 May 2026 04:17:48 Z