At last week’s City Council meeting, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed an order for a hearing to discuss requiring all micro-mobility devices and road users to be licensed, registered, and insured.

The city intends to remove a dedicated bus lane on Boylston Street only months after its installation while also pledging to undertake a study to evaluate existing bike lanes. The Boylston Street ...

At last week’s City Council meeting, Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn filed an order for a hearing to review the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Program in the City of Boston. Boston is a city with a ...

Last week in this space we expressed our view that legislation to allow communities to install speed-detecting cameras is ill-advised and not a great use of resources, although we suggested that red ...

Make a resolution to get more involved in your neighborhood in 2025! The Beacon Hill Civic Association is looking for neighbors who would like to get involved as committee members and volunteers. We ...

The Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture based at 18 Phillips St., has officially welcomed the Jewish Arts Collaborative (JArts) “to elevate and expand access to Jewish culture and community ...

This new law posed the greatest obstacle yet to Boston’s abolition movement, pitting it against emboldened slave owners and the federal government. The West End Museum’s new special exhibit, “An ...

The Lenny Zakim Fund (LZF) hosted its 29th annual Awards Ceremony last week celebrating the work of its 2025 grant recipients. A total of $678,000 in unrestricted grants will be awarded to 53 ...

The city’s Planning Department convened a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12, to discuss plans for the redevelopment of the West End Branch Library, including its affordable housing component.