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Boston Public Library’s Concerts in the Courtyard continue through August 29, welcoming visitors to experience the music of local and international artists in a variety of genres at the Central...
The City of Boston is enlisting the aid of some skilled four-legged helpers in order to combat poison ivy, buckthorn, Japanese knotweed, and other invasive plant species growing on Boston Parks and...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston's Inspectional Services Department (ISD) have directed the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to extend its hearing hours. Effective August 5, 2014, ZBA...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the start of construction of new athletic fields as part of the West Roxbury Education Complex, located at 1205 Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway. Home to the West...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh released the findings of a performance review of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). Commissioned by Mayor Walsh in March, the audit evaluates the BRA’s and the...
Boston City Hall is featuring two exhibitions of art and photography by the South Boston Arts Association ( http://www.southbostonartsassoc.org) and Historic New England ( http://www...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined ReadBoston for the 10th annual “Best Read Aloud Book Award” selection event. A group of notable Bostonians gathered in the Mayor’s office to pick the best read aloud book...
The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, in partnership with Together Boston ( http://togetherboston.com), will present “A Celebration of Summer: The Donna Summer Memorial Roller Disco Tribute Party”...
The New Bostonians Fellowship Program is a part of a new initiative to select and dedicate a staff member to expand and promote successful welcoming and empowering initiatives within Boston’s...
"The Boston Transportation Department (“BTD”) welcomes innovation in all aspects of urban transportation, including the use of apps by smartphone users. BTD is excited to pursue new methods of easing...
"The Mayor is always looking at ways to improve parking in Boston. We encourage innovation, particularly relative to addressing our transportation challenges in Boston. The City, for example, has...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston released a Request for Ideas (RFI) for the 3,350 square foot Innovation Center planned for the redeveloped Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) and the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) will host its first-ever HubHacks Permitting...
Today, in a ceremony at Faneuil Hall held before family and friends, 20 recruits graduated from the Boston Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Training Academy after six rigorous months of study. Among...
The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture is presenting the GospelFest Community Choir, with open auditions to be held on Monday, July 14, 2014, and Thursday, July 17, 2014, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m on...
The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture will feature an exhibition of photography by South End artist Lazaro Montano ( http://www.lazaromontano.com). Montano is an interdisciplinary artist whose medium...
Arts on the Arcade offers a diverse range of visual and performing artistic expressions.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that The Trust for Public Land, a leading national nonprofit land conservation organization, has acquired and received approval from the City of Boston’s...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston’s Alzheimer’s Initiative, which includes “dementia capable” training for city employees and volunteers and the city’s membership in the...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh signed a Surrounding Community Agreement with Mohegan Sun Massachusetts. The deal provides for an estimated $300M in investments in Boston over a 15-year period. “This was...
Text of the proclamation: Whereas Urban agriculture improves access to fresh, local food within the city limits of Boston, reducing the distance food travels from farm to table, strengthening...
Mayor Walsh today announced that the City of Boston has committed to working towards ending veterans’ homelessness by the year 2015.
Open Budget allows users to sort the FY15 $1.88 billion capital budget and $2.73 billion operating budget for each cabinet into a list or bar graph.
The Mayor's Office of Tourism, Sports, and Entertainment has extended the deadline for Poet Laureate applications. The new deadline for applications is Wednesday, July 16, at 5:00 p.m. In April, Mayor...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Boston Art Commission announced that local artist Adam O’Day was chosen as the winner of the Portrait of a City competition, which challenged artists to submit work...
I applaud Speaker DeLeo for his tireless work over the last year to produce sensible gun legislation that will make a lasting and meaningful impact on the Commonwealth. While Massachusetts has some of...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the launch of the Boston Public Library’s Bibliocycle, and the re-launch of ReadBoston’s Storymobile, now in its nineteenth year.
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the traditional City of Boston programming planned for Independence Day has been revised and condensed. These changes follow the severe weather forecast for...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the City of Boston’s Office of Jobs and Community Services (JCS) will provide over $7 million in grants in support of workforce training, education, ESOL...
Mayor Walsh announced today that his first Civic Academy class will be held on Saturday, July 12, from 11:00AM to 2:00PM at District Hall in South Boston. Mayor Walsh’s Civic Academies is a new...
