AFT Support Group meets first Friday of the month Adoptive Families Together (AFT) Support Group meets on the first Friday of the month starting at 6;30 pm. This free event id a Parent-led adoption support group for parents who are…
Month: February 2025
Colonial Society of Massachusetts to Offer Free Open Houses this Spring
The Colonial Society of Massachusetts on 87 Mount Vernon Street, Boston, is opening its historic headquarters to the public on the first Sunday of the month from now through May of 2025. Located at 87 Mount Vernon Street, on historic…
Children’s Winter Festival Returns to Boston Common
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department present the annual Children’s Winter Festival on the Boston Common Parade Ground on Wednesday, February 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The free festival is…
Critical and Significant Drought Conditions Declared in Several Regions
Special to the Times Following nearly six months of below-normal precipitation, Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper declared the Central and Northeast regions have been raised to a Level – 3 Critical Drought. The Southeast, Cape and Islands…
Zina Izejiobi Appointed to Junior Council of Kids’ News Magazine
By Times staff An Advent School third grader from Beacon Hill was recently appointed to this year’s Junior Council of The Week Junior, an award-winning weekly news magazine for kids ages 8 to 14. Zina Izejiobi, who was among 12…
Wu and BPHC Release report on Improving Health Equity
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) last week released a new report, Live Long and Well, outlining the City’s commitment to close Boston’s long-standing life expectancy gap by race and by neighborhood,…
Wu Announces City Hall Plaza to Host Free Fan Festival
Mayor Michelle Wu, the National Hockey League (NHL®), and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced Boston City Hall Plaza will host a free fan festival celebrating the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, an international tournament to be played between…
Johnson named Chair of the Board for Old North Illuminated
Special to the Times As a Black woman who grew up in the Episcopal church, it’s important for Angela Johnson to see Black and Indigenous congregants’ contributions included in Old North Church’s story. As the new Chair of the Board…
The BGCB Annual Dinner was a Tremendously Happy Occasion
Special to the Times Held at the Omni Hotel Boston Seaport on Thursday, January 30, the Annual Dinner celebration finale was a performance by the Boys and Girls Club of Boston (BGCB) Clubhouse Band, with a young soloist from the…
Lyric Stage Boston Presents ART
Lyric Stage is proud to bring Boston-area favorites Remo Airaldi*, Michael Kaye*, and John Kuntz* together in Yasmina Reza’s exploration of the complexities and fragility of male friendships in the critically acclaimed play ART. Serge has purchased a modern painting…