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If the power goes out, do you have flashlights and backup batteries? Do you rely on medication or medical devices that require electricity? If you need to leave your home, do you know where to go or...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that the City of Boston has joined a recently formed global consortium working to develop international standards for a host of city indicators. Boston is the...
"I had the honor of serving with Rep. John Binienda during my entire tenure in the Legislature. He was a tireless advocate for the people of Worcester, and stood as a distinguished model of public...
Boston Public Library will host author talks and a range of lectures during the month of September. Highlights from across the library system include: Bestselling author Sue Miller will read from her...
Boston-area artists get the opportunity to display their work on a prominent digital sign next to Fenway Park.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the return of the Mayor’s Cup Pop Warner Football Jamboree on Sunday, August 24th at Roberts Playground in Dorchester. Boston’s largest youth football exhibition...
The Mayor's Office of Arts + Culture brings the Boston Urban Music Festival (BUMF) ( http://www.bostonurbanmusicfestival.org), showcasing a world-class production of urban music from Boston and beyond...
Under the designation as Library for the Commonwealth, Boston Public Library serves all residents of Massachusetts and offers free resources to public libraries and other historical, cultural, and...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has signed the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s petition to save the federal historic tax credit. This tax incentive is responsible for encouraging billions of private...
The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Boston Art Commission are proud to announce “Pop Up! Dudley Connections,” a selection of temporary public and performance art projects in Roxbury’s...
For participation in the upcoming State Primary Election, the last day to register to vote, to change a voting address, or to change one’s political party is Wednesday, August 20, 2014. The State...
The oldest municipal basketball league in the country winds down its 45th season on Tuesday, August 19, and Wednesday, August 20, with girls and boys championship games at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 p.m.
The BCYF Fenway Challenge and the BCYF Sox Talk Baseball Clinics are winding down next week with the last clinic scheduled for August 20th! Youth ages 7-14 still have three more changes to work on...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh presented the City’s first-ever Youth Enrichment Day Conference on Saturday, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston). Over 1,500 Boston youth...
The Mayor's Office of Arts + Culture brings the Funk Summit Dance Party with soul, funk, and R&B to City Hall Plaza on Friday, August 8th, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free, all-ages, and...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced the grand opening of the Strand Theatre’s new visual arts gallery, located on the first level of the historic entertainment complex in Dorchester’s Upham’s Corner...
Absentee ballots are now available for the State Primary Election, which will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Absentee voters are required to fill out a new application each calendar year...
GospelFest is a free event and sponsored by Bank of America in partnership with the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has signed the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s petition to save the federal historic tax credit. This tax incentive is responsible for encouraging billions of private...
Boston girls ages 11-15 are invited to BCYF’s annual Citywide Girls Summit on Saturday, August 16th , from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Simmons College, Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, 300 The...
Today, the House of Representatives and the Senate made history with the passage of comprehensive gun safety legislation that will make our neighborhoods, streets and homes safer places to live. In...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the Ferdinand Building will be renamed the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building. Bolling was a staunch supporter of equal access to jobs and housing as a City...
Today, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed legislation that will change the way we address and treat substance abuse in Massachusetts. Every day, I interact with families who have lost...
I would like to thank the House of Representatives and the Senate for passing legislation that will address both the immediate and long-term economic development needs of the Commonwealth. The tools...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the City of Boston, in partnership with the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Harbor Association, will be holding an international design...
Boston Public Library’s collections can be easily accessed from home, a local coffee shop, or even the beach. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can have a Boston Public...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of Dr. Theodore Landsmark, who has served as President and CEO of Boston Architectural College, to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and...
Each year, first responders from Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and other public safety agencies respond to a wide variety of medical emergencies and public safety issues on Massachusetts’...
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) and Adaptive Sports New England are teaming up to offer a new Wheelchair Sports Week at the BCYF White Stadium Sports Center. The Wheelchair Sports Week will...
The Portable Reading Room, a winning project of Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s first Public Space Invitational held in June, has debuted on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The rolling library, also called “Uni,”...
