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Jul 1

Parks Department hosts summer golf course concert series

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s live music offerings continue in 2022 with a series of Wednesday evening summer concerts on the patios at the City of Boston’s two golf course clubhouses.

Jun 30

Free Children's Arts and Crafts Workshops Begin July 5 in Boston Parks

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s annual ParkARTS participatory program is pleased to announce the return of its series of Arts and Crafts Workshops, giving children the opportunity to...

Jun 24

ParkARTS Neighborhood Concerts Begin July 11

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s 2022 ParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Concert Series offers top-notch musical entertainment in local parks from July 11 through August 10

Jun 16

Close up of the monument for Rev. Taylor

Stories from Mount Hope: The Sailor Preacher of Ocean Avenue

The Boston Seamen’s Port and Aid Society’s lot on Ocean Avenue in Mount Hope Cemetery is a tall, black granite monument crowned with an urn, it honors Rev. Edward T. Taylor. Taylor was arguably the...

May 31

Stories from Mount Hope: Memorial Day 2022

Today's post is simply to honor and remember the more than 15,000 veterans who are buried at Mount Hope Cemetery on this Memorial Day.

May 16

Details on 2022 Parks Summer Recreation Programs released

We have information about events and activities taking place this summer through the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.

May 10

Stories from Mount Hope: Zinc Monuments

One of the more unusual things you can find in Mount Hope Cemetery are the zinc markers — known to those who love them as "zinkies".

May 5

Child watering tree Condor Street Urban Wild thumbnail

Celebrating Arbor Day Weekend with Boston's Urban Wilds Program

The Urban Wilds program engaged residents in planting and watering new trees over Arbor Day weekend.

Apr 25

City’s Open Space Plan Survey Now Online

How well is Boston’s park system working for you? What improvements do we need to make over the next seven years?

Apr 20

1858 Carte de Visite of Henry McGlenen (from Boston Athenaeum)

Stories from Mount Hope: Henry McGlenen, Impresario

At the corner of Walnut Avenue and Crescent Avenue in Mount Hope Cemetery sits a granite sarcophagus-shaped monument with the epitaph: “The best part of the record of every man’s life is what he has...

Apr 11

City Golf Courses Open for 2022 Season

Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that the City of Boston’s municipal golf courses are now open for the 2022 season.

Apr 8

Registration open for Boston Parks Summer Sports Centers

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce that registration is now open for Summer Sports Centers at White Stadium in Franklin Park, Almont Park in Mattapan, East Boston...

Apr 6

Apply for Youth Summer Parks Jobs

Check out some of the awesome opportunities we have for youth employment at the Parks Department this summer!

Apr 5

Stories From Mount Hope: Ching Ming Festival 2022

April 5, 2022, is the Ching Ming Festival (known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English), a day when people of Chinese descent visit the tombs of their ancestors to clean the gravesites.

Mar 31

Olmsted Now Announces Kick-off Events For 2022 Bicentennial

The bicentennial of the birth of renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted will be marked in Boston with Olmsted Now, a collaboration to amplify the vibrancy and inclusivity of shared use...

Mar 28

Detail of Egyptian Revival Mosaic on Tomb

Stories from Mount Hope: Egyptomania

This post in the Stories from Mount Hope blog brings us the story of a touch of Egypt in Roslindale.

Mar 18

Stories from Mount Hope: The Amazing Grimké Sisters

March is Women’s History Month and so it is an ideal time to feature Sarah and Angelina Grimké, who really should be much better known than they are. These sisters were both pioneering abolitionists...

Mar 8

Stories from Mount Hope: Rudolf Haffenreffer

March 8th is the anniversary of the death of Rudolf Haffenreffer, a German-born brewer whose name still marks the area's skyline.

Mar 8

Pics in the Parks: Winter Challenge 4 - Light and Shadows

Our weekly photography clinic has weekly challenges to help you hone and improve your photography skills.

Mar 5

Mayor's Cup Street Hockey Tournament begins April 21

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2022 Mayor's Cup Street Hockey Tournament in partnership with the Boston Bruins Foundation during the April public school...

Feb 28

Pics in the Parks: Winter Challenge 3 - Texture

Our weekly photography clinic has weekly challenges to help you hone and improve your photography skills.

Feb 28

Participants in the recent Winter Warmer event at Moakley Park

Second Annual Winter Warmer Held at Moakley Park

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department (BPRD) and Boston Harbor Now (BHN) held the second annual Winter Warmer community engagement event at the Moakley Park Fieldhouse in South Boston on February...

Feb 24

Stories from Mount Hope: Roxbury Puddingstone

The landscape of Mount Hope Cemetery is dominated by the State Rock of Massachusetts, Roxbury Puddingstone. Learn more about this wonderful natural element.

Feb 22

Pics in the Parks: Winter Challenge 2 - Contrast

Our weekly photography clinic has weekly challenges to help you hone and improve your photography skills.

Feb 14

Parks Department Hosts February Vacation Week Activities

Children, parents, and caregivers are invited to join the Boston Parks and Recreation Department for free February school vacation week activities at the Bubble at Carter Field located at 709 Columbus...

Feb 14

Pics in the Parks: Winter Challenge 1 - Weather

Our weekly photography clinic has weekly challenges to help you hone and improve your photography skills.

Feb 11

Stories from Mount Hope: Victims of the 1913 Arcadia Hotel Fire

One monument on Mt Hope Avenue commemorates the victims of a tragic event in Boston history, the fire at the Arcadia Hotel in 1913.

Feb 10

City Reports Boston’s Most Popular Dog Names

Reminder: Boston dog licensing deadline is March 31

Feb 1

City of Boston Acquires Property Adjacent to Hyde Park-Roslindale Urban Wild

The City of Boston has acquired 2.8 acres to add to the footprint of the Monterey Hilltop Urban Wild in Hyde Park.

Feb 1

Get in Shape with the City of Boston’s Virtual Winter Fitness Series

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) recently launched the 2022 Boston Parks Winter Fitness Series, sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of...

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