Since Woods’s departure, there has been one interim commissioner that served until earlier this year but left for another role. That left Chief Climate Officer Brian Swett, who oversees the Parks ...

If I were mayor of Boston and had the power to do just one transformative thing, I would launch a radical reboot of the ...

The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was officially renamed Saturday to honor the late former Mayor Tom Menino.

1. Begin Where America Began: Boston Common Boston Common, America’s first public park with a history reaching back 350 years, is the city’s most famous park and a tourist draw.

Boston’s love of the outdoors isn’t new. Boston Common, the oldest public park in the U.S., dates to 1634. Its prim neighbor, the Boston Public Garden, introduced the country to botanical beauty in a ...

However, if you want to take a break and simply enjoy the beauty of nature, there is a lovely state park that is just a stone's throw away from the heart of the city. Mystic Lakes State Park, along ...

A homeless man allegedly stabbed two park rangers repeatedly Tuesday by the Soldiers and Sailors monument on the Boston Common Tuesday, leaving one ranger in critical condition. “Our prayers are with ...