Every year, Greeks around the world spend March 25 with family, eating a traditional Lenten meal of salted cod and garlic mashed potatoes, to celebrate Greek Independence Day.
While parades are held in Athens on the day itself, many cities in the United States gather one month...
Seven artists and six nonprofit organizations are finally getting the chance to tell their story, funded by a grant from the Asian Community Fund at The Boston Foundation, a community foundation.
The Asian Community Fund, or ACF, and its Asian American Pacific Islander, or...
Carly Hopkins, a rising third-year biology major, sits with two peers at a small corner table in Oakleaf Cakes Bake Shop on Westland Avenue. They each sip lattes and share biology notes in preparation for their exam, while across the shop, employees frost fresh cupcakes and slide...
“Call a Boomer” was the phrase written in bold blue lettering on a payphone located in front of Pavement Coffeehouse on Boston University’s campus. And the phone did just that, connecting users directly to an apartment complex for older adults in Reno, Nev.
The phone...
On a Friday night in Fields Corner, customers fill every seat at JustBook-Ish. Families, elders, children and friends pack themselves into the snug space, eager for the competitive night of slam poetry ahead.
“We like to think of this as a community meal: We come to get...
This summer, new trees and green infrastructure will take root in the city, funded by the 2026 Boston Tree Alliance Program’s Tree Planting and Care Grant.
In partnership with Mass Audubon, the largest nature-based conservation organization in New England, the City of...
Every winter in Boston, when the Green Line screeches like a banshee after a 20-minute delay and the once-white snow turns to grey mush, one can begin to question: Why live here? Compared to sunny Los Angeles or the concrete jungle of New York City, Boston often feels next-best...
In Boston’s vibrant Egleston Square neighborhood sits the Charles J. Beard II Media Center, home to Boston’s community radio station WBCA 102.9 FM.
The station was created as a partnership between local nonprofit Boston Neighborhood Network Media, or BNN, and the City...
More than 3,000 people gathered in Boston Common March 22 for the city’s 10th annual Winter Walk to End Homelessness.
Donning their signature matching blue beanies, which have become an event staple, participants walked a mile loop around the park before gathering to drink...
Last fall, Northeastern University and the City of Boston announced they would enter two new agreements, increasing Northeastern’s annual payments to the city by 36.8% — a commitment experts say requires long-term accountability and community engagement by the university.
The...
Dan-Chi Nguyen, a fourth-year nursing major, is no stranger to working with children. When she was five, her mother opened a home-based preschool, and she often helped around the classroom.
“Work and school can add up, and then you get to reconnect with the mentors and...
On a 75-degree day in Franklin Park Sept. 14, over 250 racers and walkers lined up for another run in the Boston Athletic Association’s, or B.A.A.’s, Neighborhood Race Series. The two-mile run marked the fifth installment of the six-part race series that began in March 2024....
