By Mayor Martin J. Walsh Last month, we welcomed the Boston Police Academy’s newest recruits. These men and women had spent the last six months learning to serve and protect the people of Boston with the highest standards of excellence…
Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Returns to the Esplanade July 4
One of the most anticipated annual traditions in the City of Boston returns Thursday, July 4, when the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular comes to the DCR Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade. This spring, the Boston Pops, affectionately known…
Livingstone Co-Sponsors Bill to Increase Access to Early Voting
State Rep. Jay Livingstone, who is co-sponsoring a bill to increase access to early voting for all elections, first learned of its necessity in November of 2012 – one year before he assumed office – when he was working on…
Women’s Suffrage Centennial Event Celebrates the Past, But There’s ‘Still a Long Way To Go’
On June 25, 1919, The 19th Amendment was ratified by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, giving women the right to vote for the first time in the country’s history. One hundred years later to the date, the Women’s Suffrage Celebration Coalition…
Beacon Hill Civic Association Community Corner
Neighborhood Services Committees – the BHCA working for you! Streets & Sidewalks The Streets and Sidewalks Committee had another busy and productive year working with State Representatives and the Boston City Council regarding legislation of the numerous Airbnb establishments on…
West End Branch Boston Public Library
The Friends of the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library hosted a Meshugenah Hat Company tea party on June 6, at the West End Branch of the Boston Public Library. The Meshugenah Hat Company’s founders, Marcia and Carla…