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 ...

With many calling Boston Common "a disaster" because of crime and drug use, the city is looking to amp up its efforts to revitalize the common with a newly released action plan for Boston's downtown.

Nearly 1,500 people gathered in the Boston Common in front of the Massachusetts State House on Saturday, for the 2025 Boston Women's March. Since March 8 is commemorated as International Women's ...

WELL, JEN MARCH 8TH IS COMMEMORATED AS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY, AND TODAY THE BOSTON COMMON WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF IT ALL. WHEN WE ARE JUST BOSTON STRONG, WE’RE BOSTON WOMEN, STRONG.

AND TODAY THEY WERE BACK ON BOSTON COMMON. HEY, HEY HO HO. SOUTH END CHOP. THE CHANTS ABOUT DONALD TRUMP AND ELON MUSK ECHO ACROSS BOSTON COMMON. ORGANIZERS SAY CLOSE TO 500 PROTESTERS JOINED A ...

A person was shot outside a movie theater across from the Boston Common early Sunday morning, police said. At around 2:45 a.m., Boston police officers responded to the AMC Boston Common movie ...

Hundreds gathered on the Boston Common on Saturday, holding Ukrainian flags to stand in solidarity with the country. "We need peace. But we need fair peace for Ukraine, and we need to have some ...

Cries of “Traitor,” “No Kings,” and “Lock him up” rang out as a few hundred people gathered at the Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common Tuesday afternoon for “The People’s State of ...

BOSTON — More than 500 researchers, physicians, and students rallied at Boston Common on Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut federal funding for scientific research ...

Devlina Sarkar is a Newsweek contributor based in New Delhi, India. Her focus and passion is all things golf, as well as film. Devlina has been with Newsweek since February, 2025 and previously ...

Rory McIlroy's Boston Common GC was eliminated from the TGL playoffs after a 10-6 loss to New York Golf Club on Monday. McIlroy expressed a desire to continue with the same team next season ...