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virtual information session hosted by the boston cannabis board and the mayor's office of economic development

Cannabis delivery licenses on the way for Boston dispensaries

Isabella Abraham April 27, 2021
Boston must site at least 52 recreational cannabis dispensaries, according to state law.
construction worker walks across a steel beam

Janey announces programs aimed at tackling city contract inequity

Sam Trottenberg April 12, 2021
The new Boston Contracting Opportunity Fund will grant up to $15,000 to companies looking to bid.
zinneken's food truck on commonwealth avenue

Boston food trucks take to the streets after a difficult 2020

Daniel Kool April 6, 2021
Thirty vendors participated virtually in the City’s 2021 Food Truck Lottery in March.
East to West: Feb. 22, 2021

East to West: Feb. 22, 2021

Justin Tang February 22, 2021

Today on East to West, we cover a boycott on in-person BU Library services, anti-Asian racism on campus, the donation of the brain of former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson to the Boston University...

Zinneken's Food truck at boston university

Boston food trucks reflect on waning business during pandemic

Samuele Petruccelli February 19, 2021
Even as chain restaurants enter the city’s mobile vendor industry, long-standing local vendors have struggled.
Mayor Martin Walsh’s Global Affairs Team held a 60th Sister City Anniversary Kickoff in City Hall on Tuesday with Kyoto, Japan, to start a year of public programming in celebration of the anniversary. HALEY ABRAM/ DFP STAFF

Boston celebrates 60th anniversary with sister city Kyoto, Japan

Natalie Patrick March 27, 2019
The Global Affairs Team in the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development held a 60th Sister City Anniversary Kickoff with the city of Kyoto, Japan on Tuesday in City Hall to start a year of public programing to celebrate the anniversary.
Amazon announces that it will invest over $5 billion into the local economy of the location it chooses for its new headquarters. PHOTO COURTESY ROBERT SCOBLE

Amazon HQ2 in Boston: Some are thinking twice

Carina Imbornone November 2, 2017

This September, Amazon announced its search for a second metropolitan headquarters, calling on cities across the country to create proposals outlining their accommodations for the massive online retailer. On...

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