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West Roxbury: 29 Vermont St Abutters Meeting 4/23/2025

Construct a second-story primary suite addition over an existing one-story attached garage of a detached, single-family dwelling. Project scope also includes a rear mudroom addition on the first floor and a partial renovation of the second floor. No basement work proposed.

April 23, 2025
2025-04-23T18:00:39 - 2025-04-23T19:00:39

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: 847 5368 1111

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

April 23, 2025
2025-04-23T18:00:39 - 2025-04-23T19:00:39
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Roxbury: 99 and 99R Hutchings St Abutters Meeting 4/22/2025

(99) One of two buildings on the same lot in conjunction with ALT1684352 (99R) Confirm occupancy as Carriage House/Garage and change occupancy to single-family. Convert an existing double-story detached accessory carriage house into a single-family dwelling.  The carriage house is on the same lot as and is at the rear of an existing three-family building (which is already being converted from a two-family per the issued long form permit ALT1555715). 

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T19:00:06 - 2025-04-22T20:00:06

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: 820 7477 5332

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

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T19:00:06 - 2025-04-22T20:00:06
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Dorchester: 27 Millet Street Abutters Meeting 4/22/2025

Erect a new four-story residential building with four units and two parking spaces, and erect an exclusive-use roof deck.

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T18:00:56 - 2025-04-22T19:00:56

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: 827 9332 0510

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

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T18:00:56 - 2025-04-22T19:00:56
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Genealogy: Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestors

June 18, 2025
2025-06-18T18:00:02 - 2025-06-18T19:00:02

Over 100 million people living in the United States today can claim descent from someone who lived here during the Revolutionary War, including those that fought in it. This class will provide a brief overview of the kinds of records that are available to research your ancestors that fought in the Revolutionary War.

Skill level: Intermediate

Learn More

June 18, 2025
2025-06-18T18:00:02 - 2025-06-18T19:00:02
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Exploring the Poetics: A Reading with Porsha Olayiwola

Join us at the Civic Pavilion for an evening celebrating National Poetry Month.

April 26, 2025
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Civic Pavilion
    5 Congress Street
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-04-26T19:00:19 - 2025-04-26T21:00:19

Celebrate National Poetry Month at "Exploring the Poetics" with readings from:

  • Porsha Olayiwola
  • Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah 
  • Joshua Nguyen
  • and more!

Refreshments will be provided.

April 26, 2025
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm
  • Civic Pavilion
    5 Congress Street
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-04-26T19:00:19 - 2025-04-26T21:00:19
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Hyde Park Avenue Multimodal Corridor Open House #3

Come listen and provide feedback on the latest design concepts for Hyde Park Ave.

May 21, 2025
2025-05-21T18:00:00 - 2025-05-21T20:00:00

Interpretation provided in Spanish and Haitian Creole. Other languages available upon request. 

May 21, 2025
2025-05-21T18:00:00 - 2025-05-21T20:00:00
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Arts Action Consortium Launch Party

The official launch party for the Arts Action Consortium, a transformative collaboration for Boston artists offering free consultations, workshops, cohort opportunities, performance space, and more for Boston artists.

April 29, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • CROMA @ ASC
    Public Alley 438
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Posted:
2025-04-29T18:00:54 - 2025-04-29T20:00:54

Join us at the official launch party for the Arts Action Consortium, a transformative collaboration for Boston artists supported by the City of Boston in partnership with six leading cultural organizations to offer free consultations, workshops, cohort opportunities, performance space, and more for Boston artists!

This event will include:
  • Live performances

  • Dinner and non-alcoholic drinks

  • Cash bar serving wine and beer

  • Speakers from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture and AAC

  • Networking with artists and arts leaders

  • Opportunities to learn more about the Artist Pathways Project

This event is your chance to connect, learn, and celebrate the vibrant artistic community that makes Boston thrive. Whether you're an emerging artist, and established artist, or a passionate supporter of the arts, this is a night you won't want to miss.

April 29, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • CROMA @ ASC
    Public Alley 438
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Posted:
2025-04-29T18:00:54 - 2025-04-29T20:00:54
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Danielle Legros Georges Memorial Reading

A memorial poetry reading honoring the life and work of Danielle Legros Georges. This event will feature readings of her poetry by over twenty writers, poets, and publishers.

May 4, 2025
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
    25 Harbor Shore Drive
    Boston, MA 02210
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    South Boston
  • Posted:
2025-05-04T13:00:44 - 2025-05-04T17:00:44

A memorial poetry reading honoring the life and work of Danielle Legros Georges will be held at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston on Sunday, May 4, from 1-5 p.m. in the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater. The event will feature readings of her poetry by over twenty writers, poets, and publishers.

Legros Georges was an award-winning poet, author, translator, editor, scholar, and educator who served as the second Boston Poet Laureate (2015-2019). In that role, she was a strong advocate for poetry and the arts, collaborating with Boston schools, libraries, museums, artists, and students on a wide variety of public projects, readings, and civic events. A member of the influential Dark Room Collective of Black poets and artists, Legros Georges helped found the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts, served on the ICA / Boston’s Artists Advisory Council, and was a board member of the New England Poetry Club, where she helped establish grant opportunities for BIPOC poets.  Professor emerita of creative writing in the MFA program at Lesley University, she also taught for the William Joiner Institute at UMass Boston. The memorial reading is sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of the City of Boston, in partnership with the ICA and the New England Poetry Club.

To attend this special reading and reception, please RSVP at daniellememorial.splashthat.com (registration is required for free ICA admission). To watch the program virtually, visit the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture's YouTube channel when the event begins to tune into the livestream: youtube.com/@artsinbos.

May 4, 2025
  • 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
    25 Harbor Shore Drive
    Boston, MA 02210
  • Contact:
    Tom Johnston
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    South Boston
  • Posted:
2025-05-04T13:00:44 - 2025-05-04T17:00:44
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Mapping Environmental Sensor Locations

Join the Common SENSES Project, in person or virtual, to help select new locations for environmental sensors along Blue Hill Avenue.

May 1, 2025
2025-05-01T17:00:00 - 2025-05-01T19:30:00

The community sensor network is growing, and your input is key. Bring your neighborhood knowledge, explore what the current data shows, and help make sure the next sensors are placed where they matter most — based on what you and your neighbors care about.

What We'll Do:

  • Map What Matters: Help identify where new sensors should be placed within the focus area shown on the map below.
  • See the Data: Learn how to access the sensor data and see what it’s already telling us about air quality.
  • Community Goals: Share your ideas for how you want the data to be used.

RSVP NOW

Common SENSES Community Meeting 2

This event is part of the Common SENSES project, a partnership between the City of Boston Dudley Street Neighborhood InitiativeProject R.I.G.H.T. Inc, and Northeastern University. For more information about the project, visit the Environmental Sensor Network on Blue Hill Avenue page.

May 1, 2025
2025-05-01T17:00:00 - 2025-05-01T19:30:00
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Special Collections Open House: The American Revolution in Boston

Happy Patriots’ Day and Marathon Weekend! Did you know that April 19, 2025 is the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord—and the start of the American Revolutionary War? In honor of this anniversary, Special Collections and the Leventhal Map and Education Center are collaborating on an open house to highlight items for their collections relating to this event, as well as other major events of the American Revolution in Boston.

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T11:00:13 - 2025-04-22T16:00:13

Stop by the Leventhal Map and Education Center to see their new exhibit, Terrains of Independence, which uses maps to highlight the geography of Boston and Massachusetts in the Revolutionary War. Then, head into their classroom to see related items from Special Collections across a variety of formats.

This open house will take place on both Saturday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 22, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. The same items will be on display at both open houses. No reservation is required to attend.

April 22, 2025
2025-04-22T11:00:13 - 2025-04-22T16:00:13
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