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Mayor Walsh files ordinance to protect worker safety in Boston

Strengthens City's discretion in issuing permits

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Creating innovative software for Boston’s Way Home

Boston needed a better, more efficient way to match homeless individuals with the housing and support they need. Our partner, Green River, helped us find the answer.

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Mayor Walsh celebrates Veterans Day at grand opening

A $12 million public-private partnership will create 24 units of affordable rental housing for veterans in South Boston.

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Open Studios events taking place all around Boston

This fall, we’ve seen an abundance of Open Studio events happening across the city.

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Boston Public Library Receives Library Services and Technology Act Grant from Massachusetts Board…

Youth will work with Raspberry Pi, Scratch, Little Bits, Minecraft, and Python programming language. The grant runs from October 2016 through September 2017.

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Traffic Advisory, November 10 - November 14, 2016

Veteran's Day Parade and other scheduled events will impact traffic and parking

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City Hall art galleries to showcase local artists

November, December exhibits will feature visual art, performing arts and student works

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Discount tickets for the 13th Annual Mayor’s Holiday Special available

More than 500 holiday season performances now on sale

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Mayor Walsh issues statements on ballot questions 2 and 5

BOSTON - Wednesday, November 9, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today issued the following statements based on election results for ballot question 2 to lift the charter school cap and ballot question 5...

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Imagine Boston 2030: Can smaller housing support a growing City?

Imagine Boston 2030 has heard loud and clear that housing affordability is a top issue for Bostonians.

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Lineup announced for enchanted trolley tour, tree lightings

The Mayor's Enchanted Trolley Tour continues the festive tradition of lighting holiday trees throughout Boston.

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Boston Public Library collaborates with the Brattle Threatre for Shakespeare out of the Box

Academy-award nominated director Julie Taymor Q&A will follow the December 5 Titus Showing

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Travel safely as Daylight Saving Time ends

The Transportation Department is reminding drivers to slow down and be aware of others using local streets.

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City announces preparations for general election, early voting stats

During early voting, there were 47,909 ballots cast, representing 11.5% of the registered voters in Boston.

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Housing Innovation Lab office hours every Thursday from 1 - 4 p.m.

The iLab has three hours set aside each week to meet with local entrepreneurs, nonprofits, agencies, and community members.

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Seeds of Freedom: A Vision for America

There will be a film screening and launch of James Phinney Baxter lecture series.

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SPARK Boston 2016 Impact Award finalists

The award shines a spotlight on young adults aged 20-34 doing outstanding work to improve the City.

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Boston Public Library Announces Composer-in-Residence Program

The first concert takes place Saturday, November 12, at 2:30 p.m. in Rabb Hall at the Central Library in Copley Square.

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City launches housing innovation competition for compact living units

The competition seeks to identify new designs to produce more middle-income and senior housing in Boston.

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Open Data to Open Knowledge project moving to new data platform

The new platform will be available to users by spring 2017.

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New Cambridge Street Loading Zone Program made permanent

The changes to the hours of operation at loading zones has resulted in decreased incidences of double parking, and safer and smoother traffic flow.

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Boston Public Library's Homework Help Begins at Locations Across the City

The program, offered Monday through Thursday from 3:30 -5:30 p.m. is open to students in grades K-8; no registration required.

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Mayor Walsh, community leaders, unveil new national summer learning research

Mayor Walsh is renewing calls for greater public and private investment in critical summer programs.

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Imagine Boston 2030: Emerald Necklace — a connected green space 140 years in the making

Since Fall 2015, Imagine Boston has heard a lot of ideas from residents about how to make the city more green.

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Traffic Advisory, October 31, 2016

Drivers should avoid Court Street due to Tremont Street closure

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Creating opportunities: giving local artists a chance to shine

This past summer, we launched the Opportunity Fund, a pilot grant program designed to support individual artists in activities that help them share their work with the public or teach others, continue...

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Boston.gov is now an open source project

We've made it so that anyone can see the code that makes Boston.gov work.

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Boston Fire Department invests in new safety equipment

Boston firefighters are converting to state-of-the-art respiratory protective equipment and SCBA technology.

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Mayor Walsh announces open sourcing of Boston.gov

The City of Boston has open sourced the code of its official website.

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Boston Public Library's November Author Talks and Shakespeare Programs

Boston Public Library’s November author talks and literary events feature a variety of topics, including the history of dining in Boston, Shakespeare & cocktails, and improving reading in children...
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