“The Radical King” event educates Brookline community

Natalie Jew, Regulars Editor

January 17, 2018

Filed under News, Showcase

On Jan. 15, people of all races from Brookline stood to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson in a celebration of Martin Luther King Day at the Coolidge Corner Theater. The commemoration, this year called “The Radical King -- Fierce Urgency of Now,” was ...

A Brookline landmark: the Coolidge Corner Theater

Sarah Groustra, Arts Writing Editor

May 16, 2017

Filed under Arts, Showcase

The iconic, art deco marquee of the Coolidge Corner Theater has presided over Brookline since 1933, drawing in cinephiles and casual moviegoers alike. In its more than eighty years of operation, the screens have shown a range of films from Modern Times to Get Out. However,  it is not just the smell...

Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Coolidge Corner Theater serves as reflection on community progress towards racial equality

Valentina Rojas, Breaking News Managing Editor

January 17, 2017

Filed under Conversations on Race, News, Showcase

Martin Luther King Jr. celebration at Coolidge Corner Theater serves as reflection on community progress towards racial equalityThe annual Martin Luther King Jr. at the Coolidge Corner Theater created an opportunity to reflect on Brookline’s progress with race relations and how to continue the fight f...

Speakers at MLK Celebration event address history of racism and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

January 20, 2016

Filed under Uncategorized

The indoor event was the Town of Brookline MLK Celebration: Keeping the Promise on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which featured speeches and poems about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, as well efforts to hold a conversation on how to achieve racial equality in Brookline. A flier from the manageme...

“Town of Brookline MLK Celebration: Keeping the Promise” congregates both supporters and protestors

Sarah Groustra and Louie Goldsmith

January 20, 2016

Filed under Conversations on Race, Hard News, News, Showcase

Johnny Depp, other celebrities visit Brookline for “Black Mass” screening

Kendall McGowan, Managing News Editor

September 15, 2015

Filed under Hard News, News

]by Kendall McGowan Johnny Depp, Dakota Johnson, Jesse Plemons, and other actors, actresses and celebrities visited Brookline today to attend a private screening of their movie "Black Mass" at the Coolidge Corner Theatre. “Black Mass,” directed by Scott Cooper, is a biopic about notorious Sout...