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Recent Boston Common violence spurs safety fears. Crime stats should calm nerves.

First came a nighttime shooting. Just after 10 p.m. on June 10, police officers patrolling near the Boston Common, by the Park Street MBTA Station, heard the crack of gunshots and saw a crowd scatter. The officers said one “suspicious” man, clutching ...

Floods, rats, and redirected flights to Logan: 30 years of Shakespeare on the Common.

That’s just a sample of the unexpected things that happen during the run of Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s annual productions on the Boston Common. “We try to be prepared for anything,” says Elizabeth Yvette Ramirez,
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5 things to do this weekend, including a Disability Pride Month celebration and Shakespeare on the Common

There’s Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s free staging of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Boston Common. You’ll also find an indie music festival taking place in Somerville, as well as the Cambridge Jazz Festival,