Mayor Michelle Wu joined City departments and external partners on Monday, April 22, for an Earth Day celebration at City Hall Plaza. The event highlighted strategies for making Boston the greenest city in the country, with resources available to help residents engage in climate action. The event ran from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., with the Mayor participating at 1:45 p.m. Other key speakers included Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, Chief of Environment, Energy, and Open Space, and Oliver Sellers-Garcia, Green New Deal Director. Mayor Michelle Wu and Mariama White-Hammond, Chief of Environment, celebrate ..read more

The Friends of the MaryEllen Greenway hosted a Clean Up Day to celebrate Earth Day over the weekend. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Mary Ellen Greenway and the Eastie Gals ..read more

Special to the Times-Free Press Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta (District 1) chaired a Government Operations committee hearing last week to discuss a petition for a special law regarding property tax classification in the City of Boston. This Home Rule Petition was sponsored by Mayor Michelle Wu and is a temporary tool seeking to protect residents from property tax increases to mitigate potential revenue shortfalls from declining commercial valuations.  Boston’s proposed FY 2025 operating budget totaling $4.46 billion dollar budget is largely funded by increased property tax growt ..read more

By Michael Coughlin Jr. On Monday, a sizeable audience of residents gathered at the Embassy Suites Boston to discuss preliminary plans for development at 120-128 Gove Street, which includes the site of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. In September 2015, it was announced that Mount Carmel Church and its property had been sold to Frankfort Gove LLC. Fast-forward to March 2019, the abovementioned entity had a project encompassing four parcels at 115, 120, 128-134 Gove Street, and 21-43 Frankfort Street approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board. According to documents ..read more

Special to the Times-Free Press The third annual Marathon Daffodil Dash has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 28, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Meet us at the historic finish line for a fun run based on your age group. Registration is open but spots are limited. All runners registered for the original event date do not need to register again. All race participants will receive a bib number and race t-shirt.  After the race, hang out in the Paddock with snacks, face painting, flower crowns, and a DJ! Check out our local vendors Crepe Shop Boston and Eloti Boston.  This event is hosted in pa ..read more

Special to the Times-Free Press Mayor Michelle Wu announced the appointment of Brian Swett as the City of Boston’s Chief Climate Officer, leading the Environment, Energy and Open Space (EEOS) Cabinet. This Cabinet is currently overseen by Reverend Mariama White-Hammond who will be transitioning out of her role on April 26. In this role, Swett is charged with spearheading the Mayor’s bold agenda on climate action while advancing Boston’s commitment to sustainability, resilience, and environmental justice. The EEOS Cabinet includes the Environment Department, the Parks and Recreation Depar ..read more

Boston East Gallery, located at 126 Border Street in Boston East Apartments, has taken down its permanent collection of art to host Beyond Border, an exhibit of painting and mixed media art by members of the East Boston Artists Group (EBAG). Beyond Border opens Saturday, April 27 and closes Friday, June 14.  The gallery is open to the public from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. There will be an opening reception to which the public is invited, in conjunction with EBAG’s participation Boston Design Week, on Saturday, April 27 from 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. at the gallery at 126 ..read more

The annual Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk presented by Hyundai will culminate at a new finish line this year – inside the heart of the city, at the Boston Common due to ongoing construction in Copley Square. Just a short walk further down Boylston Street, thousands of walkers will join together as they have for more than 35 years to celebrate their beloved Walk in America’s oldest public park. Scheduled for Sunday, October 6, funds raised from the Jimmy Fund Walk support all forms of adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at the nation’s premier cancer center, Dana-Farber ..read more

Gove Street Citizens Association (GSCA) agenda for Monday, April 29, meeting,at 6:30 p.m. Please register for this virtual meeting on our website: https://www.govestreet.org/meetings Agenda (60 min) Community Updates (30 min) Updates from BPD (Sgt. Cintolo) Updates from City Hall (Mela Villa Gomez) [TENTATIVE] Eastie Farm –  upcoming seedling sale and produce program [TENTATIVE] MBTA presenting on Blue Line impacts Community discussion (30 min) How do we build a sense of community? We want to hear the community’s ideas! We plan to discuss events we can host and other suggestions. Potenti ..read more

Karevicius Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Jessica Karevicius of East Boston, was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Karevicius was initiated at University of Massachusetts. Karevicius is among approximately 25,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for memb ..read more