Author talk at JustBook-ish features Ibram X. Kendi on Sept. 15
September 11, 2026
A developer’s plan to demolish a single-family home at 59 Gibson Street and replace it with a 4-story, multi-unit building took an unexpected turn Monday evening.
Their legislation — which faces long odds in the current Republican-controlled Congress—would provide $25 billion over five years for transit agencies nationwide to eliminate fares, improve service, or both.
The goal: Transition large energy users to clean infrastructure
The Healey administration and MBTA should extend their half-price monthly-pass promotion offer to city customers who use the Fairmount Line.
Boston Police officials say nighttime shutdowns of Talbot Avenue and other selected streets near Franklin Park this summer have been successful in curbing late-night gatherings before they overwhelm neighborhoods — and police resources.
Membership and activities at many veterans’ posts around the city have gradually faded over recent years, but new leadership of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Ramsay/Toy VFW Post #8772 on Woodrow Avenue is looking at reviving their organization, which has its roots as the first all-Black veterans post in the United States created after the First World War.
More than 150 teenagers from across Suffolk County gathered at UMass Boston last Tuesday (July 28) for Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden’s annual Basketball for Peace tournament.
The Crew Love basketball tournament returns to the courts of Harambee Park in Dorchester this weekend featuring top-notch talent from Boston’s neighborhoods and rounds of rivalry games.
Barbara A. Dulin is a mother of three, grandmother of ten, and a great-grandmother of fourteen. The Grove Hall native is also a mentor and maternal figure to scores of other young people thanks to a non-profit she founded in 2014
A City Council resolution aimed at affirming local residents’ role in determining what gets developed on publicly owned land in Roxbury was approved 10-0 last month, with three councillors absent.
Codman Square Health Center will launch a month-long “Barber Shops & Blood Pressure” tour this week, offering free screenings at neighborhood barber shops in Dorchester and Randolph.
The annual Neponset Day festival on the banks of the Neponset River last Saturday morning and afternoon at the Neponset II Park on Hill Top Street brought out a large gathering to enjoy a great summer day.
While the City of Boston’s workforce is projected to shrink this year, its personnel spending isn’t slowing to match, according to a new analysis from Boston Municipal Research Bureau.
The free, family-friendly festival will feature canoeing and kayaking on the Neponset River, along with food trucks, live music, children’s activities, environmental exhibits, and other attractions.