After two years of virtual Fourth of July events because of COVID-19, the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is returning to the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. Though the free program will be in-person this year, it will also…
Mission Hill/Roxbury’s weekly COVID positive test-rate increases slightly
Mission Hill/Roxbury’s weekly COVID positive test rate increased slightly last week after weeks of decline according to the latest data by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). This week the BPHC announced it is recommending that all Boston children and…
Hill Happenings
I felt like a kid in a candy store last month at the Museum of Fine Arts admiring the paintings of gifted Mission Hill artist, Itsuo Kiritani. The paintings were on display for one day at the Shapiro Courtyard. Among…
Jason Gallagher to become next headmaster of Boston Latin School
By John Lynds It was recently announced that the principal of the Harvard-Kent Elementary School for the last 11 year, Jason Gallagher, will become the next headmaster of Boston Latin School (BLS). Gallagher, who led Harvard-Kent’s transformation into a top…
Mary Skipper selected to lead Boston Public School as new superintendent
In a 4-3 vote at Wednesday night’s Boston School Committee meeting, Mary Skipper edged out Boston Public School Region 1 Superintendent Tommy Welch to become the next BPS Superintendent. During a time of upheaval as BPS has recently starved off…
Designing Motherhood exhibit opens at Mass Art Art Museum
In its first installation in more than two years, the Mass Art Art Museum (MAAM) is now presenting Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births, in the Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery on the museum’s ground floor. The…