The painted angels — with round childlike faces and wings — once were among the defining features of Old North Church when ...

The Old Church is famous for hanging two lanterns from its steeple on the night of Revere’s 1775 ride to warn of the British ...

Playing in the Fenway Bowl has allowed UConn football coach Jim Mora and some of his players to relive some warm memories of ...

The Landmarks Commission voted in favor of protecting City Hall and recognizing its historic status. Approval from Mayor Wu ...

As the 50th anniversary of the start of busing this year approached, Lew Finfer and his colleagues at the Boston Desegregation and Busing Initiative, which he co-chairs, sought to reflect on the ...

The angels were painted in the early 18th century but painted over in 1912 as part of a renovation of the Old North Church.

To mark today’s 251st anniversary of that Dec. 16, 1773 event, here’s an encore presentation of that test of historical knowledge. Peter Chianca, Boston.com’s general assignment editor since ...

Mural conservators are working to uncover angels hidden under layers of paint for more than a century at the Boston church made famous by Paul Revere.