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Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced Chris Osgood as the City of Boston's Chief of Streets. As a member of the Mayor's cabinet, he will work with the City's Public Works and Transportation...

Names Chief of Streets to Strengthen Coordination, Innovation and Strategy Across Departments

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that City of Boston has won a $50,000 award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help its efforts to streamline licensing, permitting and other...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined public health officials, advocates, local youth and former Red Sox player Curt Schilling to announce that he will take steps to prohibit the use of smokeless tobacco...

Award is Part of National Startup Day Initiative

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a new online application simplifying the process for receiving one-day moving truck permits.

BOSTON - Tuesday, August 4, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a new online application simplifying the process for receiving one-day moving truck permits. This tool is being released in...

The City of Boston celebrated the annual Boston Bike Friendly Business Awards with a ceremony on Monday, August 3. The awards applaud the role of Boston based businesses in supporting and advancing...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced $230,000 in corporate and individual sponsorships through the Mayor's Summer Jobs Fund, to create an additional 175 youth jobs for nine community-based...

$230,000 in corporate and individual sponsorships will create an additional 175 youth jobs for nine community-based organizations.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the appointment of Stefanie Seskin as the City of Boston's first Active Transportation Director. She will be responsible for implementing new initiatives to...

Focus Will be on Creating Healthy Transportation, Lifestyle Options

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released he Open and Protected Data Policy, designed to increase transparency and accountability by opening more City data to the public.

Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) wants to remind families that “BCYF Fun Stops” continue through August offering free, daily, drop-in activities at eight locations in Boston. Children ages 8...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh is reminding residents to take precautions during the hot weather forecast for this week.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture will hold 17 concurrent community conversations on Saturday, August 1, 2015 to drive discussion on the cultural...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined the Boston Opportunity Youth Collaborative to launch the Connection Center, which will serve as a one-stop resource to help Boston high school graduates, 20-24 years...

"I strongly believe that bringing the Olympic Games back to the United States would be good for our country and would have brought long-term benefits to Boston. However, no benefit is so great that it...

The Connection Center will help out-of-school, out-of-work 20-to 24-year-olds find success.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh's Office of New Bostonians (MONB) launched the start of a community input process to gather more information on immigrant experiences in Boston. This survey is another step in...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the City of Boston has taken another step to protect the residents of West Roxbury in regards to the proposed West Roxbury Lateral Gas Pipeline. The City has...

BOSTON - Friday, July 24, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the City of Boston has taken another step to protect the residents of West Roxbury in regards to the proposed West Roxbury...

The community input process aims to gather more information on immigrant experiences.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced Dion Irish as the new Commissioner of the City's Elections Department. Irish, who previously served as the Executive Director of the City's Office of Fair Housing...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released the following statement: "The question of releasing the original bid documents has become an unnecessary distraction in what should be a constructive civil...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the annual Boston Arts (Ahts) Festival will be re-imagined as Emerge, a one-day celebration of local arts and culture. The Festival will highlight Boston's...

The festival will highlight Boston's ever-changing and emerging identity as a vibrant city with a thriving local art scene.

BOSTON - Thursday, July 23, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced Dion Irish as the new Commissioner of the City's Elections Department. Irish, who previously served as the Executive Director...

The bidders include several nationally- and internationally-recognized firms.

The Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities today joined the New England ADA Center, Partners HealthCare and state and local agencies to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the...

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