In a year when the City Council has repeatedly debated its own rules, the body held a hearing Thursday to review the clarity and consistency of Rule 15's application. Rule [...]

Councilor At-Large Julia Mejia moved her office hours out of City Hall and into the neighborhood on Saturday for a community clean-up of Moakley Park. With about 30 volunteers, Mejia [...]

Unarmed security guards deter potential criminal activity across nearly all facets of public life and can be the first responders to emergencies. To ensure these workers can respond to evolving [...]

The City Council rejected a resolution by Councilor Ed Flynn to waive residency requirements for police officers transferring from departments outside the City. Boston’s municipal code requires the city to [...]

Excel High School closed its doors in June so the South Boston High School building could be refurbished for a new school community. Boston Public Schools (BPS) Chief of Capital [...]

State senators are pursuing a new “fun agenda” amendment package to loosen Massachusetts’s notorious alcohol laws. “Not everybody’s fun is the same fun,” said Senator Adam Gomez. “It could be [...]

Boston’s City Council endorsed two bills before the State Legislature that would give cities and towns the ability to use road safety cameras to address dangerous driving behaviors. The bills, [...]

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Boston have partnered to build flood protection along the city’s extensive 47-mile coastline. The USACE proposes a 16-mile [...]