Boston Common Master Plan | January 17, 2019
New Master Plan Begins for Boston Common Press Release Mayor Martin J. Walsh has committed $28 million (of which [...]
Commonwealth Avenue Mall Lighting | January 15, 2019
LIGHTING THE MALL STATUES The Friends is excited to announce, at last, the launch of the plan to design [...]
Advocacy Update: Winthrop Square Funds and Investment in the Common | October 16, 2018
This week Executive Director Liz Vizza testified at a City Council hearing in support of the Mayor’s request for [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial | October 15, 2018
Over the past year, we have been in an ongoing conversation with both the leaders of MLK Boston and [...]
Sponsorship | Shaw MA 54th Memorial Sponsorship Opportunity
The Shaw 54th Regiment Memorial is an iconic Boston landmark located on Boston Common, opposite the Massachusetts [...]
September 26, 2018 | Celebrate Edward Everett Hale!
Wednesday, September 26, 2018 4:00 pm Edward Everett Hale Memorial Boston Public Garden Charles St. Mid-block Gate You're invited [...]
Action at the Angel! | August 27, 2018
Keeping with its mission to preserve art for future generations and the terms of the original bequest left by [...]
Founders Memorial Gets a Freshening Up | August 1, 2018
Longtime Friends member, John Winthrop made a generous gift to underwrite the recent conservation work on the Founders Memorial, [...]
Pilot Restrooms on Common Off to a Great Start | August 15, 2018
The new restroom facilities on Boston Common have been open for three weeks, and they have proven to be [...]
July 27, 2018 | Launch of the Shaw/MA 54th Regiment Memorial Restoration Project
Left to right: Christopher Cook, City of Boston; Michael Creasy, National Parks Service; Marita Rivero, Museum of African [...]