The Christmas tree in the Boston Common in 2018. Every year, Nova Scotia delivers a tree to Boston in thanks for the city's help after a devastating explosion in Halifax in 1917. (photo by Cheryl Landes) Update, December 3, 2020: Stream the countdown to the tree lighting here. The 2020 tree lighting in the Boston … Continue reading Watch the tree lighting in Boston Common from home
Image by Alexander Fradellafra from Pixabay Updated November 28, 2020 The Boston Ballet cancelled all live performances of The Nutcracker for the 2020 season, but all is not lost for fans of this holiday tradition. A brand new one-hour production will be broadcast on two Boston television stations and Telemundo on Thanksgiving weekend and in … Continue reading Boston Ballet broadcasting The Nutcracker on TV and online in 2020
Photo by annca from Pixabay Watch 18 feature-length documentary films and 17 documentary shorts, which consist of four shorts programs at the sixth annual GlobeDocs Film Festival hosted by the Boston Globe October 1-12. This year's festival will be held online due to prevent exposure to COVID-19. Stay online after the films to hear discussions … Continue reading 2020 GlobeDocs Film Festival goes virtual October 1-12
Photo by Cheryl Landes I saw a report in the Boston Globe today that some restaurants in downtown Boston started adding a fee to food orders to cover the costs of supplies they need to keep customers and employees safe during the COVID outbreak. According to the Globe, the charges appear with names like "PPE … Continue reading Some Boston restaurants adding COVID surcharge to the check
The parents of Gulliver begin preparing to build a nest on the ledge of an office building in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood of Boston (photo by Rowan Walrath, BostInno) What happens when a reporter notices that two seagulls spending a lot of time on an office building ledge below her office window are up to … Continue reading Watch a seagull hatch and grow up from the ledge of an office building in Boston
The Boston Pops perform at a previous Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. (photo credit: Boston Symphony Orchestra) In Boston, no July 4 celebration is complete without the Boston Pops' annual concert at the Hatch Shell and colorful fireworks bursting above the Charles River. Sadly, this year's event is cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But all … Continue reading 2020 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular moves to the airwaves and cyberspace
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