Ahead of ‘The Embrace,’ Project Partners Discuss How to Create New, Inclusive Destinations on the...

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:53P Dan Murphy

In anticipation of the arrival of “The Embrace” the 22-foot bronze memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King – on the Boston Common next Martin Luther King Jr. King Day, the leaders of...

Remembering King: City, BU, New England Conservatory Present Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:50P Lauren Bennett

The City of Boston, along with the New England Conservatory and Boston University, presented the 2022 celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Corretta Scott King virtually on January 18. The event was live-streamed...

High-Capacity Testing Site Opens at Bolling Building in Roxbury

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:49P Lauren Bennett

Mayor Michelle Wu held a press conference on Tuesday at the Bruce Bolling Building in Roxbury, the site of a new high-capacity COVID-19 testing site which also opened on the 18th. Before getting into specifics about the testing site, Wu reported...

Senator-Elect Lydia Edwards to Be Sworn in as Senator Today, Looks to Form Community Transition...

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:48P John Lynds

First Suffolk & Middlesex Senator-elect Lydia Edwards will be sworn into the state senate Thursday during a ceremony at the State House. To mark the occasion Edwards and her team are hosting a watch party at Democracy Brewing, located at 35...

Baker-Polito Administration Files $5 Billion General Government Bond Bill

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:48P The Boston Sun Staff

The Baker-Polito Administration filed legislation seeking $4.991 billion in capital funds to support core improvements that will enable the Commonwealth to continue delivering critical state services to the people of Massachusetts. The proposal,...

Baker Administration Announces New At-Home Testing Option for Schools

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:48P Lauren Bennett

The Baker administration on January 18 announced a new testing program that will become an option for school districts across the state. Baker said that more than 2000 Massachusetts schools have are “participating in at least one form of...

BPDA Approves Plans to Add Housing Above Abe & Louie’s

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:47P John Lynds

Last week the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) approved plans to add 9 units of housing and office space above Abe & Louie’s on Boylston Street. The project at 761-793 Boylston St. will add nine new units of housing and 26,634 square...

MBTA Launches New Online Youth Pass Application

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:46P The Boston Sun Staff

The MBTA announced the launch of the new digital Youth Pass application available online at mbta.com/youthpass/apply. “Providing young adults with more convenient access to this secure, easy-to-use application is another step in providing broader...

Proof of Vaccine Begins in Back Bay and Across the City for Indoor Venues

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:46P John Lynds

Indoor venues in the Back Bay like restaurants, bars and gyms began adjusting to Mayor Michelle Wu’s new mandate that requires workers and patrons at all indoor venues to show proof of vaccination in order to bend the curve of the latest COVID-19...

Baker-Polito Administration Launches First-in-the-Nation Commission on Clean Heat

The Back Bay Sun 1/19 4:45P The Boston Sun Staff

The Baker-Polito Administration announced that the members of Massachusetts’ first-in-the-nation Commission on Clean Heat were sworn in, helping to advance the Commonwealth’s ambitious goals to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in the buildings...

Neighborhood Restaurateurs React to City’s New B Together Vaccination Mandate

Beacon Hill Times 1/19 4:13P Dan Murphy

While some other Boston restaurateurs might consider Mayor Michelle Wu ‘s new B Together mandate requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter certain indoor spaces citywide, including restaurants,...

Promoting Equality: Ahead of ‘The Embrace,’ Project Partners Discuss How to Create New, Inclusive...

Beacon Hill Times 1/19 4:11P Beacon Hill Times Staff

In anticipation of the arrival of “The Embrace” the 22-foot bronze memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King – on the Boston Common next Martin Luther King Jr. King Day, the leaders of...

Exploring the Roots of the Boston Massacre

Beacon Hill Times 1/19 4:10P Suzanne Besser

Matthew Wilding of Boston’s Revolutionary Spaces will lead a virtual tour exploring the complicated history of the Boston Massacre at a program sponsored by the Beacon Hill Village on Monday, January 24, 2022. Entitled Massacre & Memory, the tour...

Beacon Hill, Surrounding Area’s Weekly COVID Positive Test Rate Slows a Bit

Beacon Hill Times 1/19 4:10P John Lynds

The COVID 19 winter surge may be slowing down a bit in Beacon Hill and the surrounding area. With over 2 out of every 10 residents tested for the virus last week still turning out to be positive, the weekly positive test rate here did not...

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission Releases December 2021 Gross Gaming Revenue

Beacon Hill Times 1/19 4:09P Beacon Hill Times Staff

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported today that the month of December 2021 at Plainridge Park Casino (PPC), MGM Springfield and Encore Boston Harbor generated approximately $96 million in Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR). PPC, a category 2...