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Bike chat: Carrying things by bike

Come and chat with us about carrying plants, cats, pies, and more by bike!

While we will share our tips and best practices, we would love to highlight *your* stories too. You can share in words, photos, or both.

May 15, 2021
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-05-15T13:00:00 - 2021-05-15T14:00:00

Join us in May to talk about carrying all manner of things by bike! Bring your questions, your pro tips, and your stories to these facilitated conversations.



We will convene three times in May. While the format will be the same each time, the content will change based on who joins us that day.

May 15, 2021
  • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-05-15T13:00:00 - 2021-05-15T14:00:00
Last updated:

Bike chat: Carrying things by bike

Come and chat with us about carrying plants, cats, pies, and more by bike!

While we will share our tips and best practices, we would love to highlight *your* stories too. You can share in words, photos, or both.

May 5, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-05-05T18:00:00 - 2021-05-05T19:00:00

Join us in May to talk about carrying all manner of things by bike! Bring your questions, your pro tips, and your stories to these facilitated conversations.



We will convene three times in May. While the format will be the same each time, the content will change based on who joins us that day.

May 5, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • via Zoom
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-05-05T18:00:00 - 2021-05-05T19:00:00
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Zoning 101 workshop

Join us to understand how the Zoning Code dictates the use, density, and development in Boston.

March 10, 2021
2021-03-10T16:30:00

This workshop will provide a general overview of the Boston Zoning Code, permitting, and the community process. Space is limited, and registration is required:

Register for this event

For questions, contact Assistant Commissioner Jessica Thomas at jessica.thomas@boston.gov or 617-961-3744.

March 10, 2021
2021-03-10T16:30:00
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Winter cycling chat

Join us for a virtual chat about the joys of winter cycling!

February 25, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-02-25T18:00:00 - 2021-02-25T20:00:00

Chat with others about how to feel comfortable, confident, and motivated to get on your bike, even when the temperatures dip.

Register for the chat

MORE CYCLING CHAT DATES:
February 25, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-02-25T18:00:00 - 2021-02-25T20:00:00
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Winter cycling chat

Join us for a virtual chat about the joys of winter cycling!

February 20, 2021
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-02-20T14:00:00 - 2021-02-20T16:00:00

Chat with others about how to feel comfortable, confident, and motivated to get on your bike, even when the temperatures dip.

Register for the chat

MORE CYCLING CHAT DATES:
February 20, 2021
  • 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-02-20T14:00:00 - 2021-02-20T16:00:00
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Winter cycling chat

Join us for a virtual chat about the joys of winter cycling!

February 11, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-02-11T18:00:00 - 2021-02-11T20:00:00

Chat with others about how to feel comfortable, confident, and motivated to get on your bike, even when the temperatures dip.

Register for the chat

More Cycling chat dates:
February 11, 2021
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Via Zoom
    Boston, MA 02201
  • Contact:
    Daniela Sanchez
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    Citywide
    Dorchester
    Downtown
    East Boston
    Fenway/Kenmore
    Hyde Park
    Jamaica Plain
    Mattapan
    Mission Hill
    North End
    Roslindale
    Roxbury
    South Boston
    South End
    West End
    West Roxbury
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-02-11T18:00:00 - 2021-02-11T20:00:00
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2021

Join us in proudly honoring the lives and legacies of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights leader, author, and activist Coretta Scott King.

January 18, 2021
2021-01-18T12:00:00 - 2021-01-18T14:00:00

Join the City of Boston, the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground at Boston University, and New England Conservatory in proudly honoring the lives and legacies of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and civil rights leader, author, and activist Coretta Scott King.

This annual event has adapted this year to a virtual format with public health and safety guidelines in mind. We invite you to view the full program, featuring live and pre-recorded content, which will be aired live on the City of Boston TV channel (Xfinity: channel 24, RCN: channel 13, and Fios: channel 962) and via livestream on Boston.gov and Boston University's website.

January 18, 2021
2021-01-18T12:00:00 - 2021-01-18T14:00:00

About the event

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Eddie S. Glaude Jr. is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. In a year when many are reading James Baldwin’s essays, Dr. Glaude helps us to understand Baldwin’s excursion to understand racism in Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own. 

Ibram X. Kendi is a bestselling author, the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. Professor Kendi is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News correspondent. He is also the 2020-2021 Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for the Advanced Study at Harvard University.

READINGS:

Selections from Baldwin’s essays and introduction of speakers will be done by graduates of Boston Public Schools now attending Boston University and New England Conservatory, including NEC's David Norville.

ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS:

  • Karen Holmes Ward, Director of Public Affairs and Community Services at WCVB and host/executive producer of CityLine
  • Karilyn Crockett, Chief of Equity, City of Boston
  • Martin J. Walsh, Mayor, City of Boston
  • Andrea Kalyn, President, New England Conservatory
  • Katherine Kennedy, Director, Boston University Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground
  • Jean Morrison, Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Boston University
  • Dr. Robert A. Brown, President Boston University 

MUSIC:

  • "Come Sunday" – Duke Ellington | performed by NEC's Naledi Masilo '22 (voice), Eden MacAdam-Somer (violin), and Hankus Netsky (piano)
  • "Delights and Dances" – Michael Abels | performed by NEC Philharmonia; Hugh Wolff, conductor
  • "Striving for God" – Undine Smith | performed by NEC Chamber Singers; Erica Washburn, conductor
  • "Unity Medley" | performed by Boston University's Inner Strength Gospel Choir
  • "Summerland" – William Grant-Still | performed by Isabel Garita-Chin (violin) and Lorena Tecu (piano)
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Community Choice Electricity virtual 'office hours'

The City of Boston is offering virtual "office hours" for anyone with questions about the Community Choice Electricity program.

March 16, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday and Thursday, starting from March 16, 2021, until April 22, 2021
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Environment Department
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-03-16T12:00:00 - 2021-03-16T13:00:00

The Community Choice Electricity program provides Bostonians with greater local control over the electricity that powers their homes and businesses. City staff will be holding virtual "office hours" for anyone with questions about the program. We also encourage you to visit the City of Boston’s Community Choice Electricity website to learn more.

The virtual "office hours" will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 - 1 p.m. You can join by clicking the following link:

Join our virtual office hours

March 16, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday and Thursday, starting from March 16, 2021, until April 22, 2021
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Environment Department
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-03-16T12:00:00 - 2021-03-16T13:00:00
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Community Choice Electricity virtual 'office hours'

The City of Boston is offering virtual “office hours” for anyone with questions about the Community Choice Electricity Program.

January 5, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday and Thursday, starting from January 5, 2021, until February 2, 2021
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Environment Department
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-01-05T12:00:00 - 2021-01-05T13:00:00

The Community Choice Electricity program will provide Bostonians with greater local control over the electricity that powers their homes and businesses. The program launches in February 2021. City staff will be holding virtual "office hours" over the month of January for anyone who has questions about the Community Choice Electricity Program. 

We encourage you to visit the City of Boston’s Community Choice Electricity webpage to learn more about this exciting new opportunity coming to Boston. On the webpage, we have webinar recordings in English and 11 other languages. These recordings are a valuable resource for learning more about the Community Choice Electricity Program.

The virtual “office hours” will be offered each Tuesday and Thursday from 12 - 1 p.m., and will run from January 5, 2021, to February 2, 2021. You can join the virtual "office hours" by clicking the following link:

Join our virtual office hours

January 5, 2021
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Repeats weekly on Tuesday and Thursday, starting from January 5, 2021, until February 2, 2021
  • Online
    Boston,
  • Contact:
    Environment Department
  • send an email
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Event Type:
    Learning and lectures
  • Posted:
2021-01-05T12:00:00 - 2021-01-05T13:00:00
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Community Choice Electricity webinar

This webinar will introduce the City of Boston's Community Choice Electricity program to new eligible customers.

April 8, 2021
2021-04-08T18:00:00 - 2021-04-08T19:00:00

Registration page

The City of Boston is hosting a webinar on the Community Choice Electricity program. This program provides Bostonians with greater control over the electricity that powers their homes and businesses. During this webinar, we will discuss:

  • how the program works
  • how residents and businesses of Boston benefit
  • the electric rates and renewable electricity offered through the program
  • key features of the program, and
  • the choice provided to eligible customers.

A question-and-answer session will follow the presentation by City staff. Registration is required.

Please reach out to environment@boston.gov if additional accommodations are required. If you are unable to attend, the City has webinar recordings with similar content available in 11 languages.

April 8, 2021
2021-04-08T18:00:00 - 2021-04-08T19:00:00
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