Seems some guy not only brought a Confederate flag to Natick's Memorial Day service (held at a monument to the town's Civil War soldiers on the town common), he "moved to the front of the crowd" to make sure everybody got a good view of just what a loser he was.
Holidays
Adam Castiglioni watched Victor Brogna of the North End honor members of the service who gave their lives with a rendition of Taps on the Prado today: Read more.
On Memorial Day, 1886, Civil War veterans from Boston and New York gathered at the Soldiers and Sailors Monument on Boston Common. Read more.
The jets were part of the re-dedication of the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes memorial in the Seaport.
WBZ reports that volunteers will plant some 37,000 flags on the Common, to commemorate all of the Massachusetts residents who have died in wars starting with the Revolution. Last year's annual display was called off due to Covid-19 concerns, although volunteers did place 1,000 "socially distanced" flags at the last minute.
Taylor Copeland composed some MBTA-related Valentine's Day cards.
Subway Valentine's cards, a bit more risque.
Boston University holds its annual commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., who earned his doctorate at BU, at noon.
The Museum of Fine Arts hosts "Voices on King" at 5 p.m.
A beaten-down citizen files a 311 request:
Given that this is the year of the pandemic and it will be a rather long and dark winter, could the Holiday lights on the Boston Common remain on until March first?
And on at least one street, it was over yesterday:
— Chris Grenham (@chrisgrenham) December 25, 2020
Michael Spicher watched the JP Honkband perform "Mad World" in the Jamaica Pond gazebo this afternoon: Read more.
The Jewish Journal interviews Tom Mountain of Newton, vice chairman of both the Massachusetts Republican Party and the Massachusetts Republican Jewish Committee, a day after his release from Brigham and Women's, where he was hospitalized with Covid-19 after flying down to Washington for a Dec. 9 Chanukah celebration at the White House. Read more.
The First Baptist Church in Dorchester has created this "Zoomed production" radio-play version of Dickens's classic story.
Matt Frank watched the couple tour Chelsea yesterday atop a Chelsea firetruck after their flight in from the North Pole (the reindeer earning a rest after the trip, of course).
Thebostonlol spotted a big rafter crossing the plains of Franklin Park today.
Dimas also spotted some free birds, in Brighton: Read more.
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“Stayin’ Alive” pic.twitter.com/lft1EWnNM3— Jill Cetel (@JillCetel) November 26, 2020
The mayor's office released this photo of our annual gift tree from Nova Scotia safely arriving on Boston Common this morning. It'll officially be lit up on Dec. 3, come hell, high water or tree pattern baldness. Read more.
Don't.
But if you do, the city has some guidelines to try to reduce your risk, like no more than 10 people, make people bring their own food and drink, don't let people take masks off except when they're eating, open all the windows, and, well, seriously, all this stuff should be second hand by now, but click the link for more details.