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1.  Agenda

   The hearing will be held at 10 a.m. on a request for the removal of one pin oak tree measuring 20 inches dbh (diameter at breast height) due to a park redevelopment project being undertaken by the Boston Public Works Department at Frederick Douglass Memorial Plaza located between Tremont, Cabot, and Hammond Streets in Roxbury.

   The hearing will be held by the City of Boston’s Tree Warden (or designee). Please note that due to the current pandemic the hearing will be a virtual meeting via ZOOM. Written comments or questions may be submitted to parks@boston.gov prior to the hearing. The information for the ZOOM hearing is as follows:

   JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING

   • Participate by phone: 1-646-558-8656
   • Webinar ID: 867 8805 6071

   Public testimony will be taken or may be provided prior to the hearing in writing to the Tree Warden, Boston Parks and Recreation Department, 1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd floor, Roxbury, MA 02118 or by emailing parks@boston.gov with “Roxbury Tree Hearing” in the subject line.

   A final decision regarding the request will be made within two weeks of the hearing. For further information, please contact the Tree Warden at 617-635-7275.

This is a writing workshop series that explores various themes associated with COVID-19, quarantine, health, and joy through reading, writing, and discussion. Each workshop will be held at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library and facilitated by City of Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola.

This workshop will be held on Monday, May 2, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The title of the workshop is "Obsession, Ritual, Tradition", and it will focus on questioning personal and collective traditions during and on the other side of the pandemic.

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This is a writing workshop series that explores various themes associated with COVID-19, quarantine, health, and joy through reading, writing, and discussion. Each workshop will be held at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library and facilitated by City of Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola.

This workshop will be held on Monday, April 25, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The title of the workshop is "With What We Found", and it will focus on finding the poetic in our surroundings.

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This is a writing workshop series that explores various themes associated with COVID-19, quarantine, health, and joy through reading, writing, and discussion. Each workshop will be held at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library and facilitated by City of Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola.

This workshop will be held on Monday, April 11, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The title of the workshop is "The Closeness of Distance", and it will focus on using distance as a poetic tool to tell stories.

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This is a writing workshop series that explores various themes associated with COVID-19, quarantine, health, and joy through reading, writing, and discussion. Each workshop will be held at the Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library and facilitated by City of Boston Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola.

This workshop will be held on Monday, April 4, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. The title of the workshop is "Name Like a Gift", and it will focus on the weight of language and etymology in what we call our work, our possessions, and ourselves.

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The City of Boston is working to enhance biking and walking for neighborhood residents. We met you in nine locations locations over seven months in 2019 and 2020 to hear what you love in Lower Roxbury and where you envision changes to your streets. Last summer we met with you virtually and in person to confirm your priorities. Now we are working on next steps.

Have questions or comments? Schedule a 15-minute phone call or video chat to talk to the project team.

We're looking for artists to create up to three murals for the basketball courts at Malcolm X Park in Roxbury. Our public art team is holding two virtual question and answer sessions on April 14 at noon and 6 p.m. ET. We encourage all artists or artist teams who are interested to join us to get more information about the call. We'll be answering any questions you have! The deadline to submit questions is April 15, 2022 at 5 p.m. and the deadline to apply is April 29, 2022 at 5 p.m.

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View the Call to Artists

English: Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov or 617-635-4445, by: 03/31                                 

Spanish - Español: Hay servicios de interpretación y traducción a su disposición sin costo alguno. Si los necesita, póngase en contacto con nosotros mandando un correo electrónico arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov  o llamando a 617-635-4445, hasta esta fecha: 31/03

Haitian Creole -Kreyòl ayisyen:  Sèvis entèpretation ak tradiksyon disponib pou ou san sa pa koute w anyen. Si w bezwen yo, tanpri kontakte nou nan arts@boston.gov LCA@boston.gov  oswa 617-635-4445, ant:  31/03

Traditional Chinese - 繁體中文: 我們可以向您提供口頭翻譯和書面翻譯服務，並不向您收取費用。如您需要，請在03 月 31 日 前與我們連絡，發電子郵件至  arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov 或致電 617-635-4445。

Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt: Các dịch vụ thông dịch và biên dịch được cung cấp cho quý vị hoàn toàn miễn phí. Nếu quý vị cần những dịch vụ này, vui lòng liên lạc với chúng tôi theo địa chỉ arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov  hoặc số điện thoại 617-635-4445. ngày cuối: 31/03

Simplified Chinese - 简体中文:  我们可以向您提供口头翻译和书面翻译服务，并不向您收取费用。如您需要，请在03 月 31 日 前与我们联系, 发电子邮件至 arts@boston.gov,  LCA@boston.gov  或致电 617-635-4445。

Cabo Verdean Creole - kriolu:  Nu ta oferese-bu sirvisus di interpretason y traduson di grasa. Si bu meste kes sirvisu la, kontata-nu pa email arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov  ó pa telefóni, pa númeru 617-635-4445. Na es data:  31/03

 Arabic - العربية

خدمات الترجمة الشفوية والترجمة التحريرية متوفرة لك دون تحملك أي تكلفة. إذا احتجت لهذه الخدمات، يرجى التواصل معنا على العنوانarts@boston.gov, أو LCA@boston.gov، أو رقم الهاتف 617-635-4445، بحلول يوم 31/03. 

Russian -Русский: Услуги устного и письменного перевода предоставляются бесплатно. Если Вам они нужны, просьба связаться с нами по адресу электронной почты arts@boston.gov,  LCA@boston.gov либо по телефону 617-635-4445. до  31/03

Portuguese - Português: Você tem à disposição serviços gratuitos de interpretação e tradução. Se precisar deles, fale conosco: arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov ou 617-635-4445. Até esta data 31/03

French - Français: Les services d’interprétation et de traduction sont à votre disposition gratuitement. Si vous en avez besoin, veuillez nous contacter à arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov ou au 617-635-4445, d'ici au: 31/03

Somali - Af Soomaali: Adeegyada tarjumaadda iyo fasiraada luuqadaha ayaa diyaar kuu ah adiga oo aan wax kharash ah ka bixin. Haddii aad u baahatid iyaga, fadlan nagala soo xiriir arts@boston.gov, LCA@boston.gov ama 617-635-4445, markay taariikhdu tahay:  31/03