The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) is offering Commonwealth residents an opportunity to shape the future health of their communities through a statewide survey aimed at collecting input on the challenges their communities face and where resources should be…
Apollinaire Theatre Company presents Hamlet
A ghost haunted the fountain, a sword fight broke out in the street, and a pop-up beer garden was host to a royal wedding. The free, immersive, bilingual, on-your-feet, adaptation of Hamlet took audiences on a wild journey throughout Chelsea…
Boston Children’s Rec Fest returns August 15
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department invite city youth to come celebrate the summer at the 2023 ParkARTS Boston Children’s Rec Fest on Tuesday, August 15 at Franklin Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The…
Second Annual Adopt-a-Pole Campaign
Story & Photo by Marianne Salza The second annual Adopt-a-Pole campaign will be hanging purple ribbons and name tags along the streets of East Boston, Chelsea, Revere, South Boston, Roxbury, and Charlestown in late summer in memory of loved ones…
Did you like Barbie?
Barbie, the blockbuster movie that is this year’s mass culture phenomenon, has drawn a mixed reaction from critics and the public alike. Some love it — they’re the ones who have gone multiple times to see the movie — while…
Have we reached the tipping point?
The steady stream of news reports this summer about the ever-worsening effects of climate change have been depressing, ranging from the 100% loss of coral reefs off the Florida Keys (because water temperatures have reached 100 degrees), to the unprecedented…