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May 4

2021 Public Space Invitational: Community Compost

Since 2014, we have sought ideas on how to make Boston’s public spaces more delightful and beautiful...

May 3

Women's Advancement Statement on Recent Roe v. Wade News

Read a statement from Alexandra Valdez, the Executive Director of the Mayor's Office of Women's...

May 3

Demolition Delay Application: 36 Shepard Street, Brighton

The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has received an application to demolish the residential...

May 3

Demolition Delay Application: 39-45, 51 Dudley Street, Roxbury

The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has received an application to demolish the commercial...

May 2

Mental health resources and citywide efforts

Mental Health Mini-Grants Awarded to Six Immigrant-Serving Organizations

$39,000 goes to nonprofits to support mental health programming for immigrant communities.

May 2

Supplier Portal Upgrade Completed

Update: We have completed maintenance on The City of Boston's Supplier Portal. Please see below for...

Apr 29

From City Councilor to State Senator

During this week’s Council meeting, Councilor Edwards said her goodbyes to her colleagues and the...

Apr 29

Boston Celebrates 200 Years

Boston, an area long inhabited by the Massachusett Tribe, was conceived and established in 1630 by...

Apr 29

City Council Urges Boston to Recognize Eid al-Fitr as Municipal Holiday

During this week’s Council meeting, the Council adopted a resolution, offered by Councilor Anderson...

Apr 29

City Council Calls on MBTA to Advance Low-Income Fare Program

MBTA bus fares have increased by more that 200 percent since 1991, more than double the rate of...

Apr 29

City Council Supports Greater Boston Starbucks Workers United

Starbucks workers in over 200 of 9,000 company-operated stores nationally, including here in Boston...

Apr 29

May is Mental Health Month

This month, we look at self care, awareness around mental health, and its impacts.

Apr 29

$1.88 Million in Investments Proposed for Office of Returning Citizens

Mayor Wu's National Reentry Week announcement showcases the administration’s commitment to...

Apr 26

Images: Graphic highlighting new cohort of Artists-in-Residence with six artist's headshots and alternating blue and red backgrounds. Text: Boston AIR, A civic partnership between socially-engaged artists and City departments, 2022 Artists-in-Residence, Ashton Lites, Lily Xie, Ellice Patterson, Jaronzie Harris, Melissa Teng, Heloiza Barbosa

New Cohort of Boston Artists-in-Residence and Funding for Continued Projects Announced

Boston Artists-in-Residence is a civic partnership between socially-engaged artists and City...

Apr 26

$106 Million in Investments Proposed for Homeownership Programs for Boston Residents

Mayor Wu's proposed investments in homeownership are part of an unprecedented commitment of $380...

Apr 26

Demolition Delay Application: 581 American Legion Highway, Roslindale

The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has received an application to demolish the commercial...

Apr 26

Demolition Delay Application: 211 East Eagle Street, East Boston

The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has received an application to demolish the residential...

Apr 25

City’s Open Space Plan Survey Now Online

How well is Boston’s park system working for you? What improvements do we need to make over the next...

Apr 22

Critical Actions to Mitigate Extreme Heat in Environmental Justice Communities Announced

The City to launch an Extreme Temperatures Response Task Force and expand cooling strategies...

Apr 21

Fund to Support Equity in City Contracting Relaunched

Mayor Michelle Wu today relaunched the City of Boston’s Contracting Opportunity Fund with an...

Apr 20

1858 Carte de Visite of Henry McGlenen (from Boston Athenaeum)

Stories from Mount Hope: Henry McGlenen, Impresario

At the corner of Walnut Avenue and Crescent Avenue in Mount Hope Cemetery sits a granite sarcophagus...

Apr 20

Unidentified volunteer pulling sled full of paper bags on Salem Street

Take a Virtual Tour of Boston During the Record-Breaking Blizzard of ‘78

Join us on a photo tour of Boston during the Blizzard of '78.

Apr 20

Progress Toward Reforming Inclusionary Development Policy and Commercial Linkage Program Announced

Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the selection of research and consulting firm David Paul Rosen &...

Apr 19

Arthur Jemison Appointed Chief of Planning

Devin Quirk will serve as Deputy Chief for Operations and Organizational Transformation, and the...

Apr 19

City Archaeology Program Brings Boston's History to You

Since the fall of 2019, City of Boston’s Archaeology Program has been hard at work digitizing...

Apr 19

Boston’s Department Store Workers: Wage-Earning Women from the Women’s Voter Registers

Among the 50,000 women who registered to vote in Boston in 1920, a large number worked in various...

Apr 15

Henry Santana Named Director of New Office of Civic Organizing

Grace Burke will serve as the Project and Digital Manager in the Office of Civic Organizing.

Apr 14

José F. Massó Appointed Chief of Human Services

Mayor Michelle Wu today appointed José F. Massó as the new Chief of Human Services.

Apr 14

2022 City of Boston Scholarship Applications Available to Boston Residents

The City of Boston Scholarship Fund is a need-based scholarship that provides up to $10,000 over...

Apr 14

City of Boston Provides Update on Police Commissioner Search Process

With the release of the description and application for the position, the Search Committee will now...

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