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Sep 23

New street mural on Elmhurst Street near Elmhurst Park in Dorchester

It's a first for Boston's Neighborhood Slow Streets Program.

Sep 23

Mayor Walsh adds first-of-its-kind Soofa sign to Samuel Adams Park

The digital sign is the latest in a series of improvements to civic spaces in Boston designed to engage visitors and residents

Sep 22

City of Boston launches online calculator to predict CPA contribution

Homeowners can predict their contribution to the Community Preservation Act if the ballot question passes.

Sep 21

Traffic Advisory for Thursday, Sept. 22 - Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016

The Jimmy Fund Walk, Beantown Jazz Festival, and other events will impact traffic and parking.

Sep 21

More permits moved to new Boston Permits and Licenses Portal

As of Thursday morning, September 22, 2016, the following Boston Fire Department permit applications will be moved to the new Boston Permits and Licenses Portal.

Sep 19

Mayor Walsh launches National Welcoming Week at Citizenship Day in Boston

Day marked by Mayor's signing of Communications Access Ordinance

Sep 19

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What is Boston's Deep Roadway Maintenance Program?

If you are not in the business of roadway construction you may not be familiar with the many intricate methods of fixing the City’s public right-of-ways. Doesn’t the City just pave roads when they...

Sep 16

Mayor Walsh announces updates to Boston Public School facilities

The investments, totaling over $89 million, are funded primarily through Building a Better Boston.

Sep 16

Boston Public Library loans centuries-old illuminated manuscripts for Collaborative Beyond Words…

The exhibitions are opening this month at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the McMullen Museum at Boston College and the Houghton Library at Harvard University.

Sep 16

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrated at Boston Public Library with Booklist, Programs

Boston Public Library honors Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 – October 15) annually through publishing the Latino Life booklist, a list of recent books concerning the Hispanic experience. A wide...

Sep 16

City of Boston archaeologist discovers trove of artifacts at Old North Church

The artifacts revealed a snapshot of English, Irish, Jewish, and Italian immigrant life in the mid to late 1800s.

Sep 15

Discussion: Public Art and Irish influence on art in Boston

It will feature artists Caoimhghin Ó Fraithile and Michael Dowling at the Central Library in Copley Square.

Sep 15

City of Boston Traffic Advisory, Monday, Sept. 19 - Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016

There are overnight road closures and parking restrictions Downtown and in Chinatown.

Sep 15

Mayor Walsh makes $14 million available for affordable housing

Since becoming mayor, Mayor Walsh has made more than $70 million in funding available to create affordable housing in Boston.

Sep 15

BCYF Swim League now recruiting youth participants

BCYF's popular Citywide Swim League for children ages 6 - 7 is now recruiting!

Sep 14

City unveils 'Raining Poetry 2.0' in partnership with Mass Poetry

The public art installations reveal invisible poetry on Boston's sidewalks when it rains.

Sep 14

Mayor Walsh announces autonomous vehicle initiative

Boston selected by the World Economic Forum as focus city for the future of mobility.

Sep 14

City of Boston Traffic Advisory, Thursday, September 15 - Sunday, September 18, 2016

Hub on Wheels, Mayor's Cup bike races and other scheduled events will impact traffic and parking

Sep 14

Mayor Walsh celebrates Granary restoration and improvements on Boston Freedom Trail

The year-long project received an annual Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award this year.

Sep 13

Mayor Walsh launches streamlined approach to connecting residents with recovery services

The City of Boston's new hotline support system is designed to help people struggling with substance use and addiction.

Sep 13

Mayor Walsh announces fall series of free salary negotiation workshops

The initiative is part of a grassroots program to provide American Association of University Women (AAUW) Work Smart workshops to 85,000 women.

Sep 13

Major milestone reached in Dearborn STEM Academy construction

The topping off ceremony of Boston's first STEM school marked the completion of the new building's structural steel.

Sep 12

Mayor Walsh launches City's first Memory Cafe

Memory Cafes are places where individuals experiencing memory loss and their caretakers can meet in a safe, social environment.

Sep 12

City passes 10,000 mark for new housing units completed

As new stock becomes occupied, the rental market in some high-growth neighborhoods is beginning to moderate.

Sep 12

New grant, development training program offered to City artists

The Assets for Artists Program is a joint program between the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA).

Sep 9

Mayor Walsh Announces Call for Applications for Boston Cultural Council Organizational Grants

BOSTON - Friday, September 9, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that applications are now available for the 2017 Boston Cultural Council Grants. More than $450,000 will be awarded to...

Sep 8

Call for applications for Boston Cultural Council Organizational Grants

I am eager to announce that, last week, we opened the call for applications for the Boston Cultural Council Organizational Grants.

Sep 7

Brighton residents urged to apply for Resident Parking Permits

Residents should apply for Resident Parking Permits prior to Boston College Football's first home game. Football fans reminded not to park in resident parking spaces on local streets.