Public Restrooms Now Open | May 12, 2022
PUBLIC RESTROOMS OPEN DAILY 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM The Friends provides seasonal public restrooms on Boston Common through [...]
Welcome, New Residents! | May 11, 2022
Ten new trees grace our parks this spring.Ten new trees grace our parks this spring. On April 29, members of [...]
Celebrating Women’s History: The Early Years of the Friends | March 14, 2022
The Friends is one of the oldest public-private partnerships in the nation. By the late 1960’s conditions in Boston’s [...]
A Shared Approach to Safety | November 17, 2021
The Boston Common is not immune from the challenges found in many urban parks. The sale and use of illegal [...]
What Do We Have In Common? | through October 24
Our new public art installation “What Do We Have In Common?” is now open through October 22 near Parkman [...]
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month at Brewer Plaza | September – October
Our talented friends from Berklee College of Music have planned a series of lunchtime concerts highlighting Latin music to [...]
Meet Our Summer Interns | August 15, 2021
This summer, the Friends welcomed three impressive interns with an expansive skill set to work on two important park [...]
Public Restrooms Return to Boston Common | July 12, 2021
This summer, we are excited to welcome back our public restrooms on Boston Common for the first time since [...]
Meet the Statues: Domingo Faustino Sarmiento | January 12, 2021
Beloved by Argentinians, educator, statesman, and writer Domingo Faustino Sarmiento rose from country schoolmaster to become president of his [...]
Beneficial Insect Report | January 12, 2020
By Christine Helie, Consulting Entomologist, The Growing TreeOf the 1.5 million known insect species in the world, over 97% are [...]