Chief of Planning Arthur Jemison today announced the hiring of Aimee Chambers, AICP as the new Director of Planning. Her professional experience includes a wide range of planning and urban design work from affordable housing development to bicycle and pedestrian…
Month: February 2023
Wu Announces New PowerCorpsBOS Career Pathway in Building Operations
PowerCorpsBOS joined A Better City and Roxbury Community College (RCC) for an orientation event to receive an overview of the newest PowerCorps building operations career pathway, skills to support the transition to energy efficiency and carbon reduction in Boston buildings.…
Bullets Over Boston: A Journey Through the City’s Underworld
Gangsters have played a shady role in shaping Boston’s history as Boston Globe reporter Emily Sweeney will explore during an event sponsored by West End Museum on Thursday, Feb. 23, at 6:30 p.m. at The HUB50 Community Room, 52 Causeway…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts Celebrate Youth Mentoring
On Feb. 4, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM) celebrated youth mentoring at the agency’s 24th annual Big Night at the House of Blues in Boston. Guests danced the night away to music by Michael Franti, supergroup Ezra…
Boston’s Most Popular Dog Names Released
The Boston Parks and Recreation Department’s Animal Care and Control Division reminds city dog owners that the annual deadline for licensing their pets is March 31. All dogs in Boston require a new license each year. “We take this time…
National Grid Offers Savings Initiative
National Grid is proud to serve a diverse community of Massachusetts residents and provide bill help solutions during challenging economic times. Through the company’s Winter Customer Savings Initiative, nearly 60,000 customers have enrolled in the company’s discount program, which provides…
Boston’s COVID-19 Metrics Continue To Trend Downward
The Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) shared the following updates on the city’s COVID-19 metrics: COVID-19 particles in Boston’s wastewater decreased by 47% over the past 14 days and are now at an average of 1,014 RNA copies/mL (data as…
The Sky Is Falling?
With U.S. jets shooting down numerous unidentified flying objects seemingly every day over North American air space in the past week, we’re all wondering, “What the heck is going on?” As this is being written, the only thing we know…
The Victims in Turkey And Syria Need Our Help
The ongoing tragedy because of the devastating earthquake that struck the nations of Turkey and Syria is the worst humanitarian disaster the world has seen in many years. More than 35,000 people have died and that number is sure to…
For Pats Fans, the Super Bowl Just Isn’t the Same
This past Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the Eagles and the Chiefs certainly lived up to its hype. But for those of us who were New England Patriots’ fans for the two decades from 2001-19, the Super Bowl season just…