Mayor Marty Walsh
Boston Gets Its First Dedicated Arts Chief in 20 Years
Chicago is known for its thriving arts scene. And now, an integral part of that artistic ambition is coming to Boston. Following through on promises he […]
Mayor’s Office Teams Up With Citation-Paying Startup ‘TicketZen’
Mayor Marty Walsh’s office has been accused of stifling parking innovation apps in the city, but a new partnership with a company that lets users […]
Mayor Walsh Wants ‘Truck Side Guards’ on All Vehicles Contracted by the City
In late July, a Hubway cyclist traveling down Massachusetts Avenue in the South End was hit by a city-contracted trash truck as it went to […]
The City’s Combing the Streets, Block by Block, to Make Improvements
There are more than 850 miles worth of streets, sidewalks, and squares that make up Boston’s neighborhoods, from Hyde Park to the Back Bay, and […]
The Tall Ships Are Coming Back to Boston Harbor in 2017
The Tall Ships are setting sail and coming back to Boston for the first time in nearly a decade. On Wednesday, September 3, Mayor Marty […]
Marty Walsh Learns How Being Mayor Is Like Having an Overprotective Parent
It was said often during Tom Menino’s reign that the power of the mayor’s office far outstripped that of the City Council, so Marty Walsh […]
A Partial Breakdown of Which Signs Now Bear Mayor Marty Walsh’s Name
On Monday we revealed that Mayor Marty Walsh’s administration has slowly been replacing some of those oval neighborhood signs that sit on the outskirts of […]
Haystack Parking App Could Be Stalled By Proposed City Ordinance
Founders of a controversial parking app launched in Boston last month that lets users sell off public spaces to people circling the streets, searching for a […]
Some Neighborhood Signs Now Feature Mayor Marty Walsh’s Name
Former Mayor Tom Menino made his mark on Boston in more ways than one. And when it came to signage, he made his mark 1,182 […]
Mayor Walsh Just Dumped a Bucket of Ice Water Over David Bernstein’s Head
When Mayor Marty Walsh endured the chill of cold water trickling down his back for the now-viral “Ice Bucket Challenge,” he was quick to call […]
Mayor Marty Walsh Took on the ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’
City Councilor Michael Flaherty did it with a hydraulic excavator. Dan Koh, Mayor Marty Walsh’s chief of staff, did it on the steps of City Hall […]
Marty Walsh Supporters Have to Pay to Settle Claims
Two entities have agreed to pay $30,000 to the state to settle claims that they broke the law when spending a half-million dollars in support […]
Two Councilors Criticize Mayor Walsh Over Probation Verdict Comments
Mayor Marty Walsh’s recent comments about the John O’Brien probation patronage verdict have now drawn criticism from two City Councilors, while a third defended Walsh. […]
Mayor Marty Walsh Declares John O’Brien Not Guilty
This is pretty stunning: on his monthly radio appearance with Jim Braude and Margery Eagan on WGBH’s Boston Public Radio show, Mayor Marty Walsh said […]
City Will Use Goats to Landscape Park Full of Poison Ivy
For the first time in Boston’s history, neighborhood volunteers and employees from the Parks Department are officially putting down their landscaping tools and letting goats take […]