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Hyde Park: 6 Monponset Street Abutters Meeting 5/12/2025

Convert attic and basement into two apartments.

 

May 12, 2025
2025-05-12T18:00:04 - 2025-05-12T19:00:04

The purpose of this meeting is to get community input and listen to the resident's positions on this proposal. This is a virtual meeting via Zoom. 

Meeting ID:  834 0603 1449

Please note, the City does not represent the occupant(s)/developer(s)/attorney(s)/applicant(s). 

May 12, 2025
2025-05-12T18:00:04 - 2025-05-12T19:00:04
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USACE Office Hours: Charlestown

Join the Office of Climate Resilience and US Army Corps of Engineers for an in-person conversation about the USACE Boston Storm Study. 

May 29, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • 114 16th Street
    Charlestown, MA
  • Contact:
    Kathryn Roosa
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-29T12:00:00 - 2025-05-29T14:00:00

This event will be held in person in Charlestown for you to ask questions, share concerns and provide feedback for the draft Charlestown plans. We look forward to meeting you!

May 29, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 2:00pm
  • 114 16th Street
    Charlestown, MA
  • Contact:
    Kathryn Roosa
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-29T12:00:00 - 2025-05-29T14:00:00
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USACE Office Hours: Charlestown

Join the Office of Climate Resilience and US Army Corps of Engineers for an in-person conversation about the USACE Boston Storm Study. 

May 22, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 114 16th Street
    Charlestown, MA
  • Contact:
    Kathryn Roosa
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-22T18:00:00 - 2025-05-22T20:00:00

This event will be held in person in Charlestown for you to ask questions, share concerns and provide feedback for the draft Charlestown plans. We look forward to meeting you!

May 22, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 114 16th Street
    Charlestown, MA
  • Contact:
    Kathryn Roosa
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-22T18:00:00 - 2025-05-22T20:00:00
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Civic Spin

Join SPARK Boston for a month of programming to help support healthy minds and bodies.

May 17, 2025
  • 8:20am - 10:30am
  • 310 Harrison Avenue
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Aidan McDonough
  • send an email
  • 617-256-3711
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South End
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-17T08:20:10 - 2025-05-17T10:30:10

Next in our Mental Health Awareness Month programming, join SPARK Boston for our first ever “Civic Spin” event at The Handle Bar on May 17th where SPARK will be covering up to 15 bikes for the class! We will be joined by Chief José Massó from the Human Services Cabinet and have a coffee hour at Cupacoffee afterwards to learn more about the work him and his team are doing to support Bostonians. We hope to see you there!

May 17, 2025
  • 8:20am - 10:30am
  • 310 Harrison Avenue
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Aidan McDonough
  • send an email
  • 617-256-3711
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South End
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-17T08:20:10 - 2025-05-17T10:30:10
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Joseph Warren Hero Square Dedication

Dedication ceremony honoring Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren.

June 11, 2025
  • 11:30am - 12:30pm
  • Warren St & Chelsea St
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Dan Noonan; Commander J.W. Conway, Bunker Hill Post 26 American Legion
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Boston 250
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:

  • Boston 250

2025-06-11T11:30:59 - 2025-06-11T12:30:59

Held at the historic intersection of Warren St. and Chelsea St. in Charlestown, this event will include a reading of Dr. Warren's biography and the unveiling of the official Joseph Warren Hero Square.

Dr. Warren, a physician and patriot leader, played a pivotal role in the early days of the American Revolution and gave his life at the Battle of Bunker Hill. This dedication pays tribute to his legacy and enduring contributions to the cause of American independence.

June 11, 2025
  • 11:30am - 12:30pm
  • Warren St & Chelsea St
    Boston, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Dan Noonan; Commander J.W. Conway, Bunker Hill Post 26 American Legion
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
    Boston 250
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:

  • Boston 250

2025-06-11T11:30:59 - 2025-06-11T12:30:59
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City Hall On The Go: South Boston

Join us on June 10, 2025, for a scheduled stop at Stop & Shop at 710 E Broadway, from 12:30-2:00 p.m.

June 10, 2025
  • 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Stop & Shop
    710 E Broadway
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South Boston
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T12:30:59 - 2025-06-10T14:00:59

Our vibrant City Hall On The Go truck has a scheduled stop near your neighborhood, bringing essential municipal services right to you.

Please note: We do not accept cash payments on the truck.

June 10, 2025
  • 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • Stop & Shop
    710 E Broadway
    Boston, MA 02127
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    South Boston
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T12:30:59 - 2025-06-10T14:00:59

CITY HALL ON THE GO SERVICES

  • Absentee ballot request
  • Affidavit resident sticker
  • Appeal parking ticket
  • Basic Inspectional Services
  • Business Certificate (Check or Money Order Only) 
  • Census registration
  • File housing discrimination claim
  • File domestic partnership
  • Handicap parking
  • Medicaid and health insurance applications
  • Pay delinquent excise
  • Pay excise tax
  • Pay parking ticket
  • Pay real estate tax
  • Referrals for ASAP services
  • Register dog license
  • Register to vote

  • Request birth certificate

  • Request death certificate

  • Request marriage certificate

  • Resident parking sticker

  • SNAP applications

  • Farmers market coupons (Seasonal)

  • Income Eligible Reduced Fare T Program

  • Yard Waste Stickers 

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City Hall On The Go: Mattapan

Join us on June 9, 2025, for a scheduled stop at The River Way at 90 River Street, from 12:30-2:00 p.m.

June 9, 2025
  • 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • The River Way
    90 River Street
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Posted:
2025-06-09T12:30:59 - 2025-06-09T14:00:59

Our vibrant City Hall On The Go truck has a scheduled stop near your neighborhood, bringing essential municipal services right to you.

Please note: We do not accept cash payments on the truck.

June 9, 2025
  • 12:30pm - 2:00pm
  • The River Way
    90 River Street
    Boston, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Posted:
2025-06-09T12:30:59 - 2025-06-09T14:00:59

CITY HALL ON THE GO SERVICES

  • Absentee ballot request
  • Affidavit resident sticker
  • Appeal parking ticket
  • Basic Inspectional Services
  • Business Certificate (Check or Money Order Only) 
  • Census registration
  • File housing discrimination claim
  • File domestic partnership
  • Handicap parking
  • Medicaid and health insurance applications
  • Pay delinquent excise
  • Pay excise tax
  • Pay parking ticket
  • Pay real estate tax
  • Referrals for ASAP services
  • Register dog license
  • Register to vote

  • Request birth certificate

  • Request death certificate

  • Request marriage certificate

  • Resident parking sticker

  • SNAP applications

  • Farmers market coupons (Seasonal)

  • Income Eligible Reduced Fare T Program

  • Yard Waste Stickers 

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City Hall On The Go: Roxbury

Join us on June 9, 2025, for a scheduled stop at Black Market at 2136 Washington Street, from 10:00-11:30 a.m.

June 9, 2025
  • 10:00am - 11:30pm
  • Black Market
    2136 Washington Street
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Posted:
2025-06-09T10:00:59 - 2025-06-09T23:30:59

Our vibrant City Hall On The Go truck has a scheduled stop near your neighborhood, bringing essential municipal services right to you.

Please note: We do not accept cash payments on the truck.

June 9, 2025
  • 10:00am - 11:30pm
  • Black Market
    2136 Washington Street
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Office Civic Organizing
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Civic Engagement
    Other
  • Posted:
2025-06-09T10:00:59 - 2025-06-09T23:30:59

CITY HALL ON THE GO SERVICES

  • Absentee ballot request
  • Affidavit resident sticker
  • Appeal parking ticket
  • Basic Inspectional Services
  • Business Certificate (Check or Money Order Only) 
  • Census registration
  • File housing discrimination claim
  • File domestic partnership
  • Handicap parking
  • Medicaid and health insurance applications
  • Pay delinquent excise
  • Pay excise tax
  • Pay parking ticket
  • Pay real estate tax
  • Referrals for ASAP services
  • Register dog license
  • Register to vote

  • Request birth certificate

  • Request death certificate

  • Request marriage certificate

  • Resident parking sticker

  • SNAP applications

  • Farmers market coupons (Seasonal)

  • Income Eligible Reduced Fare T Program

  • Yard Waste Stickers 

Last updated:

"Ways of Making People Disappear" Gallery Reception

Please join us for the reception of "Ways of Making People Disappear," a solo exhibition by Michelle Schapiro.

June 5, 2025
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-06-05T17:00:14 - 2025-06-05T19:00:14

Join us at Boston City Hall for the reception of Ways of Making People Disappear, a solo exhibition by Michelle Schapiro, that explores the lack of safety that the LGBTQIA+ community experiences in America.

Michelle Schapiro, Kayleigh, Making a Grass Angel (Diptych), 24 x 30 in., Archival Digital Print, Edition of 3 (plus 1 Artist Proof), 2023.
Michelle Schapiro, Kayleigh, Making a Grass Angel (Diptych), 24 x 30 in., Archival Digital Print, Edition of 3 (plus 1 Artist Proof), 2023.

Directions: Please use the entrance located on Congress St, across from Faneuil Hall. Pass security and take the elevators to the 8th floor. The Emerging Gallery will be to your left, in the hallway by room 817.

This exhibition will be on view through July 18th, 2025. For more information please visit boston.gov/cityhallgalleries

June 5, 2025
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-06-05T17:00:14 - 2025-06-05T19:00:14
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"Special Focus: Self Portraits" ICA Teens Gallery Reception

Please join us for the Opening Reception of Special Focus: Self Portraits, a group show by the ICA Teens!

May 15, 2025
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-15T17:00:28 - 2025-05-15T19:00:28

Join us at Boston City Hall for the Opening Reception of Special Focus: Self Portraits, a group show by the ICA Teens. Stop by to celebrate the show and meet the artists! Light refreshments will be provided.

Joy Wei, Self-portrait, Digital Inkjet Print, 18 x 12in., 2025
Joy Wei, Self-portrait, Digital Inkjet Print, 18 x 12in., 2025

Directions: Please use the entrance located on Congress St, across from Faneuil Hall. Pass security and take the elevators to the 2nd floor. The Mayor's Neighborhood Gallery will be to your left.

This exhibition will be on view through July 18th, 2025. For more information please visit boston.gov/cityhallgalleries

May 15, 2025
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Art
    Civic Engagement
  • Posted:
2025-05-15T17:00:28 - 2025-05-15T19:00:28
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