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U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to Sen. Elizabeth Warren supporters at City Hall Plaza Friday as the campaign ramped up canvassing efforts before Super Tuesday. ANGELA YANG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Warren canvassers ramp up statewide advocacy in final stretch before Super Tuesday

Angela Yang March 1, 2020
Canvassers for Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign swept through various Boston neighborhoods the weekend before the Massachusetts primary.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at a Stop & Shop worker’s strike in April. Walsh recently announced the 2019-20 Spark Council which oversees increasing civic engagement among young adults. CHLOE GRINBERG/ DFP FILE

Walsh announces his picks for this year’s Spark Council

Gabriella Finocchio October 10, 2019
The spark council will work to "fill gaps" in the community while encouraging Boston's young adults to register to vote, participate in the 2020 Census and get involved in the community.
SPARK Boston hosts the Millennial Homeownership Open House Monday night at Towne Stove and Spirits. PHOTO BY SOPHIA BROWN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SPARK Boston hosts housing seminar for millennials

Sophia Brown December 7, 2017

At least 100 Boston millennials gathered Monday evening in the spacious top-floor restaurant of Back Bay’s Towne Stove and Spirits to learn more about entering Boston’s housing market at SPARK...

Mayor Martin Walsh announces the 2017-18 SPARK Boston Council of millennials on Aug. 29. PHOTO BY ERIN BILLINGS/ DFP FILE PHOTO

2017-18 SPARK Boston Council hopes to bridge gap between millennials, local government

Jordan Kimmel September 4, 2017

The 2017-18 SPARK Boston Council, a 38-member group of Boston residents aged 20 to 34 selected to represent the city’s millennial population, was announced by Mayor Martin Walsh on Tuesday, according...

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh announces on June 16 that the 2017-2018 SPARK Boston Council is now accepting applicants. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh opens applications for city’s millennial council

Breanne Kovatch June 27, 2017

Applications for Mayor Martin Walsh’s 2017-18 SPARK Boston Council, the city’s millennial engagement team, are now open, according to a press release from Walsh’s office. SPARK Boston Director...

As part of Civic Engagement week, Mayor Martin Walsh encourages civilians to clean up their neighborhoods. PHOTO BY JACQUELINE O’BRIEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh announces Civic Engagement week

Natalie Carroll April 28, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and the Office of Neighborhood Services launched Boston's first annual Civic Engagement week, running from April 24 through April 29, according to the press release from Walsh’s...

Student suggestions on how to make Boston better are posted on the City Hall to Go Truck outside the George Sherman Union at Boston University on Monday as part of Boston Mayor Martin Walsh's Civic Engagement Day. PHOTO BY JAKE FRIEDLAND/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

City Hall To Go truck brings constituent services to campus

Brianne Garrett October 5, 2015

Boston officials paid a visit to Boston University’s Charles River Campus Monday to encourage students to take advantage of services offered by the City Hall To Go truck. The truck, part of an initiative...

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