Boston City Council President Andrea Campbell, in partnership with Ron Savage, Dean of the Professional Performance Division at Berklee College of Music, announced last week they will host the Mattapan Jazz & Unity Festival at the 'greens' in front of the Foley Senior Residences, 249 River Street, Mattapan, on Sunday, September 22 from 1-5 p.m.

On Sept. 27, the DCR Steriti Memorial Rink in the North End will be transformed into an audience-immersive circus for the Boston Lyric Opera’s production of “Pagliacci,” which runs through Oct. 6.

Just as Labor Day weekend began, the federal Department of Education announced it was changing a key rule that provided a pathway to federal loan forgiveness. The new rule puts in place a cumbersome and lengthy process that will make it nearly impossible for consumers to successfully secure relief.