Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu announced the restructuring of the Environment, Energy and Open Space (EEOS) Cabinet to create a dedicated focus on climate resilience leadership through the Office of Climate Resilience (OCR). The staff of the new…
Month: August 2024
MassDOT Announces $6.5 Million Shared Streets & Spaces Program Awards
Special to the Times The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is announcing the award of $6.5 million in funding to 28 municipalities and two Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) as part of the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Shared Streets and Spaces Program. The…
Youth Development Fund now Open for Applications
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the City of Boston’s Human Services Cabinet have announced applications are now open for the 2024 Youth Development Fund (YDF), a $1.5 million grant program to support non-profit organizations that provide high…
Wu Launches the Boston e-bikes Incentive Program
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu announced the launch of the Boston E-Bikes Incentive Program. This pilot initiative will provide discount vouchers to eligible residents who wish to purchase an e-bike for personal use. The goals of Boston’s E-Bikes…
Tate Named First Chief Curator and Director of Collections
Special to the Times The Curator of Women’s History at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture has been named Chief Curator and Director of Collections at the Museum of African American History Boston/Nantucket (MAAH). Historian Angela…
Boston Public Market Awards Local Women-Owned Biz. Opportunity to Join The Market Rent-Free
Special to the Times The Boston Public Market has announced the winners of their second annual Entrepreneurship Forum Incubator Competition, powered by Citizens. Upon completion of the six-seminar series, and small business pitch contest, three local women-owned businesses, were awarded…
The HYM Investment Group unveils Mural at Amaya by Prominent International Artist
Special to the Times The HYM Investment Group (HYM) and National Real Estate Advisors, LLC (“National”), have unveiled an 2,700 square foot mural by internationally acclaimed French artist Julien Colombier at Amaya, the first residential building to deliver at Suffolk…
Mayor’s Cup Tennis Tournament set to kick off on Aug. 12
Special to the Times Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Parks and Recreation Department are excited to announce the 2024 Mayor’s Cup Tennis Tournament. Athletes ages 8-18 will have the opportunity to compete for the title of “Boston’s Best” in…
Noah Lyles’ — and our — Olympic moment
The quadrennial Summer Olympics turns even the least of sports fans among us into active, if not rabid, rooters of the athletes who captivate our hearts and imaginations, both in sports with which we are familiar (basketball, soccer, gymnastics) and…
Guest Op-Ed: What could have been: Amendment #105 as changed to Bill H4876
By Chris Marchi with AIR, Inc. The basic idea is that all Americans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, right? So it follows that if families living in areas near power plants, chemical factories, or…