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.
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.
Help preserve Mattapan's Gladeside Urban Wild.
Help us end Earth week and kick-off a summer full of action with our first Urban Wild cleanup of the year at Mattapan's Gladeside Urban Wild cleanup!
The City of Boston's Environment Department and Parks and Recreation Department are organizing a cleanup at the Gladeside Urban Wild in Mattapan.
A major component of the cleanup will be the picking up and disposing of trash in the surrounding area. Another component will involve the physical removal and disposal of invasive species.
Invasive species are a group of organisms that are not native to a specific area and are harmful to the native organisms. This is due to the competition for resources that they create among the native organisms.
The Parks and Recreation Department will lead the education and removal of invasive species portion of the event. They will help volunteers identify and remove the invasive species that are affecting the Gladeside Urban Wild.
Please remember to bring:Please also check the weather before the event. You can learn more about Urban Wilds online. We also have information on the Mattapan Urban Wilds.
If you have any questions, please email Greenovate Boston at greenovate@boston.gov.
