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Small Business Month: Focus on Freelancers Speed Dating

For Small Business Month, we’re hosting a month-long celebration featuring events, programs, and spotlights that uplift and support Boston’s small business community. 

May 14, 2025
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 2049 Dorchester Ave
    Dorchester Center, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Small Business
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-14T16:00:04 - 2025-05-14T18:00:04

Join this networking event to get to know other business owners in your neighborhood. At this event, there will be one-on-one brainstorming sessions with SCORE mentors.

Learn more

In addition to a robust event calendar, Small Business Month will also feature videos on the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion social media channels spotlighting Office of Small Business staff, Main Streets Directors, and neighborhood businesses. Throughout the month, the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion will also share information about Small Business programs.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS

May 14, 2025
  • 4:00pm - 6:00pm
  • 2049 Dorchester Ave
    Dorchester Center, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Small Business
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-14T16:00:04 - 2025-05-14T18:00:04

Small Business Month: Got Connections? Business Breakfast

For Small Business Month, we’re hosting a month-long celebration featuring events, programs, and spotlights that uplift and support Boston’s small business community. 

May 13, 2025
  • 8:30am - 10:30am
  • The Local Hand
    1912-B Dorchester Avenue
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Small Business
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-13T08:30:20 - 2025-05-13T10:30:20

Join this informal networking event to get to know other business owners in your neighborhood. This event is free and open to local entrepreneurs and business support professionals in Greater Ashmont. 

Learn More

In addition to a robust event calendar, Small Business Month will also feature videos on the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion social media channels spotlighting Office of Small Business staff, Main Streets Directors, and neighborhood businesses. Throughout the month, the Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion will also share information about Small Business programs.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OFFICE OF SMALL BUSINESS

May 13, 2025
  • 8:30am - 10:30am
  • The Local Hand
    1912-B Dorchester Avenue
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Small Business
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-13T08:30:20 - 2025-05-13T10:30:20

Conservation Commission Public Hearing

ATTENTION: This meeting will be held virtually and not in person. You can participate in the meeting by going to our online meeting or calling 929-205-6099 and entering Meeting ID 868 0172 3247 #. Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at cc@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov, or ...

The public can offer testimony.
  • 10:00PM
  • Posted:
    04/30/2025 - 11:23AM
  • Accessibility Services
    Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please reach out to the contact listed in this Public Notice.

Jamaica Pond Nature Center - Open Hours

Join the Boston Park Rangers as we offer FREE environmental education through guided tours and nature-based programming intended for ALL AGES. 

June 10, 2025
Event Date2025-06-10T11:00:00 - 2025-06-10T14:00:00
  • Have you ever encountered a Barred Owl in the wild? Do you know why Ospreys are commonly referred to as 'sea hawks'?  Do you have a question for a Park Ranger, or maybe you're interested in picking up a coloring sheet or two?  Stop by Jamaica Pond as we open our Nature Center from 11 am - 2 pm on Tuesday, June 10th. Check in with a Ranger and explore our natural history collection of birds, mammals, and reptiles commonly found throughout the Emerald Necklace.
  • For more information on this event and future events hosted by the Park Rangers, visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.
  • For inquiries specific to environmental education, please email Nathan Smith.
June 10, 2025
Event Date2025-06-10T11:00:00 - 2025-06-10T14:00:00

Jamaica Pond Nature Center - Open Hours

Join the Boston Park Rangers as we offer FREE environmental education through guided tours and nature-based programming intended for ALL AGES. 

May 28, 2025
Event Date2025-05-28T11:00:00 - 2025-05-28T14:00:00
  • Have you ever encountered a Barred Owl in the wild? Do you know why Ospreys are commonly referred to as a 'sea hawks'?  Do you have a question for a Park Ranger, or maybe you're interested in picking up a coloring sheet or two?  Stop by Jamaica Pond as we open our Nature Center from 11 am - 2 pm on Wednesday, May 28th. Check in with a Ranger and explore our natural history collection of birds, mammals, and reptiles commonly found throughout the Emerald Necklace.
  • For more information on this event and future events hosted by the Park Rangers, visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.
  • For inquiries specific to environmental education, please email Nathan Smith.
May 28, 2025
Event Date2025-05-28T11:00:00 - 2025-05-28T14:00:00

Horse-Of-Course

Join the Boston Park Rangers as we offer FREE environmental education through guided tours and nature-based programming intended for ALL AGES. 

July 3, 2025
Event Date2025-07-03T11:00:00 - 2025-07-03T11:45:00
  • Come along as the Boston Park Rangers introduce you with one of our equine partners. Spend 30-minutes exploring how we feed,  groom, and tack up our mounts as they get ready for patrol in Boston's parks. 
  • For more information on this event and future events hosted by the Park Rangers visit the Boston Park Rangers homepage.
  • For any inquiries specific to environmental education please email Nathan Smith.
July 3, 2025
Event Date2025-07-03T11:00:00 - 2025-07-03T11:45:00

Arts Lessons for Older Adults

Check out Age Strong Programming happening in BCYF Holland!

April 16, 2025
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday and Friday, starting from April 16, 2025, until July 16, 2025
  • Boston Center for Youth and Families
    Holland Community Center
    Dorchester, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Tomeka Hall
  • send an email
  • 617-821-2357
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Family friendly
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-04-16T10:00:00 - 2025-04-16T13:00:00

Arts Lessons for Older Adults is a FREE 16-week arts series for Boston’s older adults offering 15 FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVE spots to learn new skills like canvas painting & candle making.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Tomeka Hall at 617-821-2357 or tomeka.hall@boston.gov

April 16, 2025
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Wednesday and Friday, starting from April 16, 2025, until July 16, 2025
  • Boston Center for Youth and Families
    Holland Community Center
    Dorchester, MA 02121
  • Contact:
    Tomeka Hall
  • send an email
  • 617-821-2357
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Family friendly
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-04-16T10:00:00 - 2025-04-16T13:00:00

City Hall On The Go: Dorchester

Join us on May 20, 2025, for a scheduled stop at the Mayor's Coffee Hours at the Dorchester Doherty Gibson Playground (Town Field) at  1545 Dorchester Avenue, from 9:00-11:00 a.m.

May 20, 2025
  • 9:00am - 11:00pm
  • Dorchester Doherty Gibson Playground (Town Field)
    1545 Dorchester Avenue
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-20T09:00:59 - 2025-05-20T23:00:59

Our vibrant City Hall On The Go truck has a scheduled stop near your neighborhood, bringing essential municipal services right to you.

Please note: We do not accept cash payments on the truck.

May 20, 2025
  • 9:00am - 11:00pm
  • Dorchester Doherty Gibson Playground (Town Field)
    1545 Dorchester Avenue
    Boston, MA 02124
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Dorchester
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Published Date
Event Date2025-05-20T09:00:59 - 2025-05-20T23:00:59

CITY HALL ON THE GO SERVICES

  • Absentee ballot request
  • Affidavit resident sticker
  • Appeal parking ticket
  • Basic Inspectional Services
  • Business Certificate (Check or Money Order Only) 
  • Census registration
  • File housing discrimination claim
  • File domestic partnership
  • Handicap parking
  • Medicaid and health insurance applications
  • Pay delinquent excise
  • Pay excise tax
  • Pay parking ticket
  • Pay real estate tax
  • Referrals for ASAP services
  • Register dog license
  • Register to vote

  • Request birth certificate

  • Request death certificate

  • Request marriage certificate

  • Resident parking sticker

  • SNAP applications

  • Farmers market coupons (Seasonal)

  • Income Eligible Reduced Fare T Program

  • Yard Waste Stickers 

Dorchester: 1700 Dorchester Ave Abutters Meeting 4/30/2025

Change occupancy from office to Bubble Tea Shop and build four partitions in service area, sheet rock and wood panel paint to finish and ceramic tiles.

April 30, 2025
Event Date2025-04-30T18:00:00 - 2025-04-30T19:00:00

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: 863 0167 9106

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

April 30, 2025
Event Date2025-04-30T18:00:00 - 2025-04-30T19:00:00

Dorchester: 1211 Dorchester Ave Abutters Meeting 4/29/2025

Chilacates Cantina, which proposes to open a new full-service Mexican restaurant located at 1211 Dorchester Avenue. Applicant for an All Alcoholic Beverages license. Open Monday - Sunday 10 a.m.-1 a.m.

April 29, 2025
Event Date2025-04-29T18:00:24 - 2025-04-29T19:00:24

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: 863 1304 7189

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

April 29, 2025
Event Date2025-04-29T18:00:24 - 2025-04-29T19:00:24
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