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Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks to Boston citizens in Symphony Hall at the State of the City Address last January. He recently received the 2017 Public Leadership in the Arts Award. PHOTO BY ABIGAIL FREEMAN/ DFP FILE PHOTO

Mayor Walsh receives award for leadership in the arts

Jacqueline Contreras January 25, 2017

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh received the 2017 Public Leadership in the Arts Award Thursday morning at the United States Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting in Washington, D.C., according to a press release...

The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has appointed Boston Mayor Martin Walsh the chair of a National Task Force on Substance Abuse, Prevention and Recovery Services. PHOTO BY OLIVIA NADEL/DFP FILE PHOTO

Walsh to chair task force on substance abuse, prevention, recovery

Kennedy Davis October 14, 2015

Given his experience battling similar issues within his own city, Boston Mayor Martin Walsh was named chair of a nationwide task force on substance abuse, prevention and recovery services. The task force...

Boston University political science professors Katherine Einstein and David Glick released a report through BU’s Initiatives on Cities Tuesday that tied Boston with New York City as “most influential city.” PHOTO BY MIKE DESOCIO/DFP FILE PHOTO

Initiative on Cities releases first report, finds Boston influential

Alexis Smith October 10, 2014

The Initiative on Cities at Boston University released its first report Tuesday since the creation of the program, which found Boston to be one of the most influential cities in the United States. BU...

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