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The Mayor's Office of Arts + Culture brings the Funk Summit Dance Party with soul, funk, and R&B to City Hall Plaza on Friday, August 8th, 2014 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event is free, all-ages, and...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh has announced the grand opening of the Strand Theatre’s new visual arts gallery, located on the first level of the historic entertainment complex in Dorchester’s Upham’s Corner...

Absentee ballots are now available for the State Primary Election, which will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. Absentee voters are required to fill out a new application each calendar year...

GospelFest is a free event and sponsored by Bank of America in partnership with the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston.

Mayor Martin J. Walsh has signed the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s petition to save the federal historic tax credit. This tax incentive is responsible for encouraging billions of private...

Boston girls ages 11-15 are invited to BCYF’s annual Citywide Girls Summit on Saturday, August 16th , from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Simmons College, Linda K. Paresky Conference Center, 300 The...

Today, the House of Representatives and the Senate made history with the passage of comprehensive gun safety legislation that will make our neighborhoods, streets and homes safer places to live. In...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that the Ferdinand Building will be renamed the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building. Bolling was a staunch supporter of equal access to jobs and housing as a City...

Today, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed legislation that will change the way we address and treat substance abuse in Massachusetts. Every day, I interact with families who have lost...

I would like to thank the House of Representatives and the Senate for passing legislation that will address both the immediate and long-term economic development needs of the Commonwealth. The tools...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the City of Boston, in partnership with the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Boston Harbor Association, will be holding an international design...

Boston Public Library’s collections can be easily accessed from home, a local coffee shop, or even the beach. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Massachusetts can have a Boston Public...

Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the appointment of Dr. Theodore Landsmark, who has served as President and CEO of Boston Architectural College, to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and...

Each year, first responders from Boston Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and other public safety agencies respond to a wide variety of medical emergencies and public safety issues on Massachusetts’...

Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) and Adaptive Sports New England are teaming up to offer a new Wheelchair Sports Week at the BCYF White Stadium Sports Center. The Wheelchair Sports Week will...

The Portable Reading Room, a winning project of Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s first Public Space Invitational held in June, has debuted on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The rolling library, also called “Uni,”...

Boston Public Library’s Concerts in the Courtyard continue through August 29, welcoming visitors to experience the music of local and international artists in a variety of genres at the Central...

The City of Boston is enlisting the aid of some skilled four-legged helpers in order to combat poison ivy, buckthorn, Japanese knotweed, and other invasive plant species growing on Boston Parks and...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston's Inspectional Services Department (ISD) have directed the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to extend its hearing hours. Effective August 5, 2014, ZBA...

Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the start of construction of new athletic fields as part of the West Roxbury Education Complex, located at 1205 Veterans of Foreign Wars Parkway. Home to the West...

Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh released the findings of a performance review of the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). Commissioned by Mayor Walsh in March, the audit evaluates the BRA’s and the...

Boston City Hall is featuring two exhibitions of art and photography by the South Boston Arts Association ( http://www.southbostonartsassoc.org) and Historic New England ( http://www...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined ReadBoston for the 10th annual “Best Read Aloud Book Award” selection event. A group of notable Bostonians gathered in the Mayor’s office to pick the best read aloud book...

The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture, in partnership with Together Boston ( http://togetherboston.com), will present “A Celebration of Summer: The Donna Summer Memorial Roller Disco Tribute Party”...

The New Bostonians Fellowship Program is a part of a new initiative to select and dedicate a staff member to expand and promote successful welcoming and empowering initiatives within Boston’s...

"The Boston Transportation Department (“BTD”) welcomes innovation in all aspects of urban transportation, including the use of apps by smartphone users. BTD is excited to pursue new methods of easing...

"The Mayor is always looking at ways to improve parking in Boston. We encourage innovation, particularly relative to addressing our transportation challenges in Boston. The City, for example, has...

Today Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the City of Boston released a Request for Ideas (RFI) for the 3,350 square foot Innovation Center planned for the redeveloped Ferdinand Building in Dudley Square...

Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) and the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM) will host its first-ever HubHacks Permitting...

Today, in a ceremony at Faneuil Hall held before family and friends, 20 recruits graduated from the Boston Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Training Academy after six rigorous months of study. Among...

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