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During this week’s Council meeting, the Council commemorated the 56th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act, a landmark civil rights law that made discrimination in housing unlawful. Its...
In 1973, a fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in St. Louis, Missouri, destroyed the records of 16 million Army and Air Force veterans. After the fire, the Department of Veteran...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution recognizing Ernestina “Titina” Sila and her role as a pioneering leader in the struggle for Independence in Guinea-Bissau...
The City is designated a Tree City for strong and continued investment in its urban forest.
The City of Boston would like to congratulate Jennifer Robinson and Rochelle Rousseau on their recent marriage!
The City of Boston would like to congratulate Michael Sellarole and Kelly Martin on their recent marriage!
The City of Boston would like to congratulate AnaMaria Mira and Jordon Mark Hall on their recent marriage!
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will host the 2024 Neighborhood Coffee Hour Series in partnership with Dunkin’® in parks citywide from April 22 to June 26. Mayor Wu’s...
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$4,575,000 in American Rescue Plan funding will support 37 Boston entrepreneurs opening new storefronts in vacant spaces throughout the City.
Boston residents age 60+ braved the rain on Thursday March 28th to attend The Age Strong Commission’s first of four upcoming free community resource fairs. The fair took place at the Boston Center for...
In the West End today, Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance to create a Planning Department in the City of Boston for the first time in 70 years. The ordinance restores planning as a core function of...
The City of Boston would like to congratulate Karl Neuwinger and Jenna Marks on their recent marriage!
The City of Boston would like to congratulate Marina Castro dos Santos Albernaz and Mathis’s Hoste on their recent marriage!
On April 2, 2024, the Boston Landmarks Commission posted a study report on the proposed designation (interior) of the Eben D. Jordan Jr. House as a Landmark under Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as...
On April 2, 2024, the Boston Landmarks Commission posted a study report on the proposed designation of the Calf Pasture Pumping Station as a Landmark under Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended.
The City of Boston would like to congratulate Derrick Edwards and Clara luz Reinoso Paulino on their recent marriage!
The City of Boston would like to congratulate Ximena Pérez and Joan Cardona on their recent marriage!
Today, Mayor Michelle Wu announced new staff in the Office of Neighborhood Services, including Sarah Sharpe as the South End and Bay Village Liaison, Kevin L’Herrou as the Allston-Brighton Liaison...
This month, we are highlighting educational activities, entertainment, and seasonal events in Boston to celebrate the onset of spring.
Before we close out Women’s History Month, the Community Engagement Cabinet would like to acknowledge the significance of women in public service roles on our team.
The Early Education Act, an act ensuring affordability, readiness and learning for our youth and driving economic development, is a bill that would help make early child care more accessible and...
Graduate workers at Boston University are dedicated teachers, mentors and researchers whose work is the backbone of the university’s academic excellence. The graduate workers won the right to form a...
During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution in support of S.864 and H.4360, an act promoting access to counsel and housing stability in Massachusetts. According to the...
The month of March has been historically designated to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of social workers, recognizing their impact on enhancing the fabric of society by advocating for...
Transgender Day of Visibility celebrates the joy, strength, and resiliency of transgender people and gender non-binary people in and around the world who have too often had to put their jobs...
The Women's Organization of Cape Verde (OMCV) was founded in 1981, and in 1983, they proposed the day of March 27th to be Kriola’s International Day or International Cabo Verdean Women’s Day. March...
Multilingual campaign targets Boston communities with high rates of colon cancer and related mortality
12 Cadets recognized for completing the Boston EMS Cadet program and starting the EMS Recruit Academy, bolstering workforce of EMTs
Legislation would give City option to shift more of tax levy to commercial and industrial property owners only if commercial values decrease; sunset after four years.
