Boston is home to an ever-growing network of small businesses, whose consumership often picks up during the holiday season.
Three women of color, Imani McFarlane, Zeena Brown and Angela Hofmann, lead a variety of small businesses in the city. In a world often dominated by...
Snowport Holiday Market was packed with eager crowds Dec. 8, bundled head-to-toe in winter gear. Dozens of people bustled through the crowd to secure their place in line for a crepe. Some headed for an alpaca fur shop, while others made their way towards an Irish spirit stand....
Across Boston, there’s one voice echoing throughout public transportation. As it announces each stop, it’s deep, resonant — even comforting, to some — and it belongs to Frank Oglesby.
Oglesby, long hailed as “the voice of the T,” has done voice-over work for...
As the leaves start to change colors and cover the city in warm shades of red, orange and yellow, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department has relaunched its Pics in the Parks program to encourage residents to get outside and explore Boston’s parks by taking photos.
Originally,...
Darra Slagle stacked towers of cardboard boxes in the basement of Stratford Street United Church in West Roxbury on Oct. 7. Outside, it was a quiet Friday morning — but Slagle, executive director of Rose’s Bounty food pantry, and her team of volunteers worked tirelessly packing...
“From Boston to Tehran, end the regime in Iran!”
This was just one of the many chants called out at Harvard Bridge Oct. 8 on the Global Day of Action for Iran. Protesters stretched across the bridge, forming a human chain.
Protests spread from Iran to countries...
At 558 Massachusetts Ave. sits a building holding value for Boston’s Black, female population — it’s the headquarters for the League of Women for Community Service, or LWCS — which has been owned by the organization since 1920.
The building was initially purchased...
With a smile on his face, Jamie Williams welcomed members of Jamaica Plain Chess Club into the J.P. Licks on Centre Street — encapsulating the intimate and casual environment Williams said he hopes to capture at every meeting. Each week, dozens of chess players crowd the ice...
Last Saturday, the first-ever Emerald Necklace Parkfest spanned seven parks across Boston with free games, performances and more. The Emerald Necklace Conservancy, a nonprofit stewardship organization that maintains the parks, hosted the event in celebration of Frederick Law...
Divided by Massachusetts Avenue, Chester Square Park consists of two halves of shaded green space, complete with fountains and benches. The park was the site of the Mass Ave Coalition’s Fall Festival on Sept. 18, described by organizer Carol Blair as “a festival like no other.”
The...
For the past six Sundays, Boston’s iconic location for shopping, dining and everything in between has been car-free with the city’s sixth annual Open Newbury Street. Newbury Street is located in Back Bay, and the event’s perimeters span from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts...
Alyssa Fell, Deputy City Editor
• September 7, 2022
Northeastern’s campus is home to both the E branch of the Green Line and the Ruggles Station stop on the Orange Line. On an average day, students are bustling in and out of subways and streetcars. But, as of Aug. 19, students and Boston residents have had to put their train...
