Boston Mayor Wu vows to make streets safer amid criticism from city transit planner’s death

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city will conduct an analysis of road design at the corridor where her transportation ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

The city of Boston discovered one of the oldest known gravestones of a free Black American, who shared a name with the Massachusetts capital

For hundreds of years in Boston’s Granary Burying Ground cemetery, a simple headstone marked with the name “Boston” stood ...
The Bay State Banner

City of Boston opens the latest budgeting cycle for resident ideas

Boston City Hall, shown in December 2024. The city announced the launch of its third participatory budgeting cycle, which ...

Boston City Hall loss in commercial overtaxation lawsuit would have ‘significant financial impact,’ Councilor Flynn says

Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn said a lawsuit that alleges the city is inflating the assessed value, and taxes, of commercial ...
Forbes

Arts And Culture At The Forefront Of Boston’s Vision For The Future

Boston became only the sixth U.S. city—alongside New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Austin, TX—to join the World Cities Culture Forum when it was invited earlier in 2025. ByChadd Scott ...
The Boston Globe

The problem with calling Boston the safest city

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is quick to tout the city’s public safety record. As she prepares for reelection, she has leaned on a compelling statistic: Boston is the safest major city in the nation.
Forbes

Going To Boston For The World Cup? Here’s A City Guide

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Boston is among the 16 host cities across North America for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and ...
The Boston Globe

Boston City Hall is considering selling official city merch. Could hats and mugs help pad Boston’s budget?

Imagine T-shirts emblazoned with Boston’s city seal. Parks and Recreation Department coffee mugs. Boston police-branded sweat shirts, or Boston Public Library tote bags. Ever wanted to don apparel ...
CBS News

DOJ sues Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu over sanctuary city policies

The Department of Justice is suing the City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox over the city's immigration policies. In the lawsuit filed Thursday, the Trump ...
WBUR

'Celtics City' shows Boston at its best and its worst. Its most loving and hateful

If you thought HBO's new series “Celtics City” would be little more than a vainglorious, self-congratulatory parade for the defending NBA champions and the city of Boston, sit yourself down on the ...
WBUR

Here's what Boston's at-large councilor candidates think about top city issues

Eight candidates for the Boston City Council’s four at-large seats explained their positions on a range of policies in responses to a questionnaire prepared by The Dorchester Reporter in partnership ...
The Business Journals

Boston to limit GLP-1 coverage for city employees as healthcare costs rise

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min In the latest move to control ...