COPLEY SQUARE

Copley Square — one of Boston’s most beloved public spaces — is getting a major facelift, the likes of which haven’t been seen in nearly four decades. The city is in the process of renovating Copley Square Park, a complex project seeking to make the Back Bay plaza “even more human,” according to project manager B Chatfield, with upgrades that…

In our latest “Building Boston” segment, project manager with Boston Parks & Rec B Chatfield walks us through the renovation that’s in the works at the heart of Boston’s Back Bay.

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A student was found with a loaded gun at a high school in Boston’s Back Bay on Wednesday, officials said. Snowden International School was locked down for about an hour after the student was found with a gun on school property, the head of school said in a letter to the community. No one was hurt. Boston police confirmed...

The Copley Square Famers Market is one of the city’s biggest and busiest, and this year is no exception. Derek Zagami heads over to Copley Square to see the two dozen farmers that are selling their local produce and goods.

The power surge hit about 7:30 a.m., and the agency said soon afterward that it was working on a power issue that was impacting the signal system on multiple lines. The MBTA said it asked trains to stand by at stations.

T riders’ morning commute into Boston was snarled Tuesday morning when a power issue impacted the signal system on multiple lines, the MBTA said, causing widespread but mostly brief interruptions to service in and around the city. There were residual delays hours after the issue, which an MBTA representative said was due to a transformer failure that caused a power…

As we say goodbye to 2022, Boston’s making sure it’s going out with a bang. First Night 2023 kicked off today with a parade on Boylston Street, and now the countdown to midnight starts at Copley Square.

It’s a two-day family event that stretches all the way from the Prudential Center to the Boston Common. Boston’s annual “First Night” celebration kicked off today, with the annual parade kicking off at 6 p.m. Additional festivities include a fireworks show at 7 p.m., and live music in Copley Square until the big countdown at midnight.

“Feeling so good,” said Mohmoad Kalifa Kamara, bandleader of local afro-beat group Koliba in the midst of the parade kicking off. “Excited to have fun with the crowd. I’ve been in Boston for over thirty years, so this is my hometown.” This year marks the 48th annual First Night Boston, a nearly half-century long celebration in the city for...

City leaders are outlining what visitors can expect as Boston celebrates the new year.