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Black and white photo of Bill Russell, of the Boston Celtics, driving to the basket against the Los Angeles Lakers in the teams' final NBA playoff game in Los Angeles, May 5, 1969.

Boston Sports

POV: Remembering Boston Celtics Legend Bill Russell (Hon.’02)

August 1, 2022

Photo of the company of Much Ado About Nothing during a dress rehersal. On stage, seven people people are seven. At right, a person dressed as a park ranger looks upset and shakes a baton at young people dresses in camoflauge pants and green vests at right. Behind those folks, what appear to be cub scouts are seen. At the back, underneath a trellis, a Black woman reads from a binder.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Shakespeare on the Common

July 26, 2022

Photo: A group of people watching as a whale surfaces from the water with seagulls scattering around it

Things-to-do

To Do Today: New England Aquarium Whale Watch

July 24, 2022

A picture of a tiger at the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Visit the Franklin Park Zoo

July 21, 2022

BUTI student Dorian Parker stands outdoors in a black shirt with glasses on

Arts & Culture

Bringing Different Voices to BU Tanglewood Institute

July 20, 2022

A band with drums, trombone, bass, and keys plays in Boston on an overcast day

In the City

Together Again—Boston Event Series Aims to Bring Back the Fun to Downtown

July 18, 2022

Photo of Michael Cox, right, a black man with glasses and grey, faces reporters as Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, left, an Asian woman with long black hair, looks on during a news conference, Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood.

Boston Police

Questrom Alum Won Civil Rights Case against Boston Police. Now He’s the Commissioner

July 15, 2022

Photo of a sea lion poking it's head above water. It's body can be seen underwater as it pokes its head above the water.

Photography

To Do Today: Space to Sea Photography Exhibition at the New England Aquarium

July 13, 2022

A large group of people gathered to watch a movie on the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston MA on a summer evening

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Free Outdoor Screening of Tremors on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

July 12, 2022

Image: collage of artists either hosting concerts in Boston in July 2022 or with new albums coming out in July. Black background with outline-font white lines features photos of The Weeknd, Beyonce, and The Backstreet Boys. Each photo has white, polaroid-style borders. At left, the Weeknd performs at Coachella in a black outfit, mic in hand; he is a young Black man with a small afro. At right, Beyonce, flanked with dancers on either side, all of whom wear bright, highlighter yellow dresses with feathers, during her Oscars performance. The The Backstreet Boys perform during The DNA World Tour at iThink Financial Amphitheatre on June 22, 2022 in West Palm Beach, Florida. All five are seen on stage in different black outfits, dancing. Behind them, a huge screen is lit with red and white jagged lines. Text on right behind image reads "What's Hot in Music" in a repeating pattern.

New Music

New Music July 2022: Local Boston Concerts, New Album Releases

July 6, 2022

photo of a group of young women with small backpacks and knee-length skirts or dresses stopping at a booth at the market called "fat cactus." The table underneath a white pop-up tent has fruits on it, such as pineapple, and a sign below the table reads "Fat Cactus" and is decorated with a smiling sun, a palm tree, and a flower. other white tents are seen in the background. A man in a white hat and black shirt, as well as a woman in gray sweatshirt that holds up a bottle of something are seen behind the table.

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: Seaport Summer Market

July 5, 2022

Photo of A visitor taking in the gallery space at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston’s Revival: Materials and Monumental Forms show. They stand before a very large art piece hung in the gallery.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Brilliant Trash at the ICA Watershed

June 30, 2022

Photo of The Boston Pops performing their annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. In the photo, the Hatch Shell is lit in red white and blue. The backs of spectators' heads are seen as the look up towards about a dozen fireworks that shoot up from the shell into the black sky.

Things-to-do

Boston 4th of July Events: How to Celebrate this Weekend

June 29, 2022

Photo of one of the oldest lesbian bars in the country, Wildrose in Capitol Hill taken Sept. 14, 2016. The bar is dimly lit. In the photo, a bartender in a white shirt, with their back to the camera, fills up a bar at a tap. Behind the bar, a mirror is decorated with window paint that reads "The Wildrose, celebrating Love since 1984." The word "love" is inside a rainbow heart and smaller white hearts encircle the larger heart.

LGBTQ+ Bars

Where Are All the Lesbian Bars?

June 23, 2022

A woman in a striped shirt and vest stands in a classroom full of children, facing the camera

Boston

To Do Today: Roxbury International Film Festival

June 22, 2022

Photo of two young women with long brown hair smiling and wearing crowns made of green leaves. The woman on the right has curly hair and wears black framed glasses and the woman on the left has straight hair.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Summer Solstice Celebration at Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

June 20, 2022

Photo of the cast of X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X performing at the Detroit Opera House last month, featuring Davóne Tines, center in the title role. Tines wears a gray suit and glasses that resemble Malcolm X's. Behind him, Black actors in mid-20th century clothing mill about and speak with one another will the spotlight is on Tines. Silvery, green trim above the stage can be seen.

Things-to-do

To Do This Weekend: An Opera about the Life of Malcolm X

June 15, 2022

Photo of people gathered in font of a building with a large green sign that reads "Sullivan's". The sit and stand on and around dark green tables on a sunny day.

Things-to-do

To Do Today: Sullivan’s Castle Island Restaurant

June 13, 2022

A busy food hall at Time Out Market full of people

In the City

To Do Today: OUT at Time Out Market

June 13, 2022

Photo of Pamela Templer (center), Shawn Jones (left), and Yasmin Romitti. From left, a tall Black man with glasses, a dark grey blazer, purpled collared shirt and black pants stands next to a shorter white woman with arms crossed wearing black blouse and pants and red cardigan, and on right a younger, shorter white woman wearing a black and white polka dot shirt and jeans. They all stand, pose, and smile next to each other.

Climate Change

Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce

June 10, 2022

Building a Diverse, Strong Climate Workforce