Office of Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭
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Pawstonians, love is in the air! 🐾💘 Now, any couple who gets married in City Hall can request a pet certificate upon uniting their household!
Our Haitian neighbors need us—and we need them. Call on your U.S. Senators to pass Senate Bill 4814. Visit boston.gov/tps to read our letter in full and find your Senator.
Now, any couple who gets married in City Hall can request a pet certificate upon uniting their household! 🐾 This certificate is dedicated to the shared commitment, love, nurture and proper cuddles our pets bring to our lives. Be sure to bring your pets to make the ceremony paw-fect.
Apply for the Boston Youth Climate Action Fund at boston.gov/youth-climate (link in bio). Applications open today and will stay available through September 4th!
Dani’s Queer Bar began with a SPACE Grant—a funding program dedicated to revitalizing the local small business economy post-COVID. Today, its doors are open 7 days a week, ready to welcome everyone under the rainbow. 🌈
Open Streets is back! Enjoy car-free, family-friendly fun in neighborhoods all across Boston, starting with Jamaica Plain on August 2. Get the details about all upcoming Open Streets events at boston.gov/openstreets. 🎉
Boston After Dark is back! Boston teens, visit boston.gov/afterdark to find free food, games, and live music at community centers across the City and in your neighborhood, every Friday evening from 5 to 9 p.m., now through August 28.
This summer, in addition to our Winter Street activation, Color Flows has also come to Liberty Tree Plaza in Chinatown. 🌳🎨 Meet Ivy Wong, a local artist whose work has been on display. Visit boston.gov/color-flows-liberty-tree to see a full list of upcoming Color Flows programming.
Jackson Square is home to the first tenant-run public housing management organization in the country. The redevelopment of the Mildred Hailey Apartments wouldn’t be possible without Anna Mae Cole and Mildred Hailey, who transformed public housing and set the bar for communities across the country.
Beat the heat this week and all summer long at one of our 16 community pools open across Boston—now including the Hennigan in Jamaica Plain! Visit boston.gov/pools to find your nearest pool or splash pad.
Thank you for shifting the energy, Jaylen 🙏 Even as you’ve become an NBA Champion, Finals MVP, and Celtics great, you never stopped showing up for Boston.
Here in Boston, we honor the greats that come through—especially those that are homegrown. That’s why I was thrilled to declare Monday as AJ Dybantsa Day in the City of Boston. 🏀
As we mark the end of Pride Month, we’re highlighting one of Boston’s most iconic queer spaces, Club Café—a go-to destination and space for queer joy, activism, and community in our city. 🏳️🌈
This summer and fall, Color Flows are returning! 🎨 We’re bringing public art, live performances, small businesses, and more to Downtown, with new programming in Chinatown’s historic Liberty Tree Plaza and art by Ashley Jin.
Did you know Boston has an (unofficial) Pride mascot? 🦏💜 Thank you Queer History Boston for chronicling the history of LGBTQ+ advocacy in our city during Pride Month and all year long!
To our Haitian residents and immigrant communities: You belong here. @boston.gov will do everything we can to ensure you have accurate information, access to trusted legal support, and resources to understand your rights. We will never back down from protecting all of our neighbors.
Are you a Boston resident between the ages of 20 and 35 who's interested in shaping Boston's future? Apply to become a @spark.boston.gov Councilor! Apply now at boston.gov/spark or at the link in bio.✨ Applications close at midnight on Tuesday, June 30.
Wicked Math has helped establish eleven new Math Clubs across @bostonschools.boston.gov! It was great to visit the O’Donnell Elementary School math club and meet the students who show up every day to work together, cheer each other on, and solve problems together. 📚
We’ve fallen in love with the energy the Tartan Army has brought to Boston. I was honored to sign this Letter of Intent with Glasgow—a commitment to strengthening the friendship between our two cities. 🏴
Happy Pride, Boston! 🏳️🌈 Thank you to our queer, trans, and nonbinary communities for your love, courage, resistance, and your pivotal role in making Boston a home for everyone. We see you, we hear you, and we love you.
I’m thrilled to announce that Madison Park will be receiving a $12.8 million investment through Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Skilled Trades Initiative!
Boston’s FIFA World Cup™ community watch parties begin today! ⚽ See the full schedule and find your nearest watch party at boston.gov/summer.
This morning, we gathered in one of the most historic spaces in America to celebrate the life of one of the most consequential figures in American history—Congressman Barney Frank.
We’re combining forces to make sure every veteran in our community gets the help they need, when they need it. Thank you to Brighton Marine for committing one million dollars to a new public-private partnership with the City to support all of our communities–and especially our veterans.
As Boston Tech Week closed out last Sunday, we are also looking back to our Innovation Summit last month. Thanks again to Professor Edward Glaeser for co-hosting, and to all of the CEOs and senior industry leaders who came out to define the next chapter of Boston’s growth and innovation!
Join us on the Boston Pride Tour: a roadmap for exploring queer, trans, and nonbinary legacies across our city! Thank you so much to Club Cafe, Queer History Boston, and Dani’s Queer Bar for bringing us along for the ride.
No young person should have to choose between supporting their families and exploring their passions. In collaboration with partners across the City, Boston will support at least 2,000 learn-and-earn opportunities for high school students this school year.
Last Saturday night, Boston firefighter Bobby Kilduff, Jr. gave his life making sure his neighbors got another day. For nearly a quarter century, Bobby worked on Rescue 2, the company sent in to save firefighters in distress.