Mayor Marty Walsh

City Life

Latest Parking Space Rental App Hits the ‘SPOT’

As the city and a group of self-proclaimed innovators squabble over a new smartphone app that lets users sell off public parking spaces to people […]

City Life

Mayor Walsh Turns to the Tech Community to Simplify the Permitting Process

Mayor Marty Walsh and his administration envision a City Hall with less paperwork, fewer lines, and a lot more Internet activity. With so many people trying […]

Wellness

Mayor Walsh Reflects on Overcoming Childhood Cancer

Everyone knows that Mayor Walsh grew up and still lives in Dorchester, but he also spent four years of his childhood living elsewhere: Boston Children’s […]

Arts & Entertainment

‘Porchfest’ Is Spreading to Jamaica Plain

Boston’s rules have been the bane of many bands’ existence, with city officials going door-to-door and shutting down small-time shows held in basements and apartment […]

City Life

City Councilor Proposes ‘Boston Trust Act’

Boston could soon join the growing list of communities across the country that have welcomed legislation preventing local police from detaining people for prolonged periods […]

City Life

There’s Still a Chance for Boston to Become a Late-Night City

When news dropped earlier this week that a plan to keep Boston’s bars and restaurants open beyond last call had been brushed aside by the […]

City Life

Gaming Commission Blocks Boston’s Request to Stall Casino License Process

The board responsible for awarding gambling licenses in Massachusetts denied Mayor Marty Walsh’s request to stall the process in the Greater Boston area until November, […]

City Life

Senate OKs Proposal to Get Rid of Liquor License Caps

The Senate passed their version of an Economic Development Bill on Tuesday night that included language to relinquish the state’s control of the number of […]

City Life

Mayor Walsh’s Late-Night Task Force Will Continue to Meet

Mayor Marty Walsh’s proposal to keep bars open later was all but stomped to oblivion by elected officials on Beacon Hill, but that doesn’t mean his […]

City Life

Solar-Powered Benches to Be Installed at City Parks

Simply sitting down at a park bench is boring, so Mayor Marty Walsh and a company spun out of the MIT Media Lab decided to […]

Arts & Entertainment

One Day In Boston: Video Series Highlights Life in the City

For an entire day in late April, filmmakers from around Massachusetts descended on Boston and the surrounding suburbs to tell stories about the organizations, residents, […]

Arts & Entertainment

City Hall Walls Get a Splash of Color With Food Truck Collage

Mayor Marty Walsh will soon have some new artwork to cover up the bland, grey, concrete walls in his office at City Hall. Ed Sokoloff, […]

City Life

Democratic Governor Candidates Hate Evil, Tainted Super PAC Money

First, let me say for the benefit of Charlie Baker’s minions that I got all three Democratic candidates for governor to commit to raising taxes, […]

City Life

On Marty Walsh’s Cold Non-Sendoff of His Now-Former Communications Director

Ice cold, Marty. Ice, ice cold. We just got the first look at how the new boss of city government gets rid of people—and make […]

City Life

Mayor Marty Walsh Is Cleaning House

New Mayor Marty Walsh has launched a quiet war to fumigate Boston’s most powerful agency—and, in essence, the entire culture of City Hall. As he digs up dirt on city departments, he’s doing more than just taking on a couple of rogue agencies—he’s also taking a blowtorch to the legacy of Tom Menino.