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Jun 13

Chess and Community

Edward Joseph Soares was a businessman in Roxbury and Ralph Brown was a businessman in Dorchester. Soares sold scented musk oil and other novelties at Dudley Station on Washington Street. Brown sold...

Jun 13

Celebrating Flag Day

Flag Day is celebrated every year on June 14 in remembrance of the adoption of the flag of the United States in 1777, as it is a national symbol of patriotism and freedom. In 1775, the “Grand Union”...

Jun 13

Council Supports East West Manufacturing Workers in Boston

The Boston workers of East West Manufacturing are scheduled to lose their jobs on June 21, 2024 without severance pay or support for re-employment. East West Manufacturing is a design, manufacturing...

Jun 13

Susana Hoyos And Jesse Gu Married In Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate Susana Hoyos and Jesse Gu on their recent marriage!

Jun 13

BPHC Completes Meal Delivery Pilot Program to Improve Access to Postpartum Support for Boston…

Program highlights impact of healthy food, community, and support systems for maternal health

Jun 13

Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Public Schools, UMass Boston Present Inaugural Full Ride Scholarship To…

Scholarship launches new dimension of the City’s university-assisted community hub school partnership, strengthening ties between UMass Boston and BCLA/McCormack (to be renamed the Ruth Batson Academy...

Jun 12

Public Health Commission Increased Prevention Services as Latest Data Highlights Major Racial…

$7.5 million will fund new overdose prevention efforts

Jun 12

Mayor Michelle Wu and Chief of Housing and Director of Mayor's Office of Housing meet with Phase 1 and Phase 2 Welcome Home

Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Developers for Phase Two of the Welcome Home, Boston Initiative

Six new development teams will create approximately 70 new homeownership opportunities on 15 City-owned parcels in Dorchester and Mattapan

Jun 12

Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Public Schools, UMass Boston present inaugural full ride scholarship to…

Jun 11

girls congratulating each other at the end of a softball game

Mayor's Cup Softball Tournament Begins June 19

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department are excited to announce the 2024 Mayor's Cup Softball Tournament. The tournament will kick off on Wednesday, June 19, with the...

Jun 11

June is Vitiligo Awareness Month

Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition characterized by patches of the skin losing their pigment, affecting approximately 1% of the global population, irrespective of sex, race, or age. Despite its...

Jun 11

Happy Pride Month!

Pride Month is observed in June to celebrate joy in the LGBTQIA+ community, to honor the vital contributions LGBTQIA+ people make, and to recognize the historic and ongoing struggles the LGBTQIA+...

Jun 11

Increasing Diversity

This week, the Council adopted a resolution to support increasing diversity and expanding opportunities for Boston municipal employees of color. In 2022, the Boston City Council enacted the Fair...

Jun 11

Council Supports Eviction Sealing

This week, the Council went on record in support of H.4356, an act promoting housing opportunity and mobility through eviction sealing. Over one million evictions have been filed in Massachusetts over...

Jun 11

Council Supports Modernizing Massachusetts’ Parentage Laws

Establishing parentage is the process of determining the legal parents of a child. Massachusetts is the only New England state that has not yet updated its parentage laws to ensure clear and equal...

Jun 11

Shirisha Guduru And Manohar Reddy Dyapa Married In Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate Shirisha Guduru And Manohar Reddy Dyapa on their recent marriage!

Jun 11

Shivaraj Thapa And Subina Shrestha Married In Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate Shivaraj Thapa And Subina Shrestha on their recent marriage!

Jun 11

KAUNG MYAT THU and THIN NU SWE Married in Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate KAUNG MYAT THU and THIN NU SWE on their recent marriage!

Jun 10

Titus Family joined by Mayor Wu and neighbors cut the ribbon on Paula Titus

Mayor Wu and Boston Parks and Recreation Department Celebrate the Opening of Paula Titus Park

Mayor Michelle Wu joined the family of the late Paula Titus, Boston Parks Commissioner Ryan Woods, elected officials, park neighbors, and the Highland Park community on June 4, 2024, to cut the ribbon...

Jun 10

Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month through Storytelling

The Lingzi Foundation was established by the family of Lu Lingzi, the Boston University graduate student who perished during the Boston Marathon bombing attack, to preserve and perpetuate Lingzi’s...

Jun 7

Reparations Task Force Announces Launch of Community Grassroots Partnerships Program

BOSTON - Friday, June 7, 2024 - The City of Boston Reparations Task Force (RTF), through the Equity and Inclusion Cabinet, today announced the launch of their Community Grassroots Partnerships Program...

Jun 7

Mayor Michelle Wu Appoints Alexandra Valdez as Director of Cultural Affairs for the City of Boston

Cultural Affairs Office created by restructuring existing City Hall departments to better serve and support Boston’s cultural communities

Jun 7

Hannah Mayo and Kevin O’Leary Married in Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate Hannah Mayo and Kevin O’Leary on their recent marriage!

Jun 7

Paulina Prieto Paz and Thomas Bell Married in Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate Paulina Prieto Paz and Thomas Bell on their recent marriage!

Jun 7

Roundhead Brewing and Fresh Food Generation beer garden to travel to various Boston parks

Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department today announced a partnership with Roundhead Brewing Company and Fresh Food Generation to bring Alianza , a first-of-its-kind traveling...

Jun 6

Avni Joshi And Abhishek Mehta Married In Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate Avni Joshi And Abhishek Mehta on their recent marriage!

Jun 6

Tsung-Hao Yang And Chou-Li Tsai Married In Boston

The City of Boston would like to congratulate Tsung-Hao Yang And Chou-Li Tsai on their recent marriage!

Jun 5

Adrian Jordan appointed Chief of Emergency Preparedness

Matthew Kearney will serve as Deputy Chief; City outlines new tools to mitigate heat impacts for residents

Jun 5

Traffic Advisory for June 6-10, 2024

Events in the City of Boston will bring parking restrictions and street closures.

Jun 5

Boston Public Health Commission Promotes LGBTQ+ Health and Wellness During Pride Month

New campaign aims to reduce the impact of sexually transmitted infections in Boston

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