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Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released “Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030,” the administration’s housing plan. The plan, which aims to create housing across demographics and neighborhoods, outlines...
"From the start of this process, I have been up front about my serious concerns related to the Everett parcel. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission and their investigatory body clearly failed the...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston announce that First Night Boston 2015, the annual New Year’s Eve festival celebration, will take place December 31, 2014, throughout downtown Boston...
On Saturday, September 27, the Mayor’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will host “Let’s Get Ready!” a city-wide multi-agency community fair to educate and encourage residents on what protective...
Today Mayor Walsh announced the City of Boston’s partnership with a Boston tech company to encourage parking ticket recipients to pay their fines using their smart phones. The new customer service...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today launched Solar SystemTM Boston, a new map which enables homeowners and businesses to quickly and easily understand their roof’s solar potential and installation cost...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that the City of Boston is piloting new approaches to a community compost program in Boston. This fall, the City will be collecting residential food waste at two...
“September 11th is a day of reflection -- a day of overwhelming emotion and sadness. Spending time today with families who have lost children, spouses, siblings -- is a reminder of how precious our...
Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that he will appoint Jerome Smith, current Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services, as his Chief of Civic Engagement for the City of Boston. The newly...
On Sunday, September 7th, Mayor Walsh, the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics, the Mayor’s Office of Women’s Advancement, and the MIT Media Lab hosted Girls Make the City, an annual event that...
The Boston Cultural Council (BCC) is now accepting applications for its 2015 grant funding cycle. Under the umbrella of the Mayor’s Office of Arts + Culture, the BCC annually distributes funds...
Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced NEW (Neighborhood Engagement Walks) Boston, a comprehensive audit of every street in every neighborhood across Boston. Starting September 15, representatives...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh will join Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent John McDonough and MBTA General Manager Dr. Beverly Scott at Maverick Station in East Boston to kick off safe, free...
Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that he will appoint Rahn Dorsey his Chief of Education for the City of Boston. The newly-created position is reflective of Mayor Walsh’s campaign promise to...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a comprehensive strategy to assist students moving into off-campus housing in Boston’s neighborhoods for the 2014-2015 academic year.
The City of Boston yesterday filed an appeal with the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the 2013 Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Boston...
"I'm being updated regularly on this situation, and have been informed that Veolia and the bus drivers union continue to negotiate a new contract in good faith. I expect that they will reach a...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that the City of Boston has joined a recently formed global consortium working to develop international standards for a host of city indicators. Boston is the...
"I had the honor of serving with Rep. John Binienda during my entire tenure in the Legislature. He was a tireless advocate for the people of Worcester, and stood as a distinguished model of public...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the return of the Mayor’s Cup Pop Warner Football Jamboree on Sunday, August 24th at Roberts Playground in Dorchester. Boston’s largest youth football exhibition...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has signed the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s petition to save the federal historic tax credit. This tax incentive is responsible for encouraging billions of private...
The oldest municipal basketball league in the country winds down its 45th season on Tuesday, August 19, and Wednesday, August 20, with girls and boys championship games at 5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 p.m.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh presented the City’s first-ever Youth Enrichment Day Conference on Saturday, in partnership with the University of Massachusetts Boston (UMass Boston). Over 1,500 Boston youth...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced the grand opening of the Strand Theatre’s new visual arts gallery, located on the first level of the historic entertainment complex in Dorchester’s Upham’s Corner...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh has signed the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s petition to save the federal historic tax credit. This tax incentive is responsible for encouraging billions of private...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the City of Boston, in partnership with the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Harbor Association, will be holding an international design...
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the Ferdinand Building will be renamed the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building. Bolling was a staunch supporter of equal access to jobs and housing as a City...
Today, the House of Representatives and the Senate made history with the passage of comprehensive gun safety legislation that will make our neighborhoods, streets and homes safer places to live. In...
Today, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed legislation that will change the way we address and treat substance abuse in Massachusetts. Every day, I interact with families who have lost...
Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of Dr. Theodore Landsmark, who has served as President and CEO of Boston Architectural College, to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and...
