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Students walk by the Center for Computing and Data Sciences. The PILOT program requests that tax-exempt educational institutions, such as Boston University, make voluntary payments to support community and city services. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Boston’s PILOT program exempts private institutions from paying taxes

Abigail Hassan April 4, 2024
In last week’s city council meeting, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn called for a hearing on the city’s Payment in Lieu of Taxes, or PILOT, program. 
leland clarke plays the piano at a concert

Faculty musicians share challenges, upsides of a year without an audience

Tanisha Bhat April 8, 2021
Faculty musicians discussed how income, teaching and performing have changed in the last year.
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Where are they now: Boston University alumni reflect on the Boston Symphony Orchestra

Colbi Edmonds April 7, 2021
BU School of Music alumni reflected on entering the highly-selective Boston Symphony Orchestra.
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Boston moves into modified Phase Four of reopening plan

Isabella Abraham March 24, 2021
The move comes with increased citywide vaccinations and a decrease in new COVID-19 cases.
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MBTA plans accessibility improvements to Green Line’s Symphony Station

Jesús Marrero Suárez March 5, 2021
Members of Green Line Transformation shared details of the station’s design at a virtual community meeting Wednesday, as the Symphony Station Accessibility Improvements project enters its final design phase.
A tour guide stops to talk to tourists along the Freedom Trail. The trail leads from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. COURTESY OF FREEDOM TRAIL FOUNDATION

What defines Boston: a look at history and culture

Daniel Kool June 12, 2020
Known as the college town of America, Boston has a rich and extensive history. For Boston newbies and lovers alike, here's a lowdown on the culture of this city.
Boston University’s Financial Aid office. The university says it is determining if it will be able to pay work-study recipients who can no longer work because of the coronavirus. BRIAN MCHALE/ DFP FILE

No plan in place for work-study grant recipients

Melissa Ellin March 25, 2020
As a result of BU’s campus closure during the COVID-19 pandemic, BU students receiving federal work-study grants were forced to cease work or begin working remotely at their supervisor’s request. So far there is no plan in place to help students who cannot work remotely to earn the rest of their funding for the semester.
Music director Andris Nelsons conducts the Boston Symphony Orchestra in March. A new grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will help classical music groups, like the Boston Symphony Orchestra, across Boston. COURTESY OF MARCO BORGGREVE

$2.5 million granted to improve classical music early education programs

Kylie Tomasiak October 2, 2018
The New England Conservatory announced Thursday that local non-profit, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, has awarded a $2.5 million grant to launch a new initiative aimed at helping aspiring middle and high school musicians from underrepresented communities.
Fenway Park in Boston. People are advocating for Fenway Park to go completely green. PHOTO BY MADHAV KOHLI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Activists, students urge Fenway Park to go green

Kiran Galani April 17, 2018
Environment Massachusetts and Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group Students are jointly spearheading the “Sox Go Green” campaign, which aims to get the Red Sox to use sustainable energy at both their home stadium, Fenway Park, and their training facilities in Florida.
Symphony Hall hosts Boston Symphony Orchestra Opening Night featuring the Leonard Bernstein centennial celebration on Friday night. PHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL BLANCHARD

REVIEW: Boston Symphony Orchestra’s opening night filled with passion

Johnathan D. Kindall September 24, 2017

With a little bit of help from one of the greatest U.S. composers of all time, music director Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra opened up their performance season on Friday night with...

In October, the Boston Ballet performs “Le Corsaire”. Boston Mayor Martin Walsh recently announced that 173 art organizations, including the Boston Ballet, will receive grants from the Boston Cultural Council to help arts flourish in the community. DFP FILE PHOTO SARAH SILBIGER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Cultural Council awards grant money to local art, cultural organizations

Breanne Kovatch February 16, 2017

The Boston Cultural Council awarded more than $450,000 to 173 local organizations and projects this year, according to a press release issued Friday by Boston Mayor Martin Walsh. The BCC, a council...

Mayor Martin Walsh speaks about keeping Boston safe by "lifting people up," rather than "locking people up," during the State of the City Address in Symphony Hall Tuesday evening. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh delivers State of the City address

Grace Li January 20, 2016

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh delivered his second State of the City Address Tuesday to a full audience at Boston Symphony Hall. This address marked the halfway point in his first term as mayor. Walsh spoke...

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