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Michelle Millar Fisher holds up a piece by Marilyn Pappas. Pappas talked about her work and its inspiration at the event.

The Society of Arts and Crafts aims to mold modern vision for aspiring artists

Nick Cortese, news correspondent February 24, 2024

For the first time in the organization’s storied history, the Society of Arts and Crafts, or SA+C, was welcomed at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston Feb. 1 for the third installment of CraftBoston on the Move. The title CraftBoston may feel like a throwback for longtime city residents...

Parade volunteers pop confetti cannons over lion dancers as a barrage of firecrackers dissipate. Along with confetti, red paper lanterns and soft lights decorated Chinatown’s streets.

Chinatown comes alive with Year of the Dragon Parade

Margot Murphy, photo staff February 24, 2024

Bostonians and tourists alike gathered in Chinatown Feb. 18 to watch the annual Lunar New Year parade, featuring lion dances by the Wam Lum Kung Fu Boston Lion Dance Team. The Chinese calendar designates every new year with one of 12 zodiac animals. In Chinese folklore, a...

Members of the YLC pose for a photo during a Harbor to the Bay charity bike ride event meant to raise funds for local HIV/AIDS organizations. The YLC was founded as a community for LGBTQ+ young professionals and to raise money and awareness for causes important to the LGBTQ+ community. Photo courtesy Young Leaders Council.

Fenway Health’s Young Leaders Council ushers in new era

Gitana Savage, news staff February 22, 2024

Located on Boylston Street, the Young Leaders Council, or YLC, is an initiative striving to provide resources to LGBTQ+ young professionals in their 20s and 30s through community-building programming and fundraising for issues central to the LGBTQ+ community.  By hosting...

Jennifer Diaz performs "La Malagueña," a mariachi song by Miguel Aceves Mejía. Diaz dedicated the performance to her grandma.

Latin American Song Project challenges the classical music repertoire

Galiah Abbud, news staff February 8, 2024

In the center of a wooden stage decorated by dramatic maroon drapings, Sara Goldstein interrupted audience chatter marked by different Spanish dialects. Goldstein, the interim chair of voice at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, began the night by recognizing students’ efforts...

A  Blackbird Doughnuts employee hands out samples of triple chocolate donut holes. Many visitors were too excited to wait and began trying their treats while they went down the row of businesses.

13th annual Taste of Chocolate Festival sweetens Harvard Square visitors’ weekends

Jessica Xing, photo editor January 31, 2024

Hundreds of visitors lined up on Brattle Street Saturday afternoon for the first day of the 13th annual Taste of Chocolate Festival. Hosted by the Harvard Square Business Association, the festival made a successful comeback after a three-year hiatus. Featuring local cafes...

A light within the crypt’s open tomb illuminates the historic coffins found inside, with a coffin most likely for a child propped up against an assumed adult coffin in the bottom left corner. The open tomb was available for pictures and viewing.

Beneath the steeple: A glimpse into the crypt of Boston’s oldest standing church

Sofia Sawchuk, photo staff October 31, 2023

Underneath the historic Old North Church in the North End lies a crypt home to an estimated 1,100 individuals laid to rest. When the crypt opened in 1732, it acted as an active burial location for Old North’s congregants, as the church did not have a graveyard. Officials once...

Tourists walk along the Salem streets. The influx of tourists in October has disrupted many locals' lives.

Salem’s ‘Haunted Happenings’ brings hundreds of thousands of dollars to the city and disruption to locals’ lives

Gitana Savage, news correspondent October 27, 2023

Attracting nearly one million visitors every Halloween season, Salem, Massachusetts is notorious for its Halloween-themed offerings and witchy history. During October, Salem’s streets are flooded with tourists from all over the country hoping to relish in the “spooky” spirit...

Crates of candles for sale sit inside of Sniff of Adventure's store on Newbury Street. The brand was founded in 2020.

Sniff of Adventure brings candles from the kitchen to Newbury Street

Kathryn Naughton, news correspondent October 13, 2023

The vibrant orange hue and the sweet smell of vanilla greet your senses as you approach the door of Sniff of Adventure, a candle shop on Newbury Street.  The co-owners, Adam Shane and Christopher “Chris” Swank, started their candle venture in 2020 and are about to hit...

A huge crowd is seen walking down Newbury Street. Sunday’s Open Newbury Street event attracted thousands of people.

Open Newbury Street builds strength in community and local businesses

Patrick O’Neal, photo staff September 20, 2023

Every Sunday throughout the summer and fall, Newbury Street is closed to all vehicle traffic and becomes a pedestrian walkway, allowing local musicians, businesses and restaurants to turn the roadway into a lively hub for shopping, dining and entertainment.  The weekly closure,...

Mission Hill frequently leases to student residents from the large cluster of nearby colleges. The push for off-campus housing left long-term residents of the neighborhood frustrated with the noise levels and disregard for others shown by some students.

Mission Hill residents grapple with college students moving to the neighborhood

Juliette Piovoso, news staff September 17, 2023

In recent years, more and more Northeastern students have flocked to Mission Hill for off-campus housing. As appealing as the idea of affordable rent and a more spacious living style is for college students in Boston, surrounding Mission Hill neighbors have had to bear the brunt...

Customers look through records at Music Research Library in Beacon Hill. Co-founders Kochura and Warf relocated the store to Boston after operating for seven years in Providence.

New Beacon Hill record store seeks to enhance, diversify Boston music scene

Alexis Algazy, news staff April 17, 2023

After four decades without a new record store in Beacon Hill, Music Research Library is bringing a curated collection to the neighborhood.  Vasyl Kochura and Zachary Warf, the co-owners of Music Research Library, first opened the store in 2016 in Providence. Seven years later,...

Tricia Fitzgerald helps plant a tree at the Arbor Day event in Fitzgerald Park Friday. The park is named after State Rep. Kevin Fitzgerald, her late husband.

In effort for new Mission Hill arboretum, community celebrates green space, partnership with Northeastern

Avery Bleichfeld, News Staff May 16, 2022

Volunteers helped push Mission Hill’s Fitzgerald Park over the threshold of 25 plant species April 29, one more step in the park’s path to becoming an arboretum. At an Arbor Day event, organized by Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing Services, or Mission Hill NHS, community...