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Gladeside Urban Wild Nature Walk

Celebrate the spring season by joining your neighbors and Urban Wilds staff on a guided nature walk through Gladeside Urban Wild. During the walk, we will discuss the site's unique geology, history, as well as the plants and animals that inhabit the site.

June 1, 2024
2024-06-01T10:00:00 - 2024-06-01T12:00:00

 registration form  or email Taylor at taylor.andrews@boston.gov

RAIN DATE: Saturday June 8, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

What to expect and bring

This hike will be less than a mile in length with some slight uphill and downhill sections. It would be best to bring suitable footwear for walking on woodland trails, sunscreen, insect repellent, and drinking water. Urban Wild staff will provide insect repellent and sunscreen if needed.

June 1, 2024
2024-06-01T10:00:00 - 2024-06-01T12:00:00
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Allandale Woods Urban Wild Spring Cleaning

You're invited to lend a hand in caring for one of Boston's largest forests: Allandale Woods. Come join us to help keep Allandale Woods healthy for us and future generations.

June 1, 2024
2024-06-01T13:00:00 - 2024-06-01T16:00:00

We will be meeting at the trailhead across from 15 Vincent Road, West Roxbury, MA 02132. See registration form for a map. Our focus will be on trimming plants and cleaning up trails and entrances. Urban Wilds staff will provide tools and instruction.

Rain date: Sunday June 2, 1 - 4 p.m.

Please fill out the registration form.

What to bring

Sturdy footwear and clothes you wouldn't mind getting dirty, including long sleeves and long pants. Urban Wilds staff will provide tools and instruction. 

 

June 1, 2024
2024-06-01T13:00:00 - 2024-06-01T16:00:00
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Paula Titus Park Opening

June 4, 2024
2024-06-04T11:00:32 - 2024-06-04T12:00:00

 Join the community members and family of Paula and Charlie Titus at a grand opening ceremony to celebrate the completion of the park. Paula Titus Park was established as a new park in 2017 and was designed by CBA Landscape Architects. This park is dedicated in memory of Paula Pina Titus, who was born to and raised in a proud Cape Verdan family in Taunton, MA. Paula moved to Boston and settled on Fort Avenue in 1974 where she resided for four decades. Paula’s passion for love and Roxbury was unwavering. Please join us to celebrate the completion of the new developed park. 

 

June 4, 2024
2024-06-04T11:00:32 - 2024-06-04T12:00:00
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Monthly Free Bike Repair At BCYF Blackstone

Have a flat tire? Need your brakes or gears adjusted? Join us for a free, hands-on Bike Repair Workshop.

August 14, 2024
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm
    Repeats monthly on Wednesday, but only the second instance of this set, starting from May 15, 2024, until December 11, 2024
  • BCYF Blackstone
    50 W Broookline St
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South End
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-08-14T15:30:00 - 2024-08-14T17:30:00

Join us for a free, hands-on workshop! We do all basic bike repair including: patch tires, align brakes, and adjust gears and shifters.

These events take place monthly on a Wednesday from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. 

bike repair flyer

 

August 14, 2024
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm
    Repeats monthly on Wednesday, but only the second instance of this set, starting from May 15, 2024, until December 11, 2024
  • BCYF Blackstone
    50 W Broookline St
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South End
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-08-14T15:30:00 - 2024-08-14T17:30:00
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Monthly Free Bike Repair at BPL East Boston

Have a flat tire? Need your brakes or gears adjusted? Join us for a free, hands-on Bike Repair Workshop.

August 6, 2024
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm
    Repeats monthly on Tuesday, but only the first instance of this set, starting from May 7, 2024, until December 3, 2024
  • 365 Bremen Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-08-06T15:30:00 - 2024-08-06T17:30:00

Join us for a free, hands-on workshop! We do all basic bike repair including: patch tires, align brakes, and adjust gears and shifters.

These events take place once a month, on the first Tuesday, from 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

bike repair flyer

 

August 6, 2024
  • 3:30pm - 5:30pm
    Repeats monthly on Tuesday, but only the first instance of this set, starting from May 7, 2024, until December 3, 2024
  • 365 Bremen Street
    Boston, MA 02128
  • Contact:
    Boston Bikes
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    East Boston
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2024-08-06T15:30:00 - 2024-08-06T17:30:00
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McKinney Playground Community Meeting In-Person

Please join us for the fourth community meeting for McKinney Playground in-person.

 

June 8, 2024
2024-06-08T12:00:11 - 2024-06-08T14:00:00

Please join us  in person for the final Community Meeting, where we will present the same final concept plan we covered in our virtual meeting. The meetings will incorporate the feedback received at the previous Community Meeting in January 2024. 

For more information on McKinney Playground please visit the project page

Please note: rain date will be Sunday, June 9th, 2024 at 12PM. 

June 8, 2024
2024-06-08T12:00:11 - 2024-06-08T14:00:00
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McKinney Playground Community Meeting #4

Please join us for the fourth community meeting for McKinney Playground.

 

June 4, 2024
2024-06-04T18:00:45 - 2024-06-04T19:30:00

We'd like to invite our Allston-Brighton neighbors and McKinney Playground users to join our fourth Community Meeting. We’ll be holding a virtual meeting via Zoom featuring a presentation by our designers where the team will present a concept plan for McKinney Playground followed by question and answer session. 

Please register for the meeting using this link

For more information on McKinney Playground please visit the project page

Interpretation and translation services will be provided in Spanish, Cabo Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese. If you need services in another language, please contact us at thamara.pierrelouis@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, or 617-635-4862 by May 15, 2024.

June 4, 2024
2024-06-04T18:00:45 - 2024-06-04T19:30:00
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Mary Ellen Welch Greenway

Please join us for the second community meeting for Mary Ellen Welch Greenway.

June 6, 2024
2024-06-06T18:00:35 - 2024-06-06T19:30:00

We'd like to invite our East Boston neighbors and Mary Ellen Welch Greenway users to join our second Community Meeting. We’ll be holding a virtual meeting via Zoom featuring a presentation by our designers where the team will present a concept plan for Mary Ellen Welch Greenway followed by question and answer session. 

Please register for the meeting using this link

For more information on Mary Ellen Welch Greenway please visit the project page

Interpretation and translation services will be provided in Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. If you need services in another language, please contact us at thamara.pierrelouis@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, or 617-635-4862 by May 18, 2024.

June 6, 2024
2024-06-06T18:00:35 - 2024-06-06T19:30:00
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Dorchester Park Pathway Community Meeting 3

Please join us for the third community meeting for Dorchester Path Parkways. 

May 28, 2024
2024-05-28T18:00:54 - 2024-05-28T19:30:00

We'd like to invite our Dorchester neighbors and Dorchester Park Pathways users have a chance to join our third Community Meeting. We’ll be holding a virtual meeting via Zoom featuring a presentation by our designers where the team will present a concept plan for Dorchester Park Pathways followed by question and answer session. 

Please register for the meeting using this link

For more information on Dorchester Park Pathways please visit the project page

Interpretation and translation services will be provided in Spanish, Cabo Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, and Vietnamese. If you need services in another language, please contact us at thamara.pierrelouis@boston.govLCA@boston.gov, or 617-635-4862 by May 16, 2024.

 

May 28, 2024
2024-05-28T18:00:54 - 2024-05-28T19:30:00
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ADA Day

Join the Boston Disability Commission, local organizations, and the disability community to celebrate the 34th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

July 17, 2024
2024-07-17T12:00:00 - 2024-07-17T14:00:00

Thirty-four years ago, in July of 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, enshrining and protecting the rights of people with disabilities throughout the country. The ADA has improved the lives of people with disabilities immensely, and that is worth celebrating!

You are enthusiastically invited to join us for The Mayor's Commission for Persons with Disabilities annual ADA Day Celebration on Boston City Hall Plaza! Come to celebrate and honor the rights of people with disabilities. There will be a speaking program with City officials, a disability resource fair with local organizations and programs, food, music, and free t-shirts (while supplies last — so get there early)

July 17, 2024
2024-07-17T12:00:00 - 2024-07-17T14:00:00

Register to attend

Registering in advance for ADA Day will allow you to enter the event more quickly, and help us better plan for the number of attendees. Disability accommodations, interpretation, and translation services can also be requested through the online registration form.

Registration is not required to attend.

Register for ADA Day 2024

What ADA Day means to the community

Disability Accommodations

ASL and CART have been requested. Interpretation, translation, and disability accommodations are available at no cost to you. If you need them, please contact us at disability@boston.gov or 617-635-3682.

This event will be held in a high traffic outdoor location and microphones will be connected to large speakers for the speaking program. We invite you to bring any sensory accommodations you may use such as noise canceling earplugs. An MBTA bus will be on-site to preview accessibility features and to offer a cooling location.

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