Almost immediately after the Boston Common tree lighting, the city will light up the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and Charlesgate ...

Around 750 people gathered on Boston Common Saturday for a Women’s Marc h in support of Vice President Kamala Harris and ...

Paris Alston: This is GBH’s Morning Edition. A recent Reddit post asked the question: What explains the major difference in the general vibe of the Boston Common versus the Public Garden? Redditor ...

City Councilor Ed Flynn said he hopes to hold a public safety hearing to discuss recent violence on Boston Common in the next two or three weeks NBC Universal, Inc. People who live near Boston ...

The grounds of Boston Common started as a cow pasture in the mid-1600s. It was also used for Puritan punishments, like whipping, and even for hangings. In 1768, the area was transformed into a ...

A Boston nonprofit is approaching lighting solutions with more than just your electricity bill in mind. It also wants to save ...

Boston Common. The puritans use their common land here for public punishments. So they would throw you in the stocks out here for things like singing or dancing in public. And if you happen to be ...

A Boston city councilor is calling for more resources to be put into the Common area, following increasing reports​ of drug ...

It was an uncommon sight in the Boston Common as a 5-foot tall handmade drinking straw made its way through the park’s trails ...

Day 1 Though the Boston Public Garden sits right next to Boston Common, the two are quite different. The public garden is newer (established in 1837) and holds the distinction of being America's ...

Over 70 people, mostly girls in their twenties, took to Boston Common Saturday afternoon to mourn Liam Payne— a celebrity many of them feel they grew up with. One Direction music and the crowd ...

Here you can ice skate on Frog Pond in the Boston Common, warm up with afternoon tea at the Boston Public Library, hear the crunch of snow as you walk through the winter wonderland that is the ...