We will be going over how to fill out the Love Your Block application and answering any questions people may have.

Learn more about Love Your Block

Meet lenders, realtors, and home repair experts who will be available to assist you with all your homebuying and homeownership needs. While you are there, you can take a free class in homebuying, home repairing, or selling your home. Join us!!!

Saturday, November 19
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Boston Prep School
1286 Hyde Park Avenue, Hyde Park

The presentation will be held on Wednesday, October 26th  from 6 - 8 p.m. at Boston City Hall's 2nd level. The building's 1st and 3rd floor entrances will be open.

The study team led by Utile Inc. will present some conceptual approaches to activate the building and plaza.  The goal is to make City Hall as lively as the City itself. The meeting will include a workshop to hear the public's thoughts on the draft concepts and answer any questions.  

Traces of Wind and Water is a two-channel, site-specific, outdoor, video installation on existing architecture at The Strand Theatre in Dorchester, MA, created by Boston Boston AIR (Artist-in-Residence) artist Georgie Friedman. The installation will be on display on the side of the theater from October 13 - November 14, nightly, from dusk to 11 p.m.

This video installation is made up of three sections: one section visually replants large trees on the site, their swaying tops visible from the street below; another transforms the Strand into an architectural/natural waterfall with a constant flow; and in the third, wild grasses spring up and dance in the wind.  Learn more about the project.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts and is made possible through the Boston Artists in Residence Program of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture in collaboration with the Department of Neighborhood Development and the Parks and Recreation Department. 

Additional support was generously provided by luminArtz of Boston, MA.

Outside, on the upper, brick, south-facing wall
543 Columbia Rd, Dorchester, MA 02125
Best seen near 531 Columbia Rd & Hancock St, Dorchester, MA 02125 
Google street view

Saturday, October 22, 6 - 7:30 pm 
Sunday, November 6, 5 - 6:30 pm
531 Columbia Rd | Open to the public

Monday, November 14 | Strand Theatre | Open to the public

Individuals of all ages and skill levels are welcome to bring their cameras and participate in these informal sessions led by a photography instructor.  Participants will learn techniques for taking impressive photographs of Boston’s scenic parks in autumn as well as be given a theme to focus on each Sunday.  Select photos may be chosen for an exhibit at Boston City Hall.

For more information please visit the Parks and Recreation department page or www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment. Participants must bring their own equipment and can register via email by contacting mavrick.afonso@boston.gov.  

Individuals of all ages and skill levels are welcome to bring their cameras and participate in these informal sessions led by a photography instructor.  Participants will learn techniques for taking impressive photographs of Boston’s scenic parks in autumn as well as be given a theme to focus on each Sunday.  Select photos may be chosen for an exhibit at Boston City Hall.

For more information, please visit the Parks and Recreation department page or our Facebook page. Participants must bring their own equipment and can register via email by contacting mavrick.afonso@boston.gov.  

Individuals of all ages and skill levels are welcome to bring their cameras and participate in these informal sessions led by a photography instructor.  Participants will learn techniques for taking impressive photographs of Boston’s scenic parks in autumn as well as be given a theme to focus on each Sunday.  Select photos may be chosen for an exhibit at Boston City Hall.

For more information please visit the Boston Parks and Recreation at Department www.facebook.com/bostonparksdepartment www.cityofboston.gov/parks.  Participants must bring their own equipment and can register via email by contacting mavrick.afonso@boston.gov.  

If you are interested in starting, growing or expanding your business, learning about resources available through the City of Boston & Commonwealth of MA, networking with small business owners or interacting with small business owners, register to attend today! The event will feature remarks from keynote speaker Roger Berkowitz, CEO of Legal Sea Foods.

Two free workshops will feature panelists from the City of Boston, Massachusetts Office of Business Development and Small Business Administration.

How government resources can help scale and grow your business
12 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Register for the 12 p.m. workshop

How to navigate government resources to look for contracting opportunities
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Register for the 1:30 p.m. workshop

The 9th annual BPS District-wide Summer Commencement will be held at 6 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center. This special ceremony is designed to recognize students who were not able to walk with their peers in June for a variety of reasons, or who worked throughout the summer to achieve their goal of graduating as part of the Boston Public Schools Class of 2016.

Students took advantage of summer school and summer learning programs, such as the credit recovery program, to fulfill their requirements for a high school degree. 

Superintendent Tommy Chang, Boston School Committee Members, and more than 200 students and their families will attend the event.