The ClipArt Gallery, in collaboration with Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG) and curated by AWG member Jean M. Bernstein, presents East Boston Muralists…Reimagined, an exhibition featuring the personal works of renowned muralists Felipe Ortiz and Sophy Tuttle. The exhibition opened with…
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News Briefs 3-25-26
Project Bread’s 58th Annual Walk for Hunger Opens Registration Registration is now open for Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger, the organization’s signature community fundraiser and one of Massachusetts’ most enduring anti-hunger events, turning compassion into action. Set for Sunday, May…
MBTA restores bus service beyond pre-COVID levels and increases subway frequency
Special to the Times-Free Press The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced its service updates which go into effect on Sunday, April 5. Service information is available now at MBTA.com/ServiceChanges. Riders are strongly encouraged to check schedules in advance and…
Boston Center for the Arts appoints Shey Rivera Ríos as Artistic Director
Special to the Times-Free Press The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA), 539 Tremont Street, announced the appointment of Shey Rivera Ríos as its new Artistic Director, marking a new chapter for one of Boston’s most vital cultural institutions. Rivera…
Massachusetts to celebrate 20 years of landmark health care reform at Faneuil Hall April 13
Special to the Times-Free Press Governor Maura Healey, former Governors Mitt Romney and Deval Patrick, and other state leaders will gather at Faneuil Hall on Monday, April 13, to mark the 20th anniversary of Massachusetts’s landmark health care reform law,…
Mass convening of Bostonians aims to reclaim the city’s top-down budget system
Special to the Times-Free Press On Saturday, March 14, more than 100 Boston residents from across various neighborhoods gathered for the second People’s Budget Assembly, hosted by a coalition of community-based organizations called the Better Budget Alliance. The diverse, multi-generational…
One quarter of North Atlantic right whale population seen in southern New England waters
Special to the Times-Free Press The ocean waters off southern New England continue to see high North Atlantic right whale activity, with the New England Aquarium documenting over a quarter of the population in the last six weeks. Scientists in…
Healey-Driscoll administration awards over $250,000 to help communities manage stormwater pollution
Special to the Times-Free Press The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded $267,000 to seven regional watershed coalitions and planning collaboratives to help communities better manage stormwater and keep harmful pollution out of Massachusetts waterways. Stormwater is created when rainwater and snow melt…
The ‘Quin House Impact Fund awarded over $1m in grants to nonprofits in 2025
Special to the Times-Free Press The ‘Quin House Impact Fund in Boston announced more than $1 million in grants to more than 50 nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts in 2025, thanks to member giving. ‘Quin House members are critical to the…
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Presents Violinist Randall Goosby with
Pianist Zhu Wang in April and the Renaissance String Quartet in May Special to the Times-Free Press The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum continues its Winter/Spring 2026 Weekend Concert Series, presenting superstar violinist Randall Goosby with pianist Zhu Wang on Sunday, April 12, at 1:30 pm and the Renaissance String Quartet (of…