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Mar 3

Rutherford Avenue Community Process to Continue with New Design

The City of Boston is currently reevaluating the Rutherford Avenue design to better align it with...

Mar 3

Boston's new Youth Poet Laureate is Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett

Boston's New Youth Poet Laureate named

The John D. O’Bryant School of Math & Science’s Anjalequa Leynneyah Verona Birkett is Boston’s...

Mar 3

Jacob Lacey and Michel Denis appointed to Office of Neighborhood Services

Jacob Lacey has been appointed as the neighborhood liaison for West Roxbury and Michel Denis was...

Mar 3

Process Outlined for Boston Public Schools Superintendent Search

The collaborative process includes a nine-person search committee.

Mar 1

Boston to Lift Public Indoor Mask Order Effective March 5, 2022

Masking is still recommended to minimize the spread of COVID-19 and for those with heightened risk...

Mar 1

Human Rights Commission Statement on Recent Hate Incidents

The Boston Human Rights Commission is concerned with the increased activity of overt racist...

Mar 1

Demolition Delay Application: 920 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain

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

Mar 1

Demolition Delay Application: 300 The Fenway, Fenway / Kenmore

The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has received an application to demolish the building at 300...

Mar 1

Demolition Delay Application: 16 Whitby Street, East Boston

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

Feb 28

Mayor Wu Begins Process of Sunsetting Urban Renewal

All 14 plans are currently set to expire on April 22, 2022.

Feb 28

Mayor Wu Files Ordinance Regarding Targeted Residential Picketing

The ordinance seeks to protect the quality of residential life in Boston.

Feb 28

Pics in the Parks: Winter Challenge 3 - Texture

Our weekly photography clinic has weekly challenges to help you hone and improve your photography...

Feb 28

Community Preservation Act Funding Recommended for 52 Projects Totaling More Than $27 Million

This includes $14.6 million in affordable housing projects; $6.1 million in historic preservation...

Feb 28

Participants in the recent Winter Warmer event at Moakley Park

Second Annual Winter Warmer Held at Moakley Park

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department (BPRD) and Boston Harbor Now (BHN) held the second annual...

Feb 28

South End kids pose on stone lion, 511 Columbus Ave.

The Great Migration Revealed in Boston's Women’s Voter Registration Records

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

Feb 25

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

This month, we explore events and organizations promoting disability awareness and how to support...

Feb 24

Activism in Black and White: Mary Eliza Mahoney, Pathbreaking Nurse and Voter

Mary Eliza Mahoney registered to vote in Boston’s Ward 13 on August 18, 1920, the very same day that...

Feb 24

2022 Outdoor Dining Program Announced

Applications for the 2022 outdoor dining season are now open.

Feb 24

Food and Urban Agriculture Initiatives Expanded

The change reflects efforts to increase opportunities to grow and access locally grown food.

Feb 24

Mayor Michelle Wu Leads the 42nd Annual Homelessness Census

The annual count of Bostonians experiencing homelessness, guiding the allocation of City resources.

Feb 24

Stories from Mount Hope: Roxbury Puddingstone

The landscape of Mount Hope Cemetery is dominated by the State Rock of Massachusetts, Roxbury...

Feb 23

Office of Early Childhood Created to Prioritize Wellbeing of Young Children and Families

The Mayor also announced findings from the 2021 Childcare Census Survey report.

Feb 22

Asserting Black Women’s Right to Vote: Maria L. Baldwin in 1920

Maria L. Baldwin, a prominent African American educator, civil rights activist, and suffragist in...

Feb 22

Pics in the Parks: Winter Challenge 2 - Contrast

Our weekly photography clinic has weekly challenges to help you hone and improve your photography...

Feb 18

Update To COVID-19 Policies Announced

Mayor Michelle Wu and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu today announced that the City’s B Together policy, which...

Feb 16

Amendment Process Launched for Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan

Mayor Wu also announced additional climate resiliency planning for East Boston waterfront.

Feb 16

The Mary Eliza Project: Ward 13 Women's Voter Records Now Available

We've finished transcribing our Ward 13 Women's Voter Registers from 1920 and have added them into...

Feb 15

Celebrating Black History Month Through the City Hall Galleries

Did you know Boston City Hall has four galleries in the building, and that we rotate exhibits every...

Feb 15

Funding for Community-Focused Economic Development and Affordable Housing Celebrated

Nearly $9 million in MassWorks funding is planned for economic development and housing projects in...

Feb 15

In Their Own Words: Wilhelmena Crosson and James Henderson on Arts, Culture, and Education

In the 1970s, Wilhelmina Crosson, Boston teacher and education advocate, and artist and activist...

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