Matt Conti had the best seat for the foggy First Night fireworks over Boston Harbor at midnight. Read more.
By adamg - 1/1/20 - 2:13 pm
David Parsons took in the Back Bay as the New Year arrived.
Leslee captured the Public Garden bridge on First Night: Read more.
By adamg - 12/30/17 - 9:46 pm
First Night organizers have called off the 7 p.m. fireworks over the Common, and the 6 p.m. parade that was to precede them because it'll be just too damn cold. The midnight fireworks over Boston Harbor, however, are still on, because presumably the totally sober adults who would watch them outside will be smart enough to dress appropriately.
Also cancelled: Read more.
By adamg - 1/1/16 - 11:22 am
Dave Parsons shows you couldn't forget what year it is in the Back Bay.
He also watched the fireworks. As did Nicole Woon and Jocelyn.
Copyright Dave Parsons. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
By adamg - 6/3/15 - 7:47 am
The Globe reports the city has picked Dusty Rhodes's Conventures to run First Night this year - a version that will include the Grand Procession, the fireworks and the ice sculptures, but apparently few if any of the performances seen in past First Nights.
Also of note: The city was unable to provide the Globe with a copy of the proposal from the company that lost out because "that information resided on the computer of a vacationing official" - so apparently some city departments not only use typewriters for documents, they don't use network storage, either.
By adamg - 1/1/15 - 1:58 pm
RoadTrip New England watched the L Street Brownies get ready for a bracing run through 27-degree air into Dorchester Bay this morning.
By adamg - 1/1/08 - 4:14 pm
Jake Hirsch, with parents Danna and Michael Hirsch of Cambridge, was born at 12:10 a.m. today at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. 6 pounds, 10 ounces; 18 3/4 inches long. Photo via Beth Israel, natch.
By adamg - 1/1/08 - 1:29 pm
Mchgtr videoed the Grand Procession down Boylston Street:
Video of the Common fireworks finale. Video of the fireworks over Boston Harbor.
By adamg - 12/31/07 - 10:35 pm
Above: One of the Seven Dwarves at Copley Square during First Night (although every single kid who saw the sculpture went "Look! Santa!"). Below: This bride at the Four Seasons stood in the window, watching the crowds below at the end of the Grand Procession. As they stopped, noticed her and waved, she waved back, slowly, like royalty (who knows, maybe she was?):
The "family" fireworks over the Common:
By adamg - 12/20/07 - 9:19 am
Jim Sullivan runs down his choices for First Night events, including Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses doing "Extreme Spirituals" at E
By adamg - 1/1/07 - 4:02 pm
Karrie photographs George's ride to commemorate the raising of the American flag above Prospect Hill during the Revolution.
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