The Institute of Contemporary Art plans to continue to use the Watershed, its seasonal exhibition space in East Boston, as a site to distribute food to families struggling with the…Continue Reading →
“The unmattering of Black lives starts in childhood,” Wee The People co-founder Francie Latour writes. “…When we intervene in a way that tells kids the truth, that taps into their…Continue Reading →
“We’ve made it so people feel like they can make it,” John Andrews, founder and managing director of Creative Collective, told me a couple weeks back. The Salem organization describes…Continue Reading →
The murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police promoted thousands to gather in protest at Peters Park in Boston’s South End this evening. “The first police officer was arrested and…Continue Reading →
Franklin Park Zoo in Boston will reopen on May 28, followed by Stone Zoo in Stoneham on May 30, Zoo New England announced today, allowing guests into the facilities for…Continue Reading →
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has pledged $500,000 for diversity and inclusion initiatives in a deal with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey responding to complaints from students at Boston’s Helen…Continue Reading →
For some years, I’ve wondered about a row house at 9 Dwight St. in Boston’s South End. It stands out from its staid brick neighbors because white sculptures seem to…Continue Reading →
The Trustees of Reservations will reopen deCordova Sculpture Park in Lincoln, the grounds of the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Naumkeag in Stockbridge, and World’s End in Hingham, and Crane Beach…Continue Reading →
The city of Boston has cancelled all parades and festivals “this summer, up to and including Labor Day on September 7, 2020,” to help stem the spread of coronavirus, the…Continue Reading →
“A visitor driving through the arboretum will be able to obtain a general idea of the arborescent vegetation of the north temperate zone without even leaving his carriage,” said Charles…Continue Reading →