Winthrop Square News Today

Here is a little damp and cold, we just drove back en route to from williamstown, massachusetts. So our first snow of the year in, of all places, the top peaks en route to in the berkshires, in the town of wait for it, florida and florida, mass situations. I always thought that was some kind of a joke. But anyway, it gets the first snow. This year and just a little harbinger of things to come and not enough to make the roads impassable, which will happen later on in the year. But anyway, i want ...

In the late 19th century, Boston’s largest open space was renamed Franklin Park, after a “founding father” who advanced science by flying a kite in Philadelphia. If Benjamin Franklin can be credited with inspiring the park’s spring festival, the name change was, above all, a ploy to help fund the public treasure by tapping his estate. Over the next two centuries, the mission

New London ― The city is taking steps to transform a little-used 50-year-old pedestrian bridge into a “gateway” structure aimed at showcasing the city’s history and offerings to residents and visitors...

People around the world will mark the 255th Birthday Celebration of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns, born on January 25, 1759.

A new food hall curated by a Michelin-starred chef has opened in downtown Boston.

On Dec 13, 2022 – one year ago this week – City of Boston officials gathered at the Franklin Park Overlook to launch the Franklin Park Action Plan. Between line dancing led by Boston Rhythm Riders and photo ops with community members, Mayor Michelle Wu spoke at length of the city’s commitment to the Action Plan and the key role it plays in addressing city priorities of

Even as the square’s great economic engine Harvard University opened up it just seemed to take a long time before street life vitality came back. Finally, the eminently strollable square almost has its usual vibrancy back.

Newspapers ain’t what they used to be, but it wasn’t only the Internet, wokeness and the Red Chinese virus that ruined them beyond repair. The Beautiful People started destroying newspapers long before any of the above catastrophes.

Watch a free outdoor movie in Boston and beyond this summer at parks across the city, some of which include snacks and a DJ.

The 691-foot tower is the tallest ever built in Boston’s downtown core.