Summer is here, and it’s been a hot one: Brookline residents are looking for somewhere to cool off. But with only one indoor public pool in town and private pools inaccessible or costly, the options can be slim. Since 2019, when Town Meeting passed a resolution calling for the town to study the possibility of… Continue reading Push for an outdoor pool in Brookline gains new momentum
Category: Recreation
Recreation Department set to take over BACE programming
The Recreation Department is finalizing a plan to take over public education programming for Brookline adults, children and seniors, previously offered through the nonprofit Brookline Adult and Community Education. Tim Davis, the town’s recreation director, gave the update at a Park and Recreation Commission meeting on Tuesday. Discussions between BACE, the School Committee and the… Continue reading Recreation Department set to take over BACE programming
How to spend a day in Brookline for less than $30 (according to a college student)
Although Brookline was once a leafy summer retreat for wealthy Bostonians, it’s now home to a growing community of college students who have settled into rentals in Coolidge Corner, Cleveland Circle and beyond. But students on a budget don’t have to head to nearby Allston to find cheap eats and a beckoning street life. Brookline… Continue reading How to spend a day in Brookline for less than $30 (according to a college student)
Town Meeting to vote on funding for Community Preservation Act projects including temple dome, ice rink and public housing roof
Town Meeting will vote this week on whether to allocate more than $4.5 million in town taxpayer funds for 18 local projects in the areas of housing, open space and historic preservation. The projects are part of Brookline’s second round of Community Preservation Act funding, which uses an additional 1% tax on property in Brookline… Continue reading Town Meeting to vote on funding for Community Preservation Act projects including temple dome, ice rink and public housing roof
Introvert-approved: a Brookline library book club where silence isn’t awkward – it’s the point
Bring any book you want to this book club. There are no assigned chapters, no fishbowl discussions – just readers enjoying one another’s silent company, lost in their own books. Here, reading is a social activity – but not one where there’s pressure to share your thoughts on your reading, said Brookline resident Kaarkuzhali Krishnamurthy,… Continue reading Introvert-approved: a Brookline library book club where silence isn’t awkward – it’s the point
Major league talent, neighborhood feel: Northeastern brings elite baseball to Brookline’s backyard
The fastballs reach 90-plus miles per hour, home run blasts exceed 350 feet, and it’s not impossible to catch a future Major League Baseball regular right in Brookline. Fenway Park may sit just an MBTA Green Line stop or two away, but there’s some high-quality baseball even closer to home. Northeastern University’s Division I baseball… Continue reading Major league talent, neighborhood feel: Northeastern brings elite baseball to Brookline’s backyard
News in brief: Recreation Department awarded for equity initiative, Chamber seeking votes on businesses of the year
The town Recreation Department was awarded for its equity initiative by a statewide organization last month. The department won the Agency of the Year award for program outreach at the Massachusetts Recreation and Park Association Conference on March 19. Over two years, using funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), the initiative awarded nearly… Continue reading News in brief: Recreation Department awarded for equity initiative, Chamber seeking votes on businesses of the year
‘The story behind the story’: Why top authors and literary stars keep coming back to the Brookline Booksmith
When Kelly Andrew was growing up in Connecticut, she went to Brookline Booksmith many times to hear authors talk about their work when her family would visit Boston. Now that she’s a best-selling novelist herself, she returns there to talk about her own work. She was at the Coolidge Corner mainstay Thursday night for a… Continue reading ‘The story behind the story’: Why top authors and literary stars keep coming back to the Brookline Booksmith
A century-old tradition of skeet shooting at The Country Club rattles Brookline neighborhood
Nestled between the Country Club of Brookline and Larz Anderson Park, Brookline’s Buttonwood Village neighborhood is immersed in the serenity of nature — for six days a week. On fall and winter Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., gunshots from the country club’s skeet shooting club ring out across the neighborhood, their booms punctuating the… Continue reading A century-old tradition of skeet shooting at The Country Club rattles Brookline neighborhood
Brookline alum in the running for a global marathon record
James Redding is getting a head start on spring break. The 19-year-old Boston College sophomore flew to Japan a few days ahead of his mid-semester break to take his spot among 37,500 people who ran the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday. The Brighton teenager, who grew up attending Brookline schools and is now an assistant varsity… Continue reading Brookline alum in the running for a global marathon record
Q&A: Local author Nicole Graev Lipson on female archetypes, romantic friendships, and how her new memoir was born in Brookline
The final essay in Nicole Graev Lipson’s new memoir is a philosophical and emotional read. “Memento Mori,” which was published as an excerpt recently in the Boston Globe, captures a bedtime conversation with Lipson’s eight-year-old daughter Nora, who is asking for another story, and eventually questions what happens when we die. “If there is a… Continue reading Q&A: Local author Nicole Graev Lipson on female archetypes, romantic friendships, and how her new memoir was born in Brookline
Growth through challenge: How director Chi-Sun Chan transformed the Brookline Community Band
Over the last eight years, the Brookline Community Band has undergone a transformation led by Chi-Sun Chan, a tuba player and band conductor who has performed around the world. When Chan took over as its conductor in 2017, the community band was a 20-piece group that performed by request at senior homes and community events.… Continue reading Growth through challenge: How director Chi-Sun Chan transformed the Brookline Community Band
News in brief: New committee to consider next override, town hires new parks director, Woman of the Year nominations open
Select Board creates new committee to study finances, possible next override The Select Board voted on Tuesday to create a new committee, called the Expenditures & Revenue Study Committee, which will examine among other things whether to recommend that a new tax override be placed on the May 2026 town ballot. The committee is intended… Continue reading News in brief: New committee to consider next override, town hires new parks director, Woman of the Year nominations open
Boston Ballet School to acquire Brookline Ballet School
The Brookline Ballet School will be acquired this summer by the Boston Ballet School, a larger regional organization with locations across the Boston area. Trinidad Vives and Parren Ballard, who founded the Brookline Ballet School and have been running it for the past 15 years, recently took jobs at the Washington Ballet School in Washington,… Continue reading Boston Ballet School to acquire Brookline Ballet School
Q&A: Best-selling romance author Tessa Bailey on Brookline, love at first sight and her favorite tropes
Tessa Bailey’s new novel “Dream Girl Drama” might hit close to home for Bostonian romance readers. Hockey player Sig Gaulthier works hard for everything he has, putting his blood, sweat, and tears into earning a spot on the Bearcats — the professional team based in Boston (a fictionalized version of the Bruins). Chloe Clifford is… Continue reading Q&A: Best-selling romance author Tessa Bailey on Brookline, love at first sight and her favorite tropes
Photos: Skaters hit the ice ‘Under the Stars at Larz’
On Saturday, residents and neighbors came to the Jack Kirrane Ice Skating Rink at Larz Anderson Park for a night of skating under the stars. The event featured free skate for all ages, figure skating performances, and an appearance by David Silk, who played with the “Miracle on Ice” 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. The… Continue reading Photos: Skaters hit the ice ‘Under the Stars at Larz’
How a Brookline doctor’s COVID-19 coping mechanism turned into a board game that sold thousands of copies
For many, newly-acquired pandemic-era hobbies fell to the wayside as the world adjusted to the new normal. Sourdough starters were tossed in the trash, watercolor palettes got lost in the basement and copies of “The Power Broker” ended up back on the shelf. Lakshman Swamy, however, was in too deep to abandon his particular labor… Continue reading How a Brookline doctor’s COVID-19 coping mechanism turned into a board game that sold thousands of copies
Inside the D. Blakeley Hoar Sanctuary, one of Brookline’s wildest places
Tucked away near Brookline’s southern border next to the Baker School is a lush conservation area teeming with biodiversity — and 600 million year old rocks. The D. Blakeley Hoar Sanctuary is a 25-acre wildlife sanctuary winding through swamps, woods, vernal pools and outcroppings of an ancient rock formation. It is one of three nature… Continue reading Inside the D. Blakeley Hoar Sanctuary, one of Brookline’s wildest places
The Country Club fined by AG for violating child labor laws
The Country Club, an exclusive South Brookline golf club, was cited and fined in August for violating child labor laws, according to state records obtained by Brookline.News. The office of state Attorney General Andrea Campbell levied $6,000 in fines against the private club for violations of two laws. One law dictates how early or late… Continue reading The Country Club fined by AG for violating child labor laws
Unified Basketball team at BHS forms friendships and sparks school spirit
When Brookline High School student Raya Weintroub started playing basketball last year, she felt a bit worried about playing a new sport alongside new teammates. But after dozens of practices, scrimmages and a handful of games in front of packed crowds, that feeling has turned into excitement. “Last year, I got a little nervous because… Continue reading Unified Basketball team at BHS forms friendships and sparks school spirit