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City kicks off free Summer Fitness Series May 13 at Copley Square Park

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:42A Special to the Sun

The 2026 Boston Parks Summer Fitness Series, sponsored by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), will kick off at Copley Square Park in Back Bay on Wednesday, May 13, at 5:30 p.m., featuring...

Two Newbury Street burger joints ponder late-night hours

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:42A Dan Murphy

Two Newbury Street burger restaurants considering the addition of late-night hours were among the applicants to come before the Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay (NABB) Licensing and Building Use Committee at its monthly public meeting...

Russell Bridge receives esteemed ACEC/MA Grand Conceptor Award

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:41A The Boston Sun Staff

The new William Felton ‘Bill’ Russell Bridge, which links Charlestown to the North End across the Boston Harbor, was recently awarded the ACEC/MA Grand Conceptor Award the highest honor bestowed upon engineering projects by the American Council...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts celebrates
National Bike Month with free $20 Bluebikes...

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:41A Special to the Sun

In recognition of National Bike Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”), the title sponsor of Greater Boston’s municipally owned bike-sharing system, Bluebikes, will offer a free...

The Associates of the Boston Public Library celebrate 36th annual Literary Lights

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:41A Special to the Sun

The Associates of the Boston Public Library hosted the 36th annual Literary Lights Gala on April 26, 2026, at the Fairmont Copley Plaza, welcoming over 380 attendees and raising more than half a million dollars to support the preservation and...

Haley House to host annual block party in South End

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:41A Special to the Sun

Haley House will be hosting its 21st annual Block Party on Saturday, June 6 from 3-5 p.m. on Montgomery Street in the South End, celebrating the organization’s community, its vibrant neighborhood, and the start of the summer. This year’s...

Beacon Hill Art Walk returns June 7

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:41A Special to the Sun

One of Boston’s most unique celebrations of the arts returns June 7, when the Beacon Hill Art Walk takes over the quiet streets and alleys of the beautiful, cobblestoned neighborhood. The one-of-a-kind Boston tradition serves as an unofficial...

Boston City Hall Plaza to host
prefabricated Adu Showcase May 12–17

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:41A Special to the Sun

The Housing Innovation Lab at the Mayor’s Office of Housing will stage a fully built Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on City Hall Plaza from Tuesday, May 12, through Sunday, May 17. The showcase is designed to demonstrate the cost and design...

Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger raises $1 million as 
food insecurity reaches crisis levels across...

The Back Bay Sun 5/8 5:41A Special to the Sun

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Upstairs Downstairs hosts their seventh annual Derby Day

Beacon Hill Times 5/8 4:30A Beacon Hill Times Staff

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...

75 Chestnut opens patio for sixth season of outdoor dining

Beacon Hill Times 5/8 4:22A Beacon Hill Times Staff

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...

Neighborhood Roundup

Beacon Hill Times 5/8 4:22A Beacon Hill Times Staff

Music from 17th Century South Germany to be performed May 8  at Goethe-Institut e 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...

Housing, health, hunger: This is why America is failing

Beacon Hill Times 5/8 4:20A Beacon Hill Times Staff

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 record-high...

Wu appoints Diana Fernandez Bibeau as new Commissioner of Parks and Recreation and Deputy Chief of...

Beacon Hill Times 5/8 4:20A Beacon Hill Times Staff

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. “I’m thrilled...