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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.
Mother-daughter duo Dana Bonner and Florence Taylor of Dorchester’s Pink & Pretty nail salon showcase their craft on their Instagram page, @pinkandprettyceo. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Black-owned businesses across Boston

Cameron Morsberger June 12, 2020
In light of the racial and societal strains that recent events have augmented, as well as the added pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, here are several Boston-based Black-owned businesses and creators to check out.
The Boston Pops Orchestra perform their first concert of the season at Symphony Hall Wednesday night. PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT TORRES/ BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

REVIEW: Boston Pops charm audiences with holiday tunes

Johnathan D. Kindall December 9, 2017

As far as the Boston Pops Orchestra is concerned, the holiday season has begun in Beantown. The group held its first “Holiday Pops” show of the year on Wednesday, starting the season at Symphony...

The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, ages 12 to 21, performed Monday evening. PHOTO BY JAKE FRIEDLAND/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra strings together mesmerizing performances

Anne Walker Wells November 6, 2015

Orchestral music is hardly considered the sound of today’s youth, but the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra is shaking up that image. The orchestra’s free concert Monday night challenged preconceived...

Boston Calling announced its line-up this week for the music festival in May by hiding records in the city for fans to find, part of a pattern of festivals using unique marketing schemes. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Vinyls and Virals: Music festival marketers put fans to work

Kaitlin Junod January 22, 2015

Instead of peeling through candy wrappers looking for a golden ticket on Jan. 13, Boston music lovers scoured the city looking for hidden vinyl records. The citywide scavenger hunt for the coveted records...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh gives his first State of the City speech in Symphony Hall Tuesday. PHOTO BY CLINTON NGUYEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Walsh focuses on education, housing in his first State of the City address

Daily Free Press Admin January 14, 2015

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh delivered his first State of the City address at Symphony Hall on Tuesday evening to an audience of over 2,000 attendees. Among the attendees were City Council members, Massachusetts...

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