The 83rd annual Boston Christmas tree lighting took place Dec. 5 at Boston Common. Spectators, ranging from young children to seasoned adults, bundled up to watch performances, join in the holiday cheer and light up the city. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, surrounded by young kids...

Hearth & Hug Bakery is a “homey, friendly” place, said Jesse Myers, a longtime customer.   Located in the Boston Public Market, the bakery opened its doors in September 2023. It offers a variety of baked goods from croissants — its most popular item — to bread.   Natalie...

Levain Bakery opened its 18th location in Seaport Nov. 22. The bakery hosted a grand opening for the store, advertising its new location on the street outside. It offered free merchandise, music and holiday-themed chocolate peppermint cookies to welcome new customers.  Levain...

The annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Program was held at the USS Constitution Museum in Charlestown Dec. 7 for a crowd of several dozen, commemorating the Imperial Japanese Navy’s surprise military attack on Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawai 83 years ago. In total, over 2,400...

To ring in the holiday season, Mayor Michelle Wu visited neighborhoods around Boston to light up the city’s Christmas trees, bringing cheer, treats and visits from Christmas characters to all of the city’s communities.  Beginning Dec. 7, The Enchanted Trolley Tour and...

For over 40 years, Rosie’s Place has been a safe haven for Boston’s women, a city with the second-highest homeless rate in the United States. Founded in 1974 as the first women-only shelter in the country, it offers far more than food and shelter — women can also access...

On the evening of Nov. 25, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was alive with holiday cheer as 30 volunteers and program coordinators formed a well-oiled pie-prepping machine for the annual Pie in the Sky fundraiser. Held each Thanksgiving season by Community Servings,...

When third-year architecture major Megan Conte did not receive her absentee ballot in time for the election, she felt frustrated and powerless. Pennsylvania native Conte said she did everything right and should have received her ballot on time. Conte is one of several Northeastern...

Since high school, strangers have compared Nick Anderson, a 26-year-old chief of staff at Shipyard Software and a Melrose native, to Tom Holland, a 28-year-old English actor best known for his role as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So when Anderson heard of a look-alike...

The Boston Transportation Department officially opened the Edgerly Plaza, a pedestrian walkway, in front of Whole Foods on Westland Avenue Oct. 30. The plaza was designed as a space for community enjoyment, with several tables scattered across the strip of pavement for people...

A presentation on a new Bluebikes expansion plan, held Nov. 7 at Joseph P. Tynan Elementary School in South Boston, was cut short due to continual audience interruptions. “When are you going to start enforcing the rules of the road?” asked an unidentified man while the...

On the crisp autumn afternoon of Nov. 2, families in the Boston community came together to give their old pumpkins a second life — not as decorations, but as compost. At the Great Pumpkin Smash, attendees took turns smashing their leftover jack-o'-lanterns, all in the name...