Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Rokuichiro Michii, Consul General of Japan in Boston, invite you to the Boston-Kyoto Sister City 60th Anniversary Kickoff!
This year the City of Boston and the City of Kyoto, Japan, will celebrate our 60th Anniversary as Sister Cities. Signed in 1959, Kyoto is Boston’s first-ever Sister City.
In Japan, 60 is a significant number, signifying rebirth or kanreki; therefore, the two cities are planning a series of events throughout 2019 to commemorate this milestone. Join us at City Hall on March 26 to kick off a year of activities together while enjoying Japanese culture through traditional food and cultural experiences, including:
Refreshments and demonstrations kindly provided by local businesses and organizations:
Join a discussion to explore employer success in hiring workers in Boston who don't hold a four‐year college degree.
In 2016, Massachusetts became the first state where 50 percent of the workforce holds a four‐year college degree. In general, states with better-educated workforces have stronger economies with robust job growth and high wages. Yet, this prosperity has not been shared equally across all workers in the Commonwealth. This disparity is even greater in Boston, recently ranked first in income inequality among America’s largest 50 cities. What accounts for this continued growth in inequality across educational groups?
“Untapped: Redefining Hiring in the New Economy” seeks to examine this matter at its core. The report has been conducted by Northeastern University’s Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy and Burning Glass Technologies, and commissioned by the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. Through an extensive analysis of worker resumes, job postings, and other data points, a new lens is applied to non‐BA workers in Greater Boston and the degree to which they align with employer demand.
Please join us as we hear from the report’s author and a panel of employers, each of whom have taken a specific approach to hiring non-BA workers in Boston. The panel will explore what actions City leaders, employers, and community institutions can take to support a more inclusive and productive workforce.
In this illustrated lecture, author and photographer Susan Wilson shares images and tales from Susan Dimock’s life and final days.
In May of 1875, the citizens of Boston were shocked when a shipwreck off the coast of Cornwall, England, took the life of one of their youngest and most beloved surgeons, Dr. Susan Dimock.
In this illustrated lecture, author and photographer Susan Wilson shares images and tales from Susan Dimock’s life and final days, intertwining stories from her own 2018 research trip to the Isles of Scilly, where the disaster occurred, with new discoveries about Dr. Dimock and the heartbreaking shipwreck of 1875.
Following the lecture, guests are invited to walk with Susan Wilson to Dr. Dimock’s gravesite at Forest Hills.
Anthony Sammarco leads you on a tour exploring the theme of horticulture and architecture at Forest Hills.
Many of the 19th century’s preeminent architects, including William Preston, Gridley Fox Bryant, and Van Brunt and Howe, designed Forest Hills Cemetery’s main gate, stone bridge, and 19th century buildings along with monuments and mausoleums for wealthy clients.
Forest Hills’ founder, Henry A.S. Dearborn, was a civic leader with expertise in law and politics, as well as in landscape design and horticulture. The first president of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, Dearborn, along with others, helped shape the rural garden cemetery movement in America.
This walking tour lasts up to 90 minutes, with frequent stops over varied terrain. Meet at the Visitor’s Circle just inside the main gate. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and bring water.
DND wants input on $25 million HUD budget
Join us for this citywide hearing on March 20, 2019. The hearing will focus on getting citizen input on the housing and economic development needs and priorities to draft DND's annual Plan to HUD.
Explanation of purpose of hearing
Tonight’s Hearing will focus on obtaining citizen input on the housing and economic development needs and priorities for the Plans.
