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Jan 17

Councilor Mejia calls for her first hearing regarding Sanctuary Safe Spaces

This week, Council Mejia offered an order for a hearing regarding civil rights in the creation of...

Jan 17

City Council affirms climate crisis as a public health emergency

The City Council adopted a resolution affirming that the climate crisis is a health emergency.

Yo Soy Lola event funded by Opportunity Fund

Jan 17

Starting the year off strong with the Opportunity Fund

In the third year of the Opportunity Fund, we have already funded opportunities and experiences for...

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Jan 17

Mayor Walsh announces 2020 day of celebration in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The City of Boston and Boston University continue the tradition of paying tribute to the life...

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Jan 16

Seventeen new designs chosen from our latest Holiday 'B' contest

We asked. You answered. Here's a look at the 17 new designs to come out of our Holiday "B" design...

Jan 16

Kate Bennett Appointed as Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority

Mayor Walsh today announced the appointment of Kate Bennett as Administrator of the Boston Housing...

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Jan 15

Mayor Walsh, Friends of the Public Garden sign agreement to strengthen care for Downtown parks

The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), signed today, strengthens the 50-year partnership between the...

Jan 15

#onthisday in 1919, molasses crashes through Boston's North End

On January 15, 1919, a 50-foot tall tank ruptured, sending 2.3 million gallons of molasses rushing...

Boston Youth Poet Laureate Alondra Bobadilla with Chief of Arts and Culture Kara Elliott-Ortega and Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola

Jan 13

Alondra Bobadilla named Boston's inaugural Youth Poet Laureate

Bobadilla is a 17-year-old student at Fenway High School.

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Jan 13

New ride-hail pick-up, drop-off zones to be added to Seaport District

The new zones further the City of Boston's Go Boston 2030 mobility and safety goals.

Jan 10

Meet District 8 City Councilor Kenzie Bok

Councilor Bok is a lifelong Bostonian who grew up in the small downtown neighborhood of Bay Village...

Jan 10

Meet At-Large City Councilor Julia Mejia

Like many residents in the City of Boston, immigration is part of Councilor Mejia’s story.

Jan 10

A historic new City Council

Boston is now looking at the most diverse City Council that the City has ever seen.

Jan 10

Meet District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo

Councilor Arroyo was born in Hyde Park where he was raised by his parents Felix D. Arroyo, a former...

Jan 10

Meet District 9 City Councilor Liz Breadon

Councilor Liz Breadon immigrated to the United States from Northern Ireland in 1995 and settled in...

Jan 10

In the dirt with the City Archaeologist

The City Archaeology Program has come a long way since it was created in 1983.

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Jan 9

Landmarks Project Spotlight: 212 Stuart Street

Looking for proof that historic districts are not frozen in time? Check out the future building at...

Jan 9

Landmarks Project Spotlight: Solar flower at the Benjamin Franklin Institute

Boston, including its historic districts, is working hard to address environmental issues.

Jan 9

Buildings We Love: 424 Massachusetts Avenue

The building at 424 Massachusetts Avenue (Mass. Ave.) sits with its older neighbors in Boston’s...

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Jan 9

Jan 7

First City-funded voucher program created for rental housing

The City of Boston will issue its own vouchers for rental assistance for the first time in City...

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Jan 7

Unprecedented investment to be made in affordable housing in Boston

In his State of the City address, Mayor Walsh pledged to dedicate $500 million over the next five...

Latest City of Boston news

Councilor Mejia calls for her first hearing regarding Sanctuary Safe Spaces

City Council affirms climate crisis as a public health emergency

Starting the year off strong with the Opportunity Fund

Mayor Walsh announces 2020 day of celebration in honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Seventeen new designs chosen from our latest Holiday 'B' contest

Kate Bennett Appointed as Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority

Mayor Walsh, Friends of the Public Garden sign agreement to strengthen care for Downtown parks

#onthisday in 1919, molasses crashes through Boston's North End

Alondra Bobadilla named Boston's inaugural Youth Poet Laureate

New ride-hail pick-up, drop-off zones to be added to Seaport District

Meet District 8 City Councilor Kenzie Bok

Meet At-Large City Councilor Julia Mejia

A historic new City Council

Meet District 5 City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo

Meet District 9 City Councilor Liz Breadon

In the dirt with the City Archaeologist

Landmarks Project Spotlight: 212 Stuart Street

Landmarks Project Spotlight: Solar flower at the Benjamin Franklin Institute

Buildings We Love: 424 Massachusetts Avenue

Directors Chair: Updates coming to Bay Village historic district guidelines

Demolition Delay Application: 224 Princeton Street, East Boston

Demolition Delay Application: 101 Condor Street, East Boston

Demolition Delay application: 142 Pleasant Street, Dorchester

Demolition Delay application: 105 West First Street, South Boston

Demolition Delay Application: 658-660 East Broadway, South Boston

Demolition Delay Application: 660R East Broadway, South Boston

Demolition Delay Application: 654 East Broadway, South Boston

Mayor Walsh lays out bold vision, transformative investments in State of the City address

First City-funded voucher program created for rental housing

Unprecedented investment to be made in affordable housing in Boston