Down a few stairs inside a historic church at the end of Newbury Street lies what some say is the best spot in the city for lunch — and the kicker is that it’s always free for those in need.
Women’s Lunch Place, or WLP, a daytime women’s shelter, welcomes anyone...
The smells of sea salt, sunscreen and fried food mixed in the air as Revere Beach celebrated its 20th annual International Sand Sculpting Festival July 19 to July 21.
Fifteen professional sand sculptors from around the world skillfully carved intricate pieces of art out of...
Starting Aug. 1, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, or MBTA, will accept contactless payment onboard buses, Green Line trolleys, Mattapan Line trolleys and at all gated subway stations. The new fare collection system was announced earlier this year as a part of the...
Spectators from across Boston crowded along both sides of the Charles River at 10:30 p.m. July 4 to watch the annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Barges between the Longfellow and Harvard bridges launched thousands of fireworks over a half-hour period, filling the sky with...
Adele. Taylor Swift. Coldplay. What do all these artists have in common? Their songs are on the Beacon Street Quartet’s setlist for the viral Candelight Concerts currently taking place at various Boston churches, temples and theaters. Unlike most concerts that involve classical...
The LGBTQ community, allies and Bostonians alike decorated in the colors of the rainbow lined the city’s streets June 8 for the Boston Pride for the People parade. Pride parades take place around the U.S. throughout June to celebrate the LGBTQ community and honor the 1969 Stonewall...
Elected officials, community leaders and Bostonians dressed in all colors of the rainbow gathered outside City Hall Monday to attend the pride flag raising ceremony, kicking off the city’s celebration of 2024 Pride Month.
This year marks 20 years since Massachusetts became...
As shoppers perused pop-ups at the Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market, passersby could see Tony Johnson and Greg Bailey laughing and effortlessly engaging customers in conversation. Friends since childhood when they grew up going to church together, they achieved a new milestone...
The Revere Beach community welcomed spectators May 19 as hundreds of decorative kites took to the air to celebrate the return of the beach season with the 8th annual Kite Festival. Hosted by the Revere Beach Partnership, the public event brought Boston families together to build,...
Whether it’s because of the free bananas, fresh scenery or camaraderie between old friends, Boston's National Bike to Work Day Festival brought people of all ages together at City Hall Plaza May 17.
Enthusiasm was in the air as an estimated 900 cyclists in small groups...
Not so long ago, in a roller rink not so far away, Star Wars fans and members of the Boston Roller Derby joined forces for spirited competition. On May 4th, a day when Star Wars fans around the world proclaim “May the fourth be with you,” the Everett Allied Veterans Memorial...
Thousands of mothers and children dressed as ducks gathered on Boston Common May 12 for Duckling Day, an annual tradition hosted by Friends of the Public Garden each Mother’s Day.
A tribute to the 1941 children’s book “Make Way for Ducklings” by Robert McCloskey, the...
![Dominique Dixon poses for a photo with her handmade polymer clay earrings. Dixon founded Mahogani Shop in 2017 using her design background and inspiration from African culture. “I started [Mahogani] in a place where I was trying to rediscover myself as an artist, as a Black woman," Dixon said. "So a lot of my influence comes from my culture, architecture, art.”](https://huntnewsnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/SeaportBlackOwnedBos.Market_5_19_24_ZoeMacDiarmid_6-1200x800.jpg)
