Boston Mayor Martin Walsh, BC ’09, appeared before the Massachusetts Legislature’s Joint Committee on Financial Services on July 23 to support increasing taxes and fees on ride-sharing services.
Metro
Brookline Booksmith: Dedicated to the Fine Art of Browsing
A smith is a craftsman, one who typically practices welding and forging to produce some kind of metalwork. The term most often refers to a blacksmith, but as a suffix it attaches to a variety of metal products, from locks to blades to copper. Marshall Smith, though, is a different kind of smith—he’s a booksmith….
Metro, Arts
Seeing Stars at the MFA’s ‘Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris’
The MFA showcases Paris’ nightlife in the late 19th century through Toulouse-Lautrec’s eyes.
Metro, Arts
Finding Inspiration at Mass Poetry’s Evening of Inspired Leaders
Mass Poetry aspires to inspire. With a mission to nurture poets, facilitate writing, and expose Massachusetts residents to poetry through programs like the Massachusetts Poetry Festival and Raining Poetry, the nonprofit hosted its fifth annual Evening of Inspired Leaders at the Huntington Avenue Theatre on Monday, March 25. The Evening of Inspired Leaders is a…
Arts, Metro
MFA’s ‘Gender Bending Fashion’ Rejects the Gender Binary
Until August, the MFA will challenge gendered fashion conventions through ‘Gender Bending Fashion.’
Metro, Food
South End Restauranteurs Find New Home in Cambridge with Colette
Cambridge gains a new French restaurant with Colette, sister restaurant to South End staple, Frenchie.
Metro, Arts
‘When Angels Fall’ Shows Human Resilience in Silence
ArtsEmerson presents ‘When Angels Fall,’ Raphaëlle Boitel’s newest play performed without words.
Metro, Food
Playa Bowls Moves Into Massachusetts, Opens on Comm Ave.
BC Alums open an açaí and pitaya bowl chain, Playa Bowls, next to El Pelon on Comm Ave.
Metro, Arts
Lipman Promotes Newest Novel at Brookline Booksmith
Massachusetts native Elinor Lipman read from her fourteenth book, “Good Riddance, at Brookline Booksmith Thursday night.
Metro, Food
Pho Viet’s Vietnamese Flavor Finds Favor in Newton
Pho Viet’s finds immense success with a second restaurant in Newton Centre.
