Special to the Times As part of its budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), the House Committee on Ways and Means will propose a record investment of $555 million for the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), as well as…
Chelsea Council Meeting Addresses Temporary Shelter at Former Soldiers’ Home
By Adam Swift Chelsea City Councilors raised questions and concerns about the use of the former Chelsea Soldiers’ Home as a temporary shelter for migrants at a special meeting with state officials last Thursday. The use of the vacant Quigley…
North Shore Music Theatre’s Expanded 2024 Musical Season To Include an Encore Performance of ‘Jersey Boys’ and an Extended 3-Week Run of ‘Disney’s Frozen!’
Special to the Times Bill Hanney’s award-winning North Shore Music Theatre (NSMT) is set to return for an expanded season of exceptional musical entertainment for North Shore audiences. The season includes an Encore Production of “Jersey Boys”, an extended premiere…
Wu Announces Three Opportunities for Artists and Community Members To Reimagine Monuments
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture (MOAC) announced the launch of Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston, a two-year investment in temporary art installations and free programming to help residents…
Atlantic Works Gallery Holds ‘Contemporary Dialogues’ Reception
Atlantic Works Gallery (AWG) held its Third Thursday reception for “Contemporary Dialogues,” featuring artwork by Joan Ryan, Rick Dorff, and John Greiner-Ferris, on March 21. In contrast to her love of monochromatic charcoal pieces of the past, Ryan’s most recent…
A Freaky Friday…
Did you feel the earthquake Friday morning? We were sitting in our recliner in our home when the whole house started shaking and the chair started moving rapidly back and forth. We live on the coast, so at first we…