United Parish is planning to host a community Thanksgiving dinner for 200 people on Thursday afternoon, rekindling a decades-long tradition for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic struck. The Harvard Street church has hosted the dinner since around 1981, bringing together hundreds of community members each year for turkey and company. The pandemic forced… Continue reading United Parish brings back its Thanksgiving dinner, a decades-long tradition halted by pandemic
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Heard on the street: Brookline residents dish on their Thanksgiving traditions
Everyone celebrates Thanksgiving a little bit differently. Brookline.News took to the streets to ask Brookline residents about their traditions, simple and grand, old and new. Florencia Barros Thanksgiving will be a new experience for Florencia Barros, who moved here four months ago from Chile. She and her family will spend Thanksgiving with friends in New… Continue reading Heard on the street: Brookline residents dish on their Thanksgiving traditions
BCF’s new database illuminates the numbers behind Brookline
The Brookline Community Foundation unveiled its new Community Indicators Database at an event at the Florida Ruffin Ridley School on November 2. It tracks various data about life in Brookline over the years, and compares it to several nearby cities and towns. Check out this video for an overview of the database and this guide… Continue reading BCF’s new database illuminates the numbers behind Brookline
Palestinians, Muslims say they feel ‘invisible,’ ‘unwelcome’ in Brookline amid Israel conflict
As the war in Israel and Gaza continues to unfold, many Palestinian and Muslim residents of Brookline say they have experienced Islamophobia and feel isolated in a town with a substantial Jewish population. The conflict in the Middle East, which was ignited by an attack on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, has claimed thousands… Continue reading Palestinians, Muslims say they feel ‘invisible,’ ‘unwelcome’ in Brookline amid Israel conflict
Korean cultural festival attracts hundreds for food, dance, music
[metaslider id=23804] The Korean Cultural Festival in Brookline on Saturday, Nov. 4 attracted more than 350 people to enjoy Korean food, music, dance, and cultural activities. The event celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Korean Church of Boston, which has been located on Harvard Street in Brookline since the mid-1960s. Those in attendance saw Korean… Continue reading Korean cultural festival attracts hundreds for food, dance, music
Owls swoop into Putterham Library for Mass Audubon event
This story was published in collaboration with Meghan E. Irons’ Reporting in Depth class at Boston University’s College of Communication. In a spellbinding prelude to the Halloween season, an owl encounter enchanted children and adults alike at the Putterham Library of Brookline last week. The library partnered with Mass Audubon, a nonprofit conservation organization, to welcome three… Continue reading Owls swoop into Putterham Library for Mass Audubon event
He’s no quarterback: Brookline’s Tom Brady watches the trees
Whenever Tom Brady is driving, he always looks up at the trees. “It never stops,” he said. Despite his football-famous name, this Tom Brady isn’t a professional quarterback. He’s the town of Brookline’s arborist, conservation administrator and tree warden. He spends much of his time examining the tree canopy through his windshield. Arborists, he said,… Continue reading He’s no quarterback: Brookline’s Tom Brady watches the trees
Community event sends cards, donations and prayers to Israel and Gaza
In response to the crises in Israel and Gaza, Brookline residents gathered in solidarity and support at the Brookline Public Library last week. Organizer Jen Wofford said that she believes the people of Brookline needed a place to unite “in our humanity and shared concern for the suffering on both sides; and people needed a… Continue reading Community event sends cards, donations and prayers to Israel and Gaza
Q&A: Kasey Boston, new director of the Brookline Teen Center
The Brookline Teen Center was founded in 2013 as a way for Brookline middle-school and high-school students to engage in community development, self-discovery and career readiness. The center is equipped with a basketball court, music studio, game room and academic space. Programming also includes guest speakers and volunteer work in the community – and food.… Continue reading Q&A: Kasey Boston, new director of the Brookline Teen Center
Brookline’s Israeli community reeling after terrorist attack
The reverberations of the terrorist attack in Israel last weekend were felt deeply in Brookline. “Everyone is walking around shocked and pained and hugging,” said Orly Bogler, who moved to Brookline from Israel with her family three years ago. The assault by the terrorist group Hamas killed more than 1,300 people in Israel. Air strikes… Continue reading Brookline’s Israeli community reeling after terrorist attack
Rock Voices choir offers to mix things up in Brookline
This story was published in collaboration with Meghan E. Irons’ Reporting in Depth class at Boston University’s College of Communication.
Eric Tarlin sat down at the piano at the Brookline Senior Center recently and asked members of his choir to take out their music folders.
The sound of pages turning was audible throughout the room, as the members opened their folders and cleared their throats. Tarlin counted to three, and the choir belted out “Ooh, the Proud Mary keep on burnin!”
Rock Voices isn’t your typical adult choir.
Photos: Brookline celebrates Indigenous Peoples’ Day
[metaslider id=21197] Brookline’s celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day included a speaking program and tables with artists and other vendors. Photos by Sean Young.
Photos: Brookline Day brings cheerful crowds to rainy Coolidge Corner
[metaslider id=19256] The crowds were out in Coolidge Corner on Sunday for Brookline Day, the town’s annual celebration led by the Brookline Recreation Department. Despite on-and-off pouring rain, Harvard Street was filled with music, dancing, dining and more. A main stage featured several performances by local artists, while businesses, nonprofits and town departments lined the… Continue reading Photos: Brookline Day brings cheerful crowds to rainy Coolidge Corner
Photos: Brookliners head to the park and the sidewalks in summer sun
[metaslider id=18000] Whether their feet were on the grass of Olmsted Park or the concrete of Coolidge Corner’s sidewalks, there was fun to be had for everyone in Brookline over the weekend. The Brookline Community Foundation held the Brookline Community Parkfest, an outdoor celebration featuring performances, vendors, games, and more. And across town in Coolidge… Continue reading Photos: Brookliners head to the park and the sidewalks in summer sun
Q&A: Sam Kennedy on his Brookline roots and the state of the Red Sox
Jonathan Traub, a rising ninth grader at Brookline High School and the author of a Red Sox blog called Sox Watch, interviewed Red Sox CEO and president Sam Kennedy about his Brookline roots and his own sports memories. This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity. Jonathan Traub: You grew up within walking distance of Fenway… Continue reading Q&A: Sam Kennedy on his Brookline roots and the state of the Red Sox
Photos: Brookline celebrates Juneteenth with block party, march
[metaslider id=17191] Hundreds of Brookliners came out to two events this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth, marking the occasion with parties, a parade, dancing and food. Juneteenth, which became a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, received word that they were free, two years after the Emancipation… Continue reading Photos: Brookline celebrates Juneteenth with block party, march
Report shines light on Brookline’s financially vulnerable
Roughly one in four Brookline residents is financially vulnerable, living in households with incomes well below the living wage for Norfolk County, according to a new report coming out next week from the Brookline Community Foundation. More than one-third of Brookline residents spend over 30% of their income on housing. These are among the most… Continue reading Report shines light on Brookline’s financially vulnerable
Photos: Brookline’s first Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day
[metaslider id=”15990″] On Saturday, Brookline held its inaugural Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day with performances, arts and crafts and food. The event was presented by the Brookline Asian American Family Network, in partnership with the Public Schools of Brookline, the Brookline Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Relations and the Brookline Public Library.… Continue reading Photos: Brookline’s first Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Day
Q&A: Hsiu-Lan Chang heard a wake-up call in student essays
The highlight of the day for many attending the Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Festival this past weekend was hearing the winners of the eighth annual Asian American student essay contest read their essays, chosen for their exploration of what it means to be Asian American. Onstage at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, they shared stories… Continue reading Q&A: Hsiu-Lan Chang heard a wake-up call in student essays