Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department today announced that registration is open for the 2025 Mayor’s Cup Soccer Tournament and Festival, returning to Moakley Park in South Boston this November. The tournament will take place on…
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Liquor license laws to be updated
By Kiran Rajamani Ninety-two years after a Yankee-dominated state government limited the sale of liquor licenses to prevent Irish American politicians in Boston from gaining more influence, city and state politicians are finally taking steps to fix the issue. Earlier…
Make the most of the long weekend
The arrival of this long weekend means that the fall season is squarely upon us, the time of year that has special meaning for all of us in New England. Although the weatherman (as of this writing) is forecasting a…
Local theater group helps local businesses
Special to the Gazette What’s with the posters on Centre Street? They’re hard to miss. Five by three-foot fashion photos featuring apparel from Jamaica Plain retailers as modeled by the Footlight Club’s “The Prom” cast, marking a unique collaboration between…
Call for applications: 2025–26 Writer-in-Residence at Boston Public Library
Special to the Gazette The Associates of the Boston Public Library is posting a call for applications for our 2025–26 Writer-in-Residence program. Now in its twenty-first year, the year-long residency provides an emerging writer with the fi-nancial support, editorial assistance,…
Local Students in the News
Lasell University Students Named to Dean’s List The following local students were named to Lasell University’s Fall 2024 Dean’s List: James Macchi of Jamaica Plain Leslie Aponte of Boston Huda Hussein of Jamaica Plain To be named to the Dean’s…
Wu announces applications open for 2025-2026 Spark Boston Council
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced that applications for the 2025-2026 SPARK Boston Council are now open. SPARK Boston is a volunteer leadership and civic engagement council for Boston residents ages 20 to 35. This council is responsible…
Boston to host Community Read-a-thon of the autobiography of Malcolm X on Malcolm X’s Centennial
Special to the Gazette In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth, the city of Boston will host a unique two-day community read-a-thon of his influential autobiography. Nearly two hundred volunteers are set to participate in this first-ever…
Green T Coffee Shop looking to secure an all-alcohol license
By Michael Coughlin Jr. Last week, an abutters meeting was held regarding a proposal from Green T Coffee Shop, located at 873 South Street in Roslindale, to obtain an all-alcohol license and extend its hours. Braden Armstrong, the owner of…
The U.S. today: From brain gain to brain drain
The founders of the greatest American companies (at least as measured by their stock-market caps) are Bill Gates of Microsoft, Jensen Huang of Nvidia, Elon Musk of Tesla and Space X, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta (Facebook), the late Steve Jobs…