Thanks to the generosity of the Boston Red Sox, ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development) once again hosts its iconic summertime fundraiser, Field of Dreams, at Fenway Park to benefit Greater Boston’s underserved, low-income youth through the ABCD SummerWorks program.…
Month: June 2019
ParkARTS Bank of America Outdoor Concerts Begin July 10
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department presents the 2019 ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concert Series made possible by presenting sponsor Bank of America with additional support from Berklee College of Music and The Friends of Ramler Park from July 10 to…
Motor Mart Garage Project Team Unveils Planned Streetscape Improvements
Members of the team behind the proposed redevelopment of the Motor Mart Garage outlined planned refinements to the streetscape during a city-sponsored meeting on Tuesday, May 28, at the Revere Hotel. An affiliate of the Los Angeles-based CIM Group and…
Mayor Walsh Announces New Philanthropic Endeavor for the Boston Public Library
Mayor Walsh announced the launch of the Fund for the Boston Public Library, a new philanthropic endeavor created to support, sustain, and strengthen the Boston Public Library system across all 26 branches. At the event, Mayor Walsh announced a founding…
Walsh Launches Applications for 2019-2020 Spark Boston Council
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that applications for the 2019-2020 SPARK Boston Council are now available. The SPARK Boston Council is Mayor’s Walsh’s 20-35 year old leadership and civic engagement council, charged with leading the City’s efforts to engage Boston’s…
Neighborhood Roundup
Back Bay Ringers to perform fundraising concert for Stop Handgun Violence The Back Bay Ringers will perform a concert at First Church in Boston, Boston at 66 Marlborough St. on Friday, June 14, at 7:30 p.m., with proceeds benefiting the…
Police Briefs 06-13-2019
Aggravated Assault and Battery 05/30/19 – At around 3:46 p.m., Boston Police responded to Cambridge and Anderson streets to a reported fight. On arrival, Massachusetts General Hospital officers had the male suspect in custody. The suspect allegedly had a confrontation…
Ali Stroker Is An Inspiration for All of Us
At the age of two, Ali Stroker was in a car accident that resulted in a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, leaving her unable to walk and confining her to a wheelchair for the rest…
Speaker DeLeo Prepares for the Future
Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo this week unveiled the details of the plan he announced last February that will provide $1.3 billion to combat the ever-increasing effects of climate change. Among the major aspects of the plan will be the…
Letter to the Editor
Time to Adopt a New Strategy To the Editor, I am a 21-year old university student at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK. There, I study Psychology and International Relations, with a focus on terrorism studies. Part of…