Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Landmark Commission designated Boston City Hall as an official historic landmark on Jan. 24 despite the building’s criticism from the public.
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the new members of the 2023-2024 SPARK Boston Council on Friday, who will work to facilitate a connection between the city government and young adults within the City, according to the City’s website.
The City of Boston celebrated the beginning Latinx Heritage Month with a party featuring live music, food and Latinx resources on Sept. 19 at City Hall Plaza.
Mayor Michelle Wu, along with Boston Emergency Medical Services, announced a new EMS cadet program on Friday designed to ease entry for emergency medical technicians and to bolster employment for Boston EMS.
The City of Boston will no longer require residents to disclose their sex or gender on marriage license applications, a change made in accordance with new gender-aware guidelines launched on Aug. 29 that seek to be more gender inclusive.
Supporters of Boston mayoral candidates Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George gathered at their respective watch parties Tuesday night as polls closed and votes were tallied. Essaibi George conceded the race to Wu, making Wu the first person of color and the first woman elected mayor of Boston.
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Activists gathered at a park across from Boston Police District B-2 in Roxbury Friday evening to protest a grand jury decision not to press criminal charges for the killing of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed by Louisville, Ky. police in March.
Massachusetts Restaurants United, a coalition of independent restaurant owners, held a press conference Tuesday at Boston City Hall to urge legislators to quickly pass a new economic aid bill.
The report recommends creating an independent Office of Police Accountability and Transparency with subpoena power, expanding BPD’s diversity and inclusion efforts and increasing body-cam usage.
