FRIENDS IN THE NEWS
Stay connected with Friends of the Public Garden in the press. Interested in featuring the downtown parks in your story? Contact Senior Communications & Outreach Officer Maliaka Shepard at maliaka@friendsofthepublicgarden.org.
An archive of our updates from the three parks can be found here.
October 17, 2025 | Boston Business Journal Editorial: Opinion | Downtown needs a plan that preserves sunlight for Boston’s parks
September 26, 2025 | Boston Globe Letter to the Editor: Opinion | Shadows loom over updated downtown zoning rules
July 30, 2025 | Boston Globe: Friends president Liza Meyer helps usher in big changes to the Boston Common, America’s oldest park
July 11, 2025 | Boston Business Journal: Henry Lee Fund awards first-ever grants to Boston park improvement, restoration projects
July 11, 2025 | Mass Nonprofit News: Inaugural grants awarded through the Henry Lee Fund for Boston Parks
March 13, 2025 | Boston Sun: Liza Meyer Tapped to Lead Friends of the Public Garden
March 12, 2025 | Charlestown Patriot-Bridge: Liza Meyer Tapped to Lead Friends of the Public Garden
March 12, 2025 | Beacon Hill Times: Meyer to Lead FOPG
March 10, 2025 | State House News Service: Who’s on the move?
March 7, 2025 | WBUR Radio
March 6, 2025 | MassNonprofit News: Friends of the Public Garden hires Liza Meyer as its next president
March 6, 2025 | Politico: Wu takes Washington
February 28, 2025 | MassLIVE: Downtown Boston to fast-track spring projects after ‘urgent’ public safety meeting
January 14, 2025 | Boston Magazine: Friends of the Public Garden Lee Candle Ceremony
October 16, 2024 | WGBH: Boston Common vs Public Garden: Why do these neighboring parks feel so different?
September 17, 2024 | Boston.com: Main entrance of Boston Public Garden reopens after renovations
September 17, 2024 | WBUR: Boston Public Garden reopens iconic Arlington Street entrance
September 17, 2024 | WCVB: Boston Public Garden’s Arlington Street entrance reopens with restored child fountains
September 16, 2024 | Boston Globe: Boston Public Garden reopens Arlington Street entrance
August 14, 2024 | WGBH: Remembering Henry Lee’s legacy of defending Boston’s parks
August 14, 2024 | Boston Herald: Henry Lee, founder of Friends of the Public Garden in Boston, dies: ‘A tireless advocate for our parks’
August 14, 2024 | Boston Globe: Henry Lee, self-effacing savior of the Boston Public Garden, dies at 99
June 13, 2024 | Beacon Hill Times: FOPG’s Common Bathroom Open to Public for Season
April 19, 2024 | Boston Globe: Friends of the Public Garden: ‘We are a democracy in trees and dirt’