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Brighton: 7 Tip Top Street Abutters Meeting 4/23/2025

Converting fire fire-damaged two-family residence into four dwelling adding one unit in basement; another attic Project includes reframing roof, installing new siding, building repairing and damage change layouts.

April 23, 2025
Event Date2025-04-23T19:00:20 - 2025-04-23T20:00:20

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom

Meeting ID: 878 1599 6537

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s). 

April 23, 2025
Event Date2025-04-23T19:00:20 - 2025-04-23T20:00:20

Roslindale: 4-4R and 6-6A Sherman St Abutters Meeting 4/23/2025

4-4R Sherman This proposal is to build a two-story, two-family townhouse, located at 4 Sherman Street in Roslindale. Each unit will have Three bedrooms 2-1/2 half baths, kitchen, living room, dining room, front and rear decks along with two covered roof decks. There will be off-street parking for each unit. 6-6A Sherman Subdivide lot A1 leaving it with six 6481 square feet located at #4 Sherman Street in Roslindale. Change lot A 2 from 7400 square feet to 8576 square feet as per a plan dated September 17, 2024.

April 23, 2025
Event Date2025-04-23T18:00:46 - 2025-04-23T19:00:46

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom

Meeting ID: 867 2044 0296

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s). 

April 23, 2025
Event Date2025-04-23T18:00:46 - 2025-04-23T19:00:46

West Roxbury: 29 Vermont St Abutters Meeting 4/23/2025

Construct a second-story primary suite addition over an existing one-story attached garage of a detached, single-family dwelling. Project scope also includes a rear mudroom addition on the first floor and a partial renovation of the second floor. No basement work proposed.

April 23, 2025
Event Date2025-04-23T18:00:39 - 2025-04-23T19:00:39

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom

Meeting ID: 847 5368 1111

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s). 

April 23, 2025
Event Date2025-04-23T18:00:39 - 2025-04-23T19:00:39

Roxbury: 99 and 99R Hutchings St Abutters Meeting 4/22/2025

(99) One of two buildings on the same lot in conjunction with ALT1684352 (99R) Confirm occupancy as Carriage House/Garage and change occupancy to single-family. Convert an existing double-story detached accessory carriage house into a single-family dwelling.  The carriage house is on the same lot as and is at the rear of an existing three-family building (which is already being converted from a two-family per the issued long form permit ALT1555715). 

April 22, 2025
Event Date2025-04-22T19:00:06 - 2025-04-22T20:00:06

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom

Meeting ID: 820 7477 5332

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s). 

April 22, 2025
Event Date2025-04-22T19:00:06 - 2025-04-22T20:00:06

Dorchester: 27 Millet Street Abutters Meeting 4/22/2025

Erect a new four-story residential building with four units and two parking spaces, and erect an exclusive-use roof deck.

April 22, 2025
Event Date2025-04-22T18:00:56 - 2025-04-22T19:00:56

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom

Meeting ID: 827 9332 0510

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s). 

April 22, 2025
Event Date2025-04-22T18:00:56 - 2025-04-22T19:00:56

Genealogy: Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors

June 18, 2025
Event Date2025-06-18T18:00:02 - 2025-06-18T19:00:02

Over 100 million people living in the United States today can claim descent from someone who lived here during the Revolutionary War, including those that fought in it. This class will provide a brief overview of the kinds of records that are available to research your ancestors that fought in the Revolutionary War.

Skill level: Intermediate

Learn More

June 18, 2025
Event Date2025-06-18T18:00:02 - 2025-06-18T19:00:02

Exploring the Poetics: A Reading with Porsha Olayiwola

Join us at the Civic Pavilion for an evening celebrating National Poetry Month.

April 26, 2025
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Civic Pavilion
    5 Congress Street
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-04-26T19:00:19 - 2025-04-26T21:00:19

Celebrate National Poetry Month at "Exploring the Poetics" with readings from:

  • Porsha Olayiwola
  • Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah 
  • Joshua Nguyen
  • and more!

Refreshments will be provided.

April 26, 2025
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Civic Pavilion
    5 Congress Street
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-04-26T19:00:19 - 2025-04-26T21:00:19

Hyde Park Avenue Multimodal Corridor Open House #3

Come listen and provide feedback on the latest design concepts for Hyde Park Ave.

May 21, 2025
Event Date2025-05-21T18:00:00 - 2025-05-21T20:00:00

Interpretation provided in Spanish and Haitian Creole. Other languages available upon request. 

May 21, 2025
Event Date2025-05-21T18:00:00 - 2025-05-21T20:00:00

Arts Action Consortium Launch Party

The official launch party for the Arts Action Consortium, a transformative collaboration for Boston artists offering free consultations, workshops, cohort opportunities, performance space, and more for Boston artists.

April 29, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • CROMA @ ASC
    Public Alley 438
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-04-29T18:00:54 - 2025-04-29T20:00:54

Join us at the official launch party for the Arts Action Consortium, a transformative collaboration for Boston artists supported by the City of Boston in partnership with six leading cultural organizations to offer free consultations, workshops, cohort opportunities, performance space, and more for Boston artists!

This event will include:
  • Live performances

  • Dinner and non-alcoholic drinks

  • Cash bar serving wine and beer

  • Speakers from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and AAC

  • Networking with artists and arts leaders

  • Opportunities to learn more about the Artist Pathways Project

This event is your chance to connect, learn, and celebrate the vibrant artistic community that makes Boston thrive. Whether you're an emerging artist, and established artist, or a passionate supporter of the arts, this is a night you won't want to miss.

April 29, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • CROMA @ ASC
    Public Alley 438
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-04-29T18:00:54 - 2025-04-29T20:00:54

Danielle Legros Georges Memorial Reading

A memorial poetry reading honoring the life and work of Danielle Legros Georges. This event will feature readings of her poetry by over twenty writers, poets, and publishers.

May 4, 2025
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
    25 Harbor Shore Drive
    Boston, MA 02210
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    South Boston
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-04T13:00:44 - 2025-05-04T17:00:44

A memorial poetry reading honoring the life and work of Danielle Legros Georges will be held at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Sunday, May 4, from 1-5 p.m. in the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater. The event will feature readings of her poetry by over twenty writers, poets, and publishers.

Legros Georges was an award-winning poet, author, translator, editor, scholar, and educator who served as the second Boston Poet Laureate (2015-2019). In that role, she was a strong advocate for poetry and the arts, collaborating with Boston schools, libraries, museums, artists, and students on a wide variety of public projects, readings, and civic events. A member of the influential Dark Room Collective of Black poets and artists, Legros Georges helped found the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts, served on the ICA / Boston’s Artists Advisory Council, and was a board member of the New England Poetry Club, where she helped establish grant opportunities for BIPOC poets.  Professor emerita of creative writing in the MFA program at Lesley University, she also taught for the William Joiner Institute at UMass Boston. The memorial reading is sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of the City of Boston, in partnership with the ICA and the New England Poetry Club.

To attend this special reading and reception, please RSVP at daniellememorial.splashthat.com (registration is required for free ICA admission). To watch the program virtually, visit the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's YouTube channel when the event begins to tune into the livestream: youtube.com/@artsinbos.

May 4, 2025
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
    25 Harbor Shore Drive
    Boston, MA 02210
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    South Boston
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-04T13:00:44 - 2025-05-04T17:00:44
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