The Boston Center for the Arts’ Cyclorama was filled with people and cats Oct. 12 and 13, who gathered to celebrate felines at the Boston Catstravaganza hosted by Loving Cats Worldwide.
Over two days of competition, five international judges issued awards for cats across...
At the Parker Hill Branch of the Boston Public Library Oct. 5, Roberto Mighty brought the dead to life.
Mighty, a multimedia artist and filmmaker, spoke to an audience of 20 about his upbeat docuseries “World’s Greatest Cemeteries,” currently airing its second season...
Since July 2019, a one-way fare for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s bus system and subway have cost $1.70 and $2.40, respectively, for nearly all riders.
Certain passengers, like children, military personnel, first responders and government officials have...
The heart of Roxbury pulsed with artistic energy as Roxbury Open Studios held its 25th annual Arts Festival Oct. 5 and 6 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury. Running from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., the two-day-long festival was a multi-medium, multicultural and multigenerational...
The first-ever Commonwealth Festival hosted Smino along with other rap and hip-hop artists at City Hall Plaza Oct. 12 from noon to 8 p.m.
Despite windy conditions, the festival included 12 performers, a “flee market” with several vendors and two food trucks with Asian-inspired...
On Oct. 12, attendees of the Boston Indigenous Peoples Day March made their way through Downtown Boston chanting “Indigenous Peoples Day now,” calling for the Massachusetts government to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day in place of Christopher Columbus Day.
Protest signs...
It has long been proven that being in the presence of a pet can lower blood pressure and stress levels in humans. While watching fuzzy caterpillars inch along and munch on leaves has certainly not been studied, it feels as if it may have similar calming benefits.
Curious...
The weather was clear and cool and all was calm in Boston’s Theater District Sept. 27 — except for the beeping, bumper-to-bumper traffic that started at Boylston Street and snaked down Tremont Street toward Boston’s Theater District. Boston police stood in the middle of...
Dog lovers across Boston are struggling to find spots to enjoy with their favorite pooch. A dog-loving family aims to fix that with Park-9.
Spouses Emily Gusse and Tess Kohanski, and Kohanski’s brother Chris Kohanski, first opened the one-of-a-kind dog park and bar flagship...
Members and allies of the Boston Jewish community gathered for prayer, song, dance, laughter, tears and community Oct. 7 during “An Evening of Remembrance and Hope,” an event commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attacks on Israel. Hosted by nonprofit organization...
When asked what the GirlFriends Boston community means to her, Giulia Matthews, a 40- year-old GirlFriends Boston member and Waltham resident, said “everything.”
“It's just this untapped resource of potential best friends, and if not best friends, great friends. We're...
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT’s, Starr Forum Oct. 2, political science experts Katrina Burgess, Daniel Ziblatt, John Githongo and Prerna Singh joined MIT political science professor Evan Lieberman for a panel entitled “The 2024 US presidential election:...
