Caitlyn Kwan stood on the balls of her feet, as instructed by the footstep silhouettes painted on the ground beneath her and the directions that told her to “travel on your toes.” With her arms held out in front of her in a semicircle, she lightly walked four steps — right, left, right, left —… Continue reading Step by step: Local artists paint dance lessons on Brookline sidewalks
Category: Recreation
News in brief: Parks director out after one month, town ditches pool study, and DPW asks for help watering trees
Parks and Open Space director out after a month The town’s new director of parks and open spaces has left the position after just over a month on the job. Alexander Mezzatesta, who started the position on Aug. 5, left on Sept. 13, just 40 days later. In an email to Brookline.News, Town Administrator Charles… Continue reading News in brief: Parks director out after one month, town ditches pool study, and DPW asks for help watering trees
Park and Recreation Commission recommends building new uncovered outdoor ice rink
The Park and Recreation Commission voted on Tuesday night to recommend that the town build a new uncovered outdoor ice skating rink, after a dramatic, chaotic meeting in which the vote swung between two different options. The seven members of the commission first voted 4-3 in favor of recommending a covered outdoor rink. Half an… Continue reading Park and Recreation Commission recommends building new uncovered outdoor ice rink
Brookline Music School marks 100 years of teaching with performances by 137 students
More than 100 performers filtered in and out of the Brookline Music School’s Kennard House on Sunday, carrying cellos, violins, and printed sheet music. As parents, families and community members looked on, the musicians performed four recitals through the afternoon and evening. The recitals, held in the Bakalar Recital Hall, spanned a wide variety of… Continue reading Brookline Music School marks 100 years of teaching with performances by 137 students
Photos: Sculptures animate Riverway Park in 25th annual Studios Without Walls exhibition
[metaslider id=35301] Sixteen sculptures were installed in Riverway Park last week, for the 25th installment of Studios Without Walls. Hosted by the Brookline Department of Public Works, the sculptures by local artists will be in place all summer until Sept 2. Studios Without Walls started in 1999 at Allandale Farm, and has grown and expanded… Continue reading Photos: Sculptures animate Riverway Park in 25th annual Studios Without Walls exhibition
Town leaning towards keeping clay courts at Amory Park after competing tennis, pickleball campaigns
On a recent sunny day at Amory Park, all six of the town’s only public clay tennis courts were in use. The soft pop of racquets connecting with balls punctuated the sounds of nearby birds and wildlife as players, ranging from young adult to elderly, engaged in intense singles and more leisurely doubles matches. The… Continue reading Town leaning towards keeping clay courts at Amory Park after competing tennis, pickleball campaigns
The hidden paths of Brookline
When standing in front of Temple Beth Zion on Beacon Street, you have three options to get to the top of Corey Hill. You can make the 0.8-mile walk that loops you up Westbourne Terrace and eventually to Summit Avenue. You can opt for an equally long walk the other way down Beacon Street to… Continue reading The hidden paths of Brookline
Brookline 19-year-old Ada Korkhin headed to 2024 Paris Olympics in Sport Pistol
Sitting on her bed in an effort to procrastinate packing up her Ohio State dorm room after finishing her freshman year, Ada Korkhin got the news she’d hoped for. The 2023 Brookline High School graduate qualified for this summer’s Paris Olympics and will represent Team USA in Women’s Sport Pistol. Read our previous story about… Continue reading Brookline 19-year-old Ada Korkhin headed to 2024 Paris Olympics in Sport Pistol
Brookline’s Bryan Fuller gears up for a new challenge: rowing from Boston to London
For seven weeks this summer, Brookline resident and business owner Bryan Fuller will trade his Harvard Street workplace for a 28-foot rowboat in the North Atlantic Ocean, traveling from Boston to London. Fuller, the 54-year-old founder of Power Rowing, will cover 3,275 miles of sea as part of a team of four over the estimated… Continue reading Brookline’s Bryan Fuller gears up for a new challenge: rowing from Boston to London
A guide to spring bird watching in Brookline
Spring bird migration is peaking in New England, with tens of thousands of birds passing through Norfolk County each night. Brookline has a rich tradition of bird watching. Want to get in on the action? Brookline.News asked local birding experts how to make the most of this spring’s migration. Where to go Hall’s Pond Sanctuary… Continue reading A guide to spring bird watching in Brookline
Young engineers create ‘Masterpieces’ at Brookline Lego robotics event
About 40 elementary school-aged students, along with their families and teachers, filled Brookline High School’s science wing on Thursday night with high-tech Lego creations in tow. Dressed in colorful team swag, nine groups of first through fourth-graders eagerly set up their Lego projects, which they programmed with code through Lego Education’s SPIKE app, to present… Continue reading Young engineers create ‘Masterpieces’ at Brookline Lego robotics event
News in brief: Brookline Teen Center expands access for middle schoolers
The Brookline Teen Center will expand its availability for sixth through eighth graders starting on April 22, allowing middle schoolers to use BTC facilities Monday through Friday between 2:30 and 6 p.m. “Middle schoolers in Brookline need an inviting and inclusive place to go after dismissal that is designed for them, and that’s exactly why… Continue reading News in brief: Brookline Teen Center expands access for middle schoolers
Photos: Marathon day in Brookline
Some 30,000 runners passed through Brookline on a beautiful sunny Marathon Monday. By the time he got to Washington Square, Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia had opened up a sizable lead over the rest of the men’s field, enroute to his first ever Boston Marathon victory. Likewise for Marcel Hug, who sailed through Brookline to take… Continue reading Photos: Marathon day in Brookline
Town committee recommends spending $7 million on Community Preservation Act projects
A town committee voted this week to recommend that the town spend more than $7 million in Community Preservation Act funds on 11 projects. The funds would be used to boost affordable housing, historic preservation and open space in Brookline. The vote capped a months-long process by the volunteer committee to sort through requests from… Continue reading Town committee recommends spending $7 million on Community Preservation Act projects
Brookline takes in the solar eclipse at Larz Anderson Park
Hundreds of people from around the Boston area came to Larz Anderson Park in Brookline to see the historic partial solar eclipse on Monday. The parkgoers were adorned with blankets, kites and eclipse glasses handed out by the Friends of Larz Anderson Park and the Brookline GreenSpace Alliance. Wondering what to do with your leftover… Continue reading Brookline takes in the solar eclipse at Larz Anderson Park
Team Brookline runners gear up for the Boston Marathon
Team Brookline is crossing its fingers for a sunny day. After several years of cold, rainy or overcast Boston Marathons, the 34 runners taking part in the race on behalf of charitable organizations in Brookline are hoping that the clouds stay away this time. Now in its 13th year since being formed by the town… Continue reading Team Brookline runners gear up for the Boston Marathon
Now playing: The bigger, better Coolidge Corner Theatre is here
Four hundred people gathered at the Coolidge Corner Theatre on Tuesday, filling the red-and-gold-plated Movie House 1 with an excited buzz to celebrate the opening of the theater’s long-awaited expansion. The $14 million, three-story addition to the theater, which officially opens to the public on Wednesday, adds a new larger lobby and ticketing area, two… Continue reading Now playing: The bigger, better Coolidge Corner Theatre is here
Brookline 19-year-old Ada Korkhin is on the verge of making the 2024 Olympics in a unique sport
Ada Korkhin just couldn’t get over how big everything was. The shooting range. The hotel. The list of countries her competitors came from. The summer after graduating from the Edward Devotion School (now Florida Ruffin Ridley) in 2019, the Brookline native traveled to Suhl, Germany for the International Shooting Sport Federation Junior World Championships. Five… Continue reading Brookline 19-year-old Ada Korkhin is on the verge of making the 2024 Olympics in a unique sport
Get ready to climb: New ‘Rock Spot’ bouldering gym to open near BU
Rock climbing enthusiasts, both serious and amateur, will have a new location in Brookline to climb when Rock Spot Brookline opens in the coming weeks. The gym at 880b Commonwealth Ave., near Amory Street, is the newest of Rock Spot’s eight locations across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. The gym is a bouldering-only gym, meaning… Continue reading Get ready to climb: New ‘Rock Spot’ bouldering gym to open near BU
Climate change is coming for Brookline’s parks
Climate change is impacting beloved parks and green spaces throughout Brookline. For evidence, look to the trees, which are becoming more and more vulnerable to weather and disease. Increasingly intense storms and droughts due to climate change have rendered trees like the historic red oaks in Olmsted Park more susceptible to unpredictable damage, according to… Continue reading Climate change is coming for Brookline’s parks