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Snapshots: Newton Veterans Day 2026
Newton men and women have served the nation in battle since the nation was born. And on Thursday, the city paused for its annual appreciation of those men and women as the country marked Veterans Day 2026. In November 1919, one year after hostilities ended in World War I, President...
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It’s a Trip to the Beach In BHS’ ‘Much Ado About Nothing’
Belmont High School is taking a trip to the beach this weekend with its fall production of William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing.”. The show opens at 7:00 this evening, with shows on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. in the high school black box theater. Belmont’s rendition...
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Belmont Dramatic Club Set To Open Its First Play Festival
The curtain is ready to rise on the Belmont Dramatic Club’s (BDC) inaugural play festival this week. “We’re really excited and ready for the world to come and see it,” said Renne Walsh, a BDC board member. The festival has been a year in the making, according...
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Things To Do in Boston This Weekend: November 13-November 15
From magic and comedy to candlelit strings and chart-topping R&B, Boston's weekend event lineup has something for every taste. Piff the Magic Dragon and his Chihuahua sidekick bring deadpan laughs and jaw-dropping illusions to City Winery Boston, while Candlelight: Tribute to Dolly Parton reimagines country classics inside a historic cathedral. GRAMMY winner Victoria Monét celebrates her new album on the Frequency of Love Tour at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. Pub comedy, a Grateful Dead tribute, late-night dancing, Celtics and Bruins matchups, a Doris Kearns Goodwin talk, and a Trippie Redd concert keep the momentum going.
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Where did the old Citgo sign letters go?
One original 11-foot letter is hiding inside a Kenmore Square bar. As the iconic Citgo sign that welcomed fans to Fenway Park and marked the final stretch of the Boston Marathon came down this spring, one question lingered: What would happen to the original letters that had become part of Boston’s identity?
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Boston Reparations Task Force mulls how to focus the project going forward
Members of the Boston Reparations Task Force are debating a path forward in the wake of the city’s move to drop a study of slavery in Boston that found itself mired in controversy. Historians and an archeologist who have examined Boston’s history with slavery discussed possible paths forward after...
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From murals to music, these creators say public art breathes life into Boston
What happens to a work of art when it becomes part of everyday life?. This summer, 100 life-size elephant sculptures transformed Boston’s Commonwealth Avenue Mall into a large-scale public art installation. But beyond large-scale installations, public art also lives in neighborhood murals, monuments and everyday encounters that connect residents to their communities.
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Weekend Picks: A Morrey from Love is Blind Takeover
You may recognize Morrey Eglin from Netflix’s Love Is Blind: Boston, where his Boston accent and personality made him a fan favorite. The Braintree native, boxer, and entrepreneur works the door at many of the Broadway Restaurant Group’s hot spots, so he knows his way around the neighborhood.