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Mayor Walsh Announces Lowest Year-Over-Year Increase in Boston Rents Since 2014

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Average listing price for rentals in Boston saw a 1.3 percent increase from 2018

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Demolition Delay application: 69-71 Proctor Street, Roxbury

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The application is to demolish the residential and commercial structures at 69-71 Proctor Street in...

36 Neillian Crescent

Demolition Delay application: 36 Neillian Crescent, Jamaica Plain

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The application is to demolish the residential structure at 36 Neillian Crescent in Jamaica Plain.

Black History Boston: Byron Rushing

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Today we honor the contributions of Byron Rushing, Boston's moral compass!

Black History Boston: Thelma Burns

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Today, we are proud to honor the contributions of Thelma Burns, Boston's beloved activist!

Building a culture of health, one smoothie at a time

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Students at the Gardner Pilot Academy formed a Wellness Wednesday community to meet during their...

Black History Boston: Ruth Batson

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Today, we are proud to honor the life and contributions of Ruth Batson, the champion of educational...

Black History Boston: Combahee River Collective

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Today, we look back to the work of the Combahee River Collective.

Black History Boston: Bruce Bolling

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Today we honor the contributions of Bruce Bolling, Boston's first Black Council President!

Black History Boston: Martin Luther King Jr. marches from Roxbury

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Today, we look back to the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a march from Roxbury.

Eva Whiting White, 1920, Courtesy of Simmons University Archives

Meet Eva Whiting White, the West End's pioneering social worker

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Boston is a city known for its firsts. First subway, first public park, first public library, and...

Mayor Walsh, City of Boston Launch Awareness Campaign to Promote Small Businesses in Chinatown

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Mayor Walsh Opens Nominations for SPARK Boston's Annual Impact Awards

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Black History Boston: Reggie Lewis

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Today, we are proud to honor the life and contributions of Reggie Lewis, the Celtics' number 35!

1463-1469 Dorchester Avenue

Demolition Delay application: 1463-1469 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester

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The application is to demolish the commercial structure at 1463-1469 Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester...

251 Minot Street

Demolition Delay application: 251 Minot Street, Dorchester

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The application is to demolish the structure at 251 Minot Street in Dorchester.

2 Alger Street

Demolition Delay Application: 2 Alger Street, South Boston

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The application is to demolish the commercial structure at 2 Alger Street in South Boston.

Walker's Appeal, in Four Articles; Together with a Preamble, to the Coloured Citizens of the World, but in Particular, and Very Expressly, to Those of the United States of America, Written in Boston, State of Massachusetts, September 28, 1829.

David Walker: Boston's fiery anti-slavery writer

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In the fall of 1829, Boston abolitionist David Walker wrote and published a pamphlet entitled,...

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Mayor Walsh Releases Request for Proposals for Developing and Implementing Racial Equity Training to City Employees

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Black History Boston: Doris Bunte

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Today we are proud to honor the contributions of the Honorable Doris Bunte, the first Black woman to...

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Home foreclosures in Boston dropped more than 60 percent in 2019

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Citywide, foreclosures were reduced from 103 to 40, a 61-percent reduction.

Black History Boston: Beth Chandler

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Today, we are proud honor the contributions of Beth Chandler, a fighter for Black women empowerment!

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New affordable housing permits in Boston rose to more than 25 percent of all units permitted in 2019

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The permits reflect a shift to increase affordable units in Boston's neighborhoods.

Black History Boston: Tito Jackson

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Today, we are proud to honor the contributions of Tito Jackson, the Inheritor of the Roxbury Legacy!

Black History Boston: Frederick Douglass speaks at Faneuil Hall

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Today, we look back to the day the Frederick Douglass first spoke at Faneuil Hall.

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$69.2 million in funding announced for affordable housing

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These funds represent the largest affordable housing funding awards by the City of Boston since the...

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Working group to study broker fees in Boston

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This working group builds on the Walsh Administration's work to ensure all those who live in Boston...

Black History Boston: Nelson Mandela Visits Boston

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Today, we look back to the day the freedom fighter Nelson Mandela visited Boston.

Black History Boston: Marie St. Fleur

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Today, we are proud to honor the contributions of the Honorable Marie St. Fleur, Boston's preserver...

West End Urban Renewal Project sign, circa 1958-1959, Boston Redevelopment Authority photographs, Collection 4010.001, Boston City Archives

Remembering the West End: An introduction to a Boston City Archives blog series

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Among the many transformations that Boston has undergone in its more than 300-year history, one of...