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Jan 18
Preparations for Winter Storm Announced by Mayor Walsh
Mayor Walsh urges residents to take caution and abide by snow regulations during Saturday's winter...
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Jan 18
2019 Day of Celebration in Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is Announced by Mayor Walsh
The City of Boston, the Museum of African American History, and Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras...
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Jan 17
Landmark Agreement Reached To Preserve Affordable Housing in the South End
Today the Mayor of Boston along with several housing agencies approved a plan that would allow...
The application is to demolish a residential structure at 56 Hillock Street in Roslindale.
Last year, 60 applications were received, with five ultimately being chosen for the grants.
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Jan 17
Traffic advisory for March Forward Massachusetts
March Forward Massachusetts, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 19, 2019, is...
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Jan 16
New jazz restaurant slated for Dudley Square's Bolling Building
The JazzUrbane Cafe was selected for a street-level space that will bring family-friendly dining...
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Jan 16
Mayor Walsh challenges Trump administration's changes to Title IX
Mayor Walsh and representatives from Boston colleges spoke out against proposed changes to Title IX...
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Jan 16
Age Strong Commission Announced by Mayor Walsh
Mayor Walsh announced the launch of the Age Strong Commission perviously know as the ...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh tonight delivered his fourth annual State of the City address at Symphony...
Jan 15
State of the City 2019
Mayor Martin J. Walsh delivered his State of the City address on Tuesday, January 15.
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Jan 15
Economic Development Center launched, expanding economic growth
The workshops will focus on equity, job growth, and community development in multiple languages...
A 50-foot tall tank ruptured, sending 2.3 million gallons of molasses rushing through the...
Friends, family and colleagues joined Mayor Martin J Walsh today at Faneuil Hall, for the...
The application is to demolish a residential structure at 54 River Street in Mattapan.
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Jan 11
City Council honors lifelong City workers
During this week’s Council meeting, Councilor McCarthy recognized husband and wife James Gillooly...
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Jan 11
Congratulations to the winners of the CanShare Raffle Baskets!
Last month, the Boston City Council held a fundraiser for CanShare, which works to improve...
This week kicked off the first City Council meeting of this year, which included the swearing in of...
In January 2019, Mayor Walsh announced four legislative packages the City of Boston will be...
The application is to demolish a church structure at 8 Argyle Street (aka 500 Talbot Avenue) in...
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Jan 10
Health and public safety legislative agenda announced for 2019
The legislative package focuses on improving health and safety outcomes for communities in Boston,...
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Jan 9
Mayor joins statewide coalition to announce 2019 education equity legislative agenda
The coalition of partners is led by legislators, cities, towns, teachers, students, and advocates...
What started as a development exercise has become a larger effort at the Digital Team.
This is the second of four legislative packages the City of Boston will be submitting to the...
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Jan 8
Mayor to file legislation establishing Boston Fire Department cadet program
The effort underscores the need to curb a national trend of underrepresentation of women in fire...
The 15-bill housing security and economic mobility package promotes equity, opportunity, and...
Don't just promise to exercise more, eat healthier, and be better with money in 2019. Pledge...
Dec 31
Goal setting in 2019
This month, we look at how to create goals effectively to start the year strong.
Dec 27
First Night 2019 in Boston
First Night festivities will take place in the City of Boston on Monday, December 31, in the Back...
In honor of Boston City Hall’s 50th anniversary, we are looking for out-of-the-box ideas to...