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Feb 1
Black History Month begins in Boston with a kick-off celebration at City Hall
Mayor Walsh is calling on students in Boston to document black history inspiring our future through art.
The yearly count of Boston's homeless helps focus the City's housing efforts.
We’re starting Black History Month with a blog post about Wilhelmina Crosson, a Boston teacher who advocated for black history education.
Jan 31
David first began attending the Camp Joy summer program when he was three years old.
Jan 30
The event will take place during school vacation week on Wednesday, February 21.
The City of Boston contributed $300,000 in funding and Mass Cultural Council contributed over $170,000 to the Boston Cultural Council.
More than 50 people packed into a small community room for a Robotics Showcase this winter.
The application is to demolish a single-family residence at 194 Havre Street in East Boston.
Jan 29
Events take place throughout the library system.
The circular economy is part of Boston’s move towards zero waste. Find out more about it and how you can do your part.
The application is to demolish a parish school at 609 E. Fourth Street in South Boston.
Jan 26
This Saturday, part of our Digital Team at the City of Boston will be mentoring and speaking at SheHacks.
Last year, the City Council voted to support TPS and urge Congress to reconsider the policy change.
Some of the Motions, Orders, and Resolutions from this week’s Council meeting may look familiar as they are items that were re-filed from last year.
During the first Council meeting since Inauguration Day, the Council voted unanimously to approve the rules of the Boston City Council for the 2018-2019 municipal year.
As we kicked off the legislative calendar for 2018, the Council welcomed its new members, Councilors Lydia Edwards, Ed Flynn and Kim Janey.
Jan 25
Boston is one of nine U.S. cities awarded certification for Bloomberg Philanthropies' "What Works Cities" program.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh accepted a $150,000 grant that will benefit 57,000 Boston Public School (BPS) students, and support BPS's program, BOSFoodLove.
Jan 24
Mayor Walsh to lead national conversations and work on increasing access to affordable housing for working families.
Jan 23
The application is to demolish a three-family residence at 216 Havre Street in East Boston.
It's National Handwriting Day! Did you take a penmanship class in school? Did you ever learn the Palmer Method?
Jan 22
The Mayor announced that he is exploring mass tort litigation against several pharmaceutical companies
The new regulations put forth in the ordinance aim to capture the growth of Boston's growing home-share industry.
Jan 19
The application is to demolish a commercial structure at 179 Amory Street in Jamaica Plain.
The Metro-Boston public bike share system, Hubway, is now available to SNAP participants at a discount.
Mayor Walsh invites Boston youth to submit ideas for spending $1 million of the City's budget to improve their neighborhoods.
Jan 17
In 1830, Boston had just concluded a radical experiment — a high school for girls.
Schools and City buildings will be open. We encourage residents to plan accordingly when traveling.
Jan 16
The application is to demolish a two-family residence at 375 Maverick Street in East Boston.
