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Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Workforce Development (OWD) announced the allocation of $650,000 in Youth College Readiness Grants to 7 nonprofit organizations to support college-readiness programming for 7th- and 8th-graders. This investment, […]

Mayor Michelle Wu yesterday recapped a historic year for the City of Boston’s basic city services across neighborhoods to improve quality of life for residents. She shared that the City has completed 50 miles of street resurfacing during the 2025 […]

(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA, GA — Independent film powerhouses Autumn Bailey Entertainment (ABE) and Ty Walker's Braveheart Entertainment have announced a major production partnership with one of Atlanta's most advanced and expa...

The mobile world has always been changing, and prepaid smartphones are having a major moment right now. You might think these were supposed to be dead The post Why Prepaid Smartphones Are Gaining Popularity Again appeared first on UrbanGeekz.

Kevin Hart’s Coramino Fund has awarded 50 additional $10,000 grants to small businesses this year to fuel local economic growth. The funding is from Gran Coramino The post Kevin Hart’s Coramino Fund Hands Out Another Round of $10K Biz Grants […]

The 31st cohort of the Mayor’s Youth Council includes 20 high school students from schools across Boston who will represent their peers in City government. Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Engagement and Advancement (OYEA) recently […]

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The Boston Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with the Anthony Rougier Sports Foundation, is pleased to announce the 2026 Winter Soccer Clinic. This free clinic is designed to help athletes ages 9-17 maintain their skills during the […]

The Council adopted a resolution supporting the creation of a Chinese American Veterans Memorial at Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The memorial has been proposed by American Legion Boston Chinatown Post 328 to […]

The Council adopted a resolution supporting the expansion of prevention initiatives and public awareness campaigns related to drink spiking in the City of Boston. Drink spiking occurs when a person deliberately puts alcohol or drugs – such as […]

Mayor Michelle Wu and City officials today announced winter weather preparations currently underway in the City of Boston and resources available to residents and those who are most at risk, including older residents, those with disabilities, and […]

WASHINGTON, DC, DECEMBER 8, 2025 — The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC), and Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Society and Health today announced an award of $1.5 million from the Robert Wood […]

An artist’s rendering of the proposed Moakley Park redesign. (Copyright Stoss Inc.) BOSTON - December 8, 2025 - On November 20, 2025, the Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction announced Moakley Park as the North American Grand Prize […]

(Black PR Wire) Jayson Thornton, CFP, the founder of Thornton Financial and host of Pocket Watching with JT (Financial Q&A Podcast), is issuing a strong warning to the Black community regarding the "Merchants of Debt". Thornton emphasizes that […]

(Black PR Wire) Jayson Thornton, CFP, the founder of Thornton Financial and host of Pocket Watching with JT (Financial Q&A Podcast), is issuing a strong warning to the Black community regarding the "Merchants of Debt". Thornton emphasizes that […]