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This month, we look at self care, awareness around mental health, and its impacts.
Mayor Wu's National Reentry Week announcement showcases the administration’s commitment to supporting all residents with access to opportunities despite background.
Boston Artists-in-Residence is a civic partnership between socially-engaged artists and City departments.
Mayor Wu's proposed investments in homeownership are part of an unprecedented commitment of $380 million to address housing affordability and stability.
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has received an application to demolish the commercial building at 581 American Legion Highway in Roslindale.
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has received an application to demolish the residential building at 211 East Eagle Street in East Boston.
How well is Boston’s park system working for you? What improvements do we need to make over the next seven years?
The City to launch an Extreme Temperatures Response Task Force and expand cooling strategies including a new Cool Roof Grant Program, pop-up cooling support for 30 community organizations, and a...
Mayor Michelle Wu today relaunched the City of Boston’s Contracting Opportunity Fund with an additional $800,000 available to assist small, local businesses in building their capacity to bid on City...
Citing a 65% increase in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) today urged residents to get tested, stay home if feeling unwell, keep up to date on their...
At the corner of Walnut Avenue and Crescent Avenue in Mount Hope Cemetery sits a granite sarcophagus-shaped monument with the epitaph: “The best part of the record of every man’s life is what he has...
Join us on a photo tour of Boston during the Blizzard of '78.
Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the selection of research and consulting firm David Paul Rosen & Associates (DRA) to study Boston’s Inclusionary Development Policy, as well as an 11-member Technical...
Devin Quirk will serve as Deputy Chief for Operations and Organizational Transformation, and the City will hire a Deputy Chief of Urban Design to help drive the Mayor’s vision for planning that builds...
Since the fall of 2019, City of Boston’s Archaeology Program has been hard at work digitizing hundreds of thousands of artifacts thanks to a $350,000 grant from the National Endowment for the...
Among the 50,000 women who registered to vote in Boston in 1920, a large number worked in various occupations in the city’s department stores.
Grace Burke will serve as the Project and Digital Manager in the Office of Civic Organizing.
Mayor Michelle Wu today appointed José F. Massó as the new Chief of Human Services.
The City of Boston Scholarship Fund is a need-based scholarship that provides up to $10,000 over four years towards tuition.
With the release of the description and application for the position, the Search Committee will now set their sights on identifying the candidate that can fulfill the responsibilities and...
It has been just over 100 days since the new Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Cabinet was formed! Starting with this newsletter, we will commit to regularly updating our community on our efforts...
Read about highlights this month from the Mayor's Office of Housing.
The City of Boston is seeking a proven transformational leader to serve as the City’s Police Commissioner.
The City of Boston is celebrating the Earth by living a more zero-waste lifestyle.
The budget, in partnership with federal ARPA funds, reflects the clear call for transformative action to support affordable housing, landmark investments in mental health, early education and...
Mayor Michelle Wu today announced public safety preparations to ensure a successful weekend as the City of Boston prepares for athletes and visitors ahead of the 126th Boston Marathon.
Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that the City of Boston’s municipal golf courses are now open for the 2022 season.
The Boston City Archives is thrilled to announce that it has been selected as the recipient of a $39,155 Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources. The grant will...
We're hiring team members to share their love of bicycling by teaching others to ride safely, confidently, and joyfully.
Since the summer 2020 formation of Beacon B.L.O.C (Building Leaders of Color), led by a collective of Black staffers of the Massachusetts State House, legislative staff have organized necessary...
