As the summer began to roll around, Mission Hill’s Luisa Harris knew that the community needed an outdoors pick-me-up, and at the same time, she also knew that the city’s musicians and visual artists needed to get their work back…
Hill Happenings
Mission Hill mourned the death of their beloved neighbor, Theresa Parks, last month – a week shy of her 85th birthday. Theresa, a 1954 Mission High graduate, was among the founders of Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, which fought passionately against…
2021 Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular Concert to Take Place at Tanglewood
This 2021 Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular will be a televised, live-streamed concert to take place under the direction of Keith Lockhart from the stage of Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, Sunday, July 4, 8-11 p.m., broadcast live on Bloomberg TV…
Mayoral Candidates Answer Questions on Parks and Open Space in Recent Forum
Boston Park Advocates, which is “a citywide network of people who champion urban greenspace,” according to its website, hosted a mayoral candidate forum on June 29, where candidates responded to a multitude of questions relating to parks and open space…
State Legislature Votes to Extend Outdoor Dining and Cocktails-To-Go Bill: Gov. Baker Signs Bill
Last year groups of bar and restaurant owners emerged as vocal proponents of the state legislature’s ‘to-go cocktail’ bill. During the height of the pandemic owners became frustrated by the fact that liquor store businesses were booming but expensive liquor…
Administration Awards $3.2 Million for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Efforts
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $3.2 million in grants and contracts to community-based organizations as part of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the 20 cities and towns hardest hit…