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Ruggles Street project community meeting

Please join your neighbors as the City provides an update on the proposed roadway design improvements.

December 9, 2019
Event Date2019-12-09T18:00:00

We'll also continue the discussion on streetscape art elements for Ruggles Street, between Tremont Street and Washington Street.

PUBLIC MEETING FLIER (ENGLISH)

PUBLIC MEETING FLIER (SPANISH)

December 9, 2019
Event Date2019-12-09T18:00:00

Food trucks public lottery process workshop

This one-day workshop is intended to provide the preparation required for you to participate in the City of Boston's yearly Food Truck Lottery for public sites.

December 2, 2019
  • 5:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 1010 Massachusetts Avenue
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Natalia Urtubey
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-12-02T17:00:00 - 2019-12-02T19:30:00

We will cover the permitting and licensing requirements needed to participate in the food truck lottery.

Register Now

This informational session will cover the following:

  • understanding public vs. private food truck locations
  • the lottery and selection process for assignment of public food truck sites
  • public food truck schedules for all sites, and
  • permitting and licensing renewal requirements.
Economic Development Center

We designed the Economic Development Center to directly engage with residents and businesses. We want to build pathways to wealth building, and connect you with opportunities to grow and thrive. All workshops are free and open to the public, but require registration.

All workshops include:

  • food
  • networking opportunities
  • interpretive services (upon request), and
  • a child-friendly environment.
December 2, 2019
  • 5:00pm - 7:30pm
  • 1010 Massachusetts Avenue
    Boston, MA 02118
  • Contact:
    Natalia Urtubey
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-12-02T17:00:00 - 2019-12-02T19:30:00

Grimke Sisters Bridge dedication

Thanks to everyone who attended the Grimke Sisters Bridge naming in Hyde Park.

November 16, 2019
  • 10:30am
  • 58 Dana Avenue
    Hyde Park, MA 02136
  • Contact:
    Ami Bennitt
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Hyde Park
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-16T10:30:00

Image for angelina and sarah grimke
It was a crisp, sunny morning, and filled with Hyde Park neighbors, folks from Boston Women's Heritage Trail, Suffrage 100 MA, Hyde Park Main Streets, and Hyde Park Historic Society. Thanks to our speakers:

  • Mayor Walsh
  • City Councillor Tim McCarthy
  • Barbra Lee (Founder and President, Barbara Lee Family Foundation)
  • Catherine Allgor (President, Massachusetts Historical Society), and
  • Elisa Birdseye (Curator, Hyde Park Historical Society).

We enjoyed special guest Coline Jenkins, great-great-granddaughter of suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Special thanks to the Public Works Department for making this bridge a reality.

November 16, 2019
  • 10:30am
  • 58 Dana Avenue
    Hyde Park, MA 02136
  • Contact:
    Ami Bennitt
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Hyde Park
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-16T10:30:00

Landlord Resource Fair

Join us for our Landlord Resource Fair on Tuesday, November 19, from 6 - 8 p.m.

November 19, 2019
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 2300 Washington Street
    Roxbury, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Office of Housing Stability
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-19T18:00:00 - 2019-11-19T20:00:00

Our landlord resource fair is an opportunity for small property owners to large-scale property managers to come together for networking and resources from various city agencies that will make your tenancies sustainable and profitable.

Come for 30 minutes or for the whole time. Registration is not necessary. Call 617-635-4200 for questions.

November 19, 2019
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 2300 Washington Street
    Roxbury, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Office of Housing Stability
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Roxbury
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-19T18:00:00 - 2019-11-19T20:00:00

Sullivan Square / Rutherford Avenue Design project update

The Transportation Department would like to invite the community to a public meeting to discuss the Sullivan Square/Rutherford Avenue Design Project.

October 29, 2019
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • 545 Medford Street
    Charlestown, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Transportation Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-10-29T18:30:00 - 2019-10-29T20:30:00

The design for the overall corridor will be the same as presented back in March of 2018. But, there is a design change in Sullivan Square to make provisions for a Bus Rapid Transit Lane, and to enhance Ryan playground. Our design team will present proposed plans to the community. We'll also give an update on where the project currently stands, and future timelines.

There will be time at the end of this presentation for questions and comments from the community.

More project information

October 29, 2019
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • 545 Medford Street
    Charlestown, MA 02129
  • Contact:
    Transportation Department
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Charlestown
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-10-29T18:30:00 - 2019-10-29T20:30:00

Business Outreach Meeting

Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston is committed to the full and equitable participation of minority-owned businesses (MBEs) woman-owned businesses (WBEs) in our contracting opportunities.

November 8, 2019
  • 8:00am - 10:00am
  • 2136 Washington Street
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Sheryce Hearns
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-08T08:00:00 - 2019-11-08T10:00:00

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting, Nunnally & Associates, Kelley Chunn & Associates, and Bevco & Associates, to conduct a Disparity Study to assess whether any barriers exist for M/WBEs to compete for City contracts.

At this Business Outreach Meeting, hosted in partnership with Black Market Dudley, we encourage businesses to share their testimony about about:

  • successes or barriers encountered when doing business or trying to do business with the City or its primes
  • recommendations for improvements to the bid/proposal procurement policies and procedures, and
  • the ease or difficulty of identifying City contract or subcontracting opportunities.

All meetings are family friendly. Interpretation is available upon request.

November 8, 2019
  • 8:00am - 10:00am
  • 2136 Washington Street
    Boston, MA 02119
  • Contact:
    Sheryce Hearns
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-08T08:00:00 - 2019-11-08T10:00:00

Business Outreach Meeting

Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston is committed to the full and equitable participation of minority-owned businesses (MBEs) woman-owned businesses (WBEs) in our contracting opportunities.

November 7, 2019
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 31 Germania Street
    Boston, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Sheryce Hearns
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-07T18:00:00 - 2019-11-07T20:00:00

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting, Nunnally & Associates, Kelley Chunn & Associates, and Bevco & Associates, to conduct a Disparity Study to assess whether any barriers exist for small business, minority-owned businesses, and woman-owned businesses to compete for City contracts.

At this Business Outreach Meeting, hosted in partnership with Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation, we encourage small businesses to share their testimony about about:

  • successes or barriers encountered when doing business or trying to do business with the City or its primes
  • recommendations for improvements to the existing bid/proposal procurement policies and procedures, and
  • the ease or difficulty of identifying City contract or subcontracting opportunities.

All meetings are family friendly. Interpretation is available upon request.

November 7, 2019
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 31 Germania Street
    Boston, MA 02130
  • Contact:
    Sheryce Hearns
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-07T18:00:00 - 2019-11-07T20:00:00

Business Outreach Meeting

Mayor Walsh and the City of Boston is committed to the full and equitable participation of minority-owned businesses (MBEs) woman-owned businesses (WBEs) in our contracting opportunities.

November 7, 2019
  • 8:00am - 10:00am
  • 42 Charles Street
    Boston, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    Sheryce Hearns
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-07T08:00:00 - 2019-11-07T10:00:00

The City of Boston has commissioned BBC Research & Consulting, Nunnally & Associates, Kelley Chunn & Associates, and Bevco & Associates, to conduct a Disparity Study to assess whether any barriers exist for M/WBEs to compete for City contracts.

At this Business Outreach Meeting, hosted in partnership with Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAid), we encourage businesses to share their testimony about about:

  • successes or barriers encountered when doing business or trying to do business with the City or its primes
  • recommendations for improvements to the bid/proposal procurement policies and procedures, and
  • the ease or difficulty of identifying City contract or subcontracting opportunities.

All meetings are family friendly. Interpretation is available upon request.

November 7, 2019
  • 8:00am - 10:00am
  • 42 Charles Street
    Boston, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    Sheryce Hearns
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-11-07T08:00:00 - 2019-11-07T10:00:00

Cummins Highway Project community meeting

Please join your neighbors as the City continues the discussion for potential roadway and urban design improvements on Cummins Highway between River Street and Harvard Street.

October 29, 2019
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 100 Hebron Street
    Mattapan, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Public Works
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-10-29T18:00:00 - 2019-10-29T20:00:00

Public Works is planning to reconstruct Cummins Highway. The work will take place from River Street to Harvard Street. With the help of the community, we will explore ways to improve the streetscape. We want to create a design that is safe, convenient, and comfortable for everyone.

We created a form that allows you to add your questions or comments about the project for this meeting. The deadline to submit your comments is 12 p.m. (noon) on Wednesday, October 23:

Send your questions

October 29, 2019
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • 100 Hebron Street
    Mattapan, MA 02126
  • Contact:
    Public Works
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Mattapan
  • Event Type:
  • Published Date
Event Date2019-10-29T18:00:00 - 2019-10-29T20:00:00

STEAM Saturday at BCYF Leahy-Holloran

The New England Aquarium visits BCYF Leahy-Holloran for this special event.

February 29, 2020
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1 Worrell Street
    Boston, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    BCYF Leahy-Holloran
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-02-29T10:00:00 - 2020-02-29T12:00:00

Come explore family-friendly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities! Find out if you are taller than a whale rib! Learn about the ocean, the animals that live there, and join us in protecting the blue planet!

February 29, 2020
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 1 Worrell Street
    Boston, MA 02122
  • Contact:
    BCYF Leahy-Holloran
  • Price:
    Price
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Neighborhood
    Citywide
    Allston
    Back Bay
    Bay Village
    Beacon Hill
    Brighton
    Charlestown
    Chinatown/Leather District
    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
  • Published Date
Event Date2020-02-29T10:00:00 - 2020-02-29T12:00:00
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