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This year marks the 34th annual Girls and Women in Sports Day, a national observance celebrating the extraordinary achievement of girls and women in sports.
Councilor Essaibi-George recognized February 9, 2020, as Winter Walk Day in the City of Boston, as the Winter Walk organization is gearing up to hold their fourth annual event.
During this week’s City Council meeting, Councilor Bok delivered her maiden speech on the Council floor, presenting a hearing order regarding the current state of cooperative housing in Boston and...
This week, the City Council voted to adopt a resolution recognizing Braille Literacy Month, which takes place in January, to promote and raise awareness of the importance of the braille code.
This week, Council Mejia offered an order for a hearing regarding civil rights in the creation of Sanctuary Safe Spaces in Boston.
The City Council adopted a resolution affirming that the climate crisis is a health emergency.
Councilor Bok is a lifelong Bostonian who grew up in the small downtown neighborhood of Bay Village. She cares passionately about making Boston a great city for people from all walks of life and all...
Like many residents in the City of Boston, immigration is part of Councilor Mejia’s story.
Boston is now looking at the most diverse City Council that the City has ever seen.
Councilor Arroyo was born in Hyde Park where he was raised by his parents Felix D. Arroyo, a former Boston City Councilor and the current Register of Probate for Suffolk County, and Elsa Montano, a...
Councilor Liz Breadon immigrated to the United States from Northern Ireland in 1995 and settled in Oak Square, Brighton where she lives with her spouse Mary McCarthy.
Four Councilors, Councilors Ciommo, Garrison, McCarthy, and Zakim, closed their books on years of public service as Boston City Councilors.
This week the Council voted to adopt a resolution in support of an Act for Utility Transition to Using Renewable Energy (FUTURE Act), which would improve coordination for gas leak repair, and allow...
During this week’s Council meeting, Councilor Edwards recognized the Harvard Kent Elementary School community for their $100,000 Thomas W. Payzant School on the Move Prize from Boston-based education...
The National Labor Relations Board has promulgated a rulemaking which would reclassify student workers and strip employees of the right to bargain collectively in the workplace. This week, the Council...
The Council voted 12-1 to pass an ordinance establishing equitable regulation of the cannabis industry in the City of Boston.
It was a Wednesday afternoon in September when Officers Arthur Green and James O’Conner were stopped at a red light in the South End. Suddenly, a frantic man began pounding on the police cruiser. His...
The Student Opportunity Act would phase in an updated foundation budget formula, resulting in a projected $1.5 billion increase in state education aid to local cities and towns as of 2027.
For 34 years, the Henry L. Shattuck Public Service Award has been presented to individuals for their dedicated service to the City of Boston and the Boston community.
The City Council voted to pass an order for the City to adopt a property tax exemption for members of the National Guard and reservists who are serving in foreign countries.
On Saturday, October 19, the Lupus Foundation of America will host its 2019 Walk to End Lupus Now event on the Boston Common-Parkman Bandstand.
Today, the City Council, as well as other elected officials, raised the Italian flag over City Hall Plaza to commemorate Italian Heritage Month.
On Wednesday, the Council voted to adopt a resolution supporting Massachusetts bill HD4497, a resolution relative to preventing discrimination against natural hairstyles.
This week, Councilor Zakim recognized the Boston Renegades, a “five-time national champion women’s tackle football team from a City that is no stranger to champions.”
On their 120th anniversary, Animal Rescue League of Boston was recognized by the City Council for the work they are doing to help animals in need, and for keeping people and pets together.
The Council voted to adopt a resolution recognizing the week of September 15 – 21 as National Forensic Science Week in the City of Boston.
A citizen petition entitled “Petition for Renaming Dudley Square to Nubian Square” was sponsored by 10 registered voters and referred to the Committee on Government Operations on February 6, 2019.
Thousands gathered at City Hall Plaza for the strike.
Anyone who remembers the original Prudential Center remembers the giant statue oftentimes referred to as the “Naked Guy.” You couldn’t miss it.
EPIC (Empowering People for Inclusive Communities) is a community service and education program for youth with disabilities between the ages of 16-23.
