The repeated and gross lawlessness by roving gangs of youths who engage in the practice known as a “street takeover” reached its apex two weeks ago in Boston’s South End, culminating in the torching ...

A colorful glow lights the sky above the Franklin Park Zoo each night from August to November, a result of delicate, larger-than-life lanterns designed to transport people to distant lands, across ...

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is observed (with slight differences) by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and some Buddhists. It is celebrated by lighting oil lamps and candles to symbolize the ...

The Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS) Gala was a resounding success, surpassing fundraising expectations and raising over $75,000 to support the neighborhood’s local businesses and community ...

PM, the Boston Public Market (BPM) will launch its 10th anniversary year in grand style with the arrival of the Official Pumpkins of Boston — gia ...

Ninety-two years after a Yankee-dominated state government limited the sale of liquor licenses to prevent Irish American politicians in Boston from gaining more influence, city and state politicians ...

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department today announced that registration is open for the 2025 Mayor’s Cup Soccer Tournament and Festival, returning to Moakley Park in South ...

The Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts is once again opening its doors—and its schoolyard—to the community for a fun, free day of creativity. Join them on Saturday, October 25, from 10 AM to 1 PM at ...

The Gloucester Hornpipe and Clog Society is celebrating their 50th anniversary with a band reunion benefit concert for the Friends of the JP Branch Library 30 South Street, on October 25, from 2:00 to ...

“It is difficult/to get the news from poems/yet men die miserably every day/for lack/of what is found there.” — William Carlos Williams, from Asphodel, That Greeny Flower & Other Love Poems. The ...

The arrival of this long weekend means that the fall season is squarely upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England. Although the weatherman (as of this writing) is ...