An upcoming virtual program sponsored by the House Museum Alliance of Downtown Boston on Thursday, May 27, will explore recent progress made by historic house museums and other historic sites to broaden their respective scopes from focusing predominantly on white…
Month: May 2021
Neighborhood Roundup
Online Program on Lithuanian, Israeli, American and Jewish Culinary Histories The Vilna Shul, in partnership with Lithuanian Culture Institute, General Consulate of Lithuania in New York and Embassy of Lithuania in Israel, presents a free online program called “Lithuanian, Israeli,…
VFW North End Post 144 News and Notes
Celebrating 100th Year Post 144 is celebrating its centennial year as part of the U.S. Veterans of Foreign Wars. In 1921, North End WWI Veterans formed Post 144. Ever since then, the Post has continued to honor and remember North…
St. Anthony’s Feast Returns In-Person to North End
After a virtual celebration last year during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic the St. Anthony Society announced that the century-old St. Anthony’s Feast will return to the North End this year for an in-person celebration at the end of…
Baker Announces All COVID Restrictions to Be Lifted May 29
Governor Charlie Baker announced updates to the state’s reopening plan and mask mandate on May 17, days after the CDC announced that masks are no longer required in most situations for those who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Massachusetts…
Beacon Hill COVID Update Listed
Last week Beacon Hill’s weekly COVID-19 positive test rate decreased for a fourth week in a row and fell under 1 percent after posting a 5.8 percent increase towards the end of April. According to the latest data released by…
We Deserve This Great Weather
With Massachusetts entering the reopening phase after 14 months of lockdowns, the arrival of the magnificent weather this week could not have been better-timed. All of us have had to make sacrifices to varying degrees during the pandemic. Many of…
Liz Cheney Is a Profile In Courage
We disagree with Liz Cheney on just about everything, politically-speaking. We suspect that most of our readers also have felt the same way over the years. But there is no denying that her principled stand in opposition to her party…
Guest Op-Ed: Graduation and Your Destination
Dr. Glenn Mollette Families across America are celebrating high school and college graduations. American young adults are now faced with going to work or pursuing more education. Employers across America are looking for workers. Colleges are looking for students. Will…
Neighborhood Restaurateur Optimistic About the Summer Business and Beyond
Neighborhood restaurateur Babak Bina is looking forward to the summer, which, he expects, to bring an uptick in business for his and other restaurants throughout the city as more people are getting vaccinated. “There’s a lot of optimism out there,”…