Mayor Marty Walsh
Count Them Out: Here’s Who Isn’t Running for Mayor of Boston
In a profession that too often lends itself to canned statements and obfuscation, especially when it comes to elections, the candor and wry honesty of […]
Check Your Mail: The City Is Pulling a Switcheroo on Your Electricity Provider
Imagine if the City of Boston negotiated a deal with T-Mobile on behalf of all residents and businesses. And instead of offering it as an […]
Get to Know Kim Janey, the Next Mayor of Boston
Fellow Bostonians, meet your new mayor. Kim Janey, Boston’s City Council president, is set to assume the corner office at City Hall on an interim […]
Will Boston’s Next Mayor Be a Woman of Color?
A Black woman in a brightly colored floral-pattern dress stands on a front stoop and looks you right in the eyes through the camera. “Who’s […]
How to Disrupt the Whiteness of Boston Philanthropy, One Dollar at a Time
Quincy Miller is no stranger to community service. The president of Eastern Bank has given his time and expertise to organizations that help kids become […]
Pressure Is Rising to Cut Police Budgets, but the Mayor Isn’t Completely on Board
Never before has the rallying cry to reform policing as we know it been this loud—or this sweeping. Demands for increased use of body cameras, […]
Mayor Walsh on Sunday Night’s Protest Clash: “We Will Not Be Defeated by This”
As cleanup crews work to scrub away the graffiti and sweep up the shrapnel and broken glass left in the streets of downtown Boston, Mayor […]
To Get a Haircut, or Not to Get a Haircut?
Some days, it’s hard to keep track of just how long we’ve all been living in these unorthodox and uncomfortable ways. Has it really only […]
Boston Celebs Pop Up to Support the Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund
What do Amy Poehler, Julian Edelman, and Ken Casey have in common? They’ve all fired up their webcams to help with COVID-19 relief—and, mercifully, none […]
Sorry, Parents: Boston Schools Will Not Reopen on May 4
Apologies in advance to any parents who were clinging to the faintest hope that Boston schools might reopen by May 4, the date an order […]
The BPDA: Paved and Confused
Like a scene out of The Departed, a pinched old white man in a black jacket leans across the passenger seat of a car to […]
My Life in the Age of COVID: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh
As the COVID-19 pandemic upends every aspect of Boston life, we’re checking in with some local residents to learn how they’re processing our new normal. […]
Jury Finds City Hall Aides Guilty in Boston Calling Extortion Case
After a years-long ordeal centering on an alleged effort to illegally pressure Boston Calling to hire union stagehands, a jury has convicted two City Hall […]
Police Shooting in Dorchester Is “Tragic and Traumatizing,” Mayor Walsh Says
After police shot and killed a 19-year-old suspect who allegedly fired at officers in Dorchester, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is calling the incident “tragic and traumatizing.” […]
Marty Walsh Is Changing His Tune, Says No to MBTA Fare Increase
With another fare increase on the MBTA just two weeks away, Marty Walsh is finally sipping the AriZona Iced Tea. The mayor on Monday made a […]