Mayor Marty Walsh’s nomination as Secretary of Labor for the Biden administration marks a new mayoral race for Boston — one that could quickly become historic. The dawn of a new era in Boston government marks an opportunity to reflect on the city’s largely white history, and the power and influence a Boston mayor uniquely possesses.
When City Councilor Michelle Wu formally announced Tuesday that she will be running for mayor, residents rushed to express support. Many Bostonians have been hoping Wu would run for mayor for years now.
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...
The Boston Public Library Board of Trustees voted Tuesday in favor of a joint proposal from The Catered Affair and WGBH Educational Foundation to create a 4,500-square-foot space in the Johnson Building...
When Patrick Downes lost his left leg in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, he gained a community of strangers willing to give their time and support. After running the marathon with his wife Jessica,...
In the wake of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino’s decision to join Boston University’s faculty, members of the BU community said his decision to join BU over other top universities around the Boston area...
As hundreds of thousands of fans and spectators lined the streets, people cheered and shouted as their favorite Boston Red Sox players drove by and confetti flew through the air for the World Series...
In light of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis retiring, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino appointed Superintendent William Evans Friday as interim police commissioner until the new mayor of Boston choses...
Negative political advertisements are utterly exhausting. In between songs on Pandora or during “Glee,” we are forced to consume 30 seconds of stories about how one of the candidates destroyed a...
As the commotion of yellow carts and excessive traffic comes to a close, many residents of Allston said the annual ‘Allston Christmas,’ the miscellaneous curbside furniture exchange between apartment...
Within several hours of the Boston Marathon bombings, many fraudulent charities claimed they were seeking donations for the victims, prompting Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley to warn citizens of...
Just more than a week after the Boston Marathon bombings and the subsequent investigation began, Boston officials reopened Copley Square Tuesday, allowing employees to return to their businesses and...
