The Associates of the Boston Public Library hosted the 36th annual Literary Lights™ Gala on April 26, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, welcoming over 380 attendees and raising more than half a million dollars to support the preservation and accessibility…
Month: May 2026
Wu announces update on transportation access plan agreement for White Stadium
Mayor Michelle Wu announced that, city leaders signed a Transportation Access Plan Agreement (TAPA)—a formal set of commitments by a development team that is required of all Article 80 large projects—between the City of Boston and Boston Legacy Football Club…
Upstairs Downstairs hosts their seventh annual Derby Day
On Saturday, May 2, Upstairs Downstairs hosted its popular, seventh annual Kentucky Derby event. From noon to 4 p.m., on the sunniest of days excitement ensued as store friends, old and new, came to place their bets and win prizes. …
75 Chestnut opens patio for sixth season of outdoor dining
Neighbors, friends, and patrons of 75 Chestnut restaurant gathered on Friday, May 1, to celebrate the opening of the sixth patio season. Proprietor Tom Kershaw and President and CEO of the Hampshire House Corporation Markus Ripperger addressed the group of…
Neighborhood Roundup
Music from 17th Century South Germany to be performed May 8 at Goethe-Institute 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, located at 170…
Housing, health, hunger: This is why America is failing
Americans’ optimism about their future has sunk to an all-time low, according to a recent Gallup Poll (which was conducted, we might add, before the war with Iran had begun). Why the malaise when we have record-low unemployment and a…
Wu appoints Diana Fernandez Bibeau as new Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Deputy Chief of Open Space
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.…
West End Museum to offer upcoming programming
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…
Wu announces White Stadium Neighborhood Advisory Council
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 Stadium project. …
Accessory Dwelling Units showcase starts May 12
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 Housing is staging…