Ducks on Parade! | April 12, 2021
Inspired by Robert McCloskey‘s beloved children’s book of the same name, the iconic bronze Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in [...]
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Congratulations, Marty Walsh! | March 31, 2021
Parks need people and people need parks. Yet parks do not have a voice so, together, we must speak up [...]
March 30, 2021 | A Community Conversation: Allyship and the Mass. 54th: Advancing Our Journey to an Antiracist America
A Community Conversation: Allyship and the Mass. 54th: Advancing Our Journey to an Antiracist America Tuesday, March 30 6:00-7:30 [...]
Stop the Hate, Support our AAPI Neighbors | March 24, 2021
Two of Boston’s most historic parks — the Boston Common and the Public Garden — are located immediately adjacent to [...]
March 18, 2021 | Young Friends Trivia Night
Young Friends Trivia Night Thursday, March 18, 2021 6:00 p.m. Zoom A virtual trivia game hosted by Comedian Will [...]
#WomensHistory: Lucy Stone | March 17, 2021
Lucy Stone, a leading suffragist, abolitionist, and renowned orator, is one of the three women honored by the Boston [...]
#LoveInTheParks: Read Our #MeaningfulMoments | Februrary 16, 2021
Photo by Gene Bolinger We’re celebrating LOVE in the Parks. Our community shared their stories of love in [...]
Crispus Attucks: First Martyr for Liberty | February 12, 2021
The Boston Massacre Memorial was dedicated near the Tremont Street Mall on Boston Common in 1888, honoring Crispus Attucks [...]
Welcoming the Embrace to Boston Common
Image credit King Boston “The time is always right to do what is right.” -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. [...]
Year in Photos: 2020 | January 13, 2020
JanuaryAt the outset of 2020, the Friends kick off our 50th Anniversary with a community breakfast. At the event, the [...]