Special to the Times The MBTA is today reminding riders that Orange Line service will be suspended between North Station and Oak Grove beginning at approximately 8:30 PM on Friday, May 9, and continuing every day for the following nine…
Month: May 2025
BLO Presents Free Family-friendly Performance of “Noah’s Flood”
Special to the Sun Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) presents a special free public performance of composer Benjamin Britten’s 1958 work, NOAH’S FLOOD (Noye’s Fludde) on May 3 @ 2pm at Symphony Hall. This participatory, family-friendly opera brings together professional artists,…
Wu Announces Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah as Boston’s next Poet Laureate
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture announced that Ghanaian American poet, editor, and educator Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah will serve as Boston’s next Poet Laureate. Oppong-Yeboah will officially assume the role in July…
Big Hoops to Fill by Artist Ja’Hari Ortega is on display at The Greenway
The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, has announced that a new public art installation from artist Ja’Hari Ortega, Big Hoops to Fill, is on view to the public beginning May 1, 2025 at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Seaport Boulevard. The…
BLO Presents Free Family-friendly Performance of “Noah’s Flood”
Special to the Times Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) presents a special free public performance of composer Benjamin Britten’s 1958 work, NOAH’S FLOOD (Noye’s Fludde) on May 3 at 2pm at Symphony Hall. This participatory, family-friendly opera brings together professional artists,…
“E” Inc presents WSFF May 8
On Thursday May 8, the Regent Theater at 7 Medford St. in Arlington, will be the site for a one-night showing of The Wild and Scenic Film Festival (WSFF), a curated set of films from around the world! Starting at t…
North Washington Street Bridge
Construction Update Construction Look-Ahead: April 27 through May 10 Scheduled Work • Temporary traffic realignments • South approach full depth roadway construction and paving • East roadway barrier concrete formwork and placements • Marine fender work • Lovejoy walkway handrail…
Register for the 37th Annual Jimmy Fund Walk
Registration is open for the 2025 Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai. Scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 5, funds raised from the Jimmy Fund Walk support all forms of adult and pediatric care and research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The Jimmy Fund…
The tragic War in Vietnam ended 50 years ago this week
It was 50 years ago this week on April 30, 1975, that the U.S. involvement in the War in Vietnam officially came to an end when the last U.S. military helicopter flew ignominiously from the roof of the U.S. Embassy…
Obituaries 05-02-2025
Dr. Paul Sylvan Greenfield His warmth, curiosity, and bright smile will be dearly missed Dr. Paul Sylvan Greenfield, 76, died unexpectedly on March 15, 2025. He is survived by his wife, Sandra “Sandy” Steele, and his son, Laurence “Ledge” Greenfield.…