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The Boston City Council rejected a resolution Wednesday that would rescind the approved salary increase package for elected officials. The resolution’s sponsors, Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy, urged the [...]

The City Council voiced unanimous opposition to a Massachusetts State Legislature bill that would prohibit users under 16 from using social media. The bill would also require social media companies [...]

Outside our world-renowned colleges, Boston is not a great place for young residents. Rent is high, job prospects are limited, and happy hour is still somehow illegal. To address the [...]

A few dozen frustrated neighbors from across the city gathered before the City Council on Wednesday to speak out about delays and funding losses for major infrastructure projects, including safety [...]

A small crowd gathered outside the Iannella Chamber before the City Council’s regular meeting on Wednesday, for Councilor Julia Mejia’s No Taxation Without Representation rally. Although the councilor urged her [...]

Boston has one of the largest and most complex school transportation systems in the country. Every day, twenty thousand BPS students depend on school buses to get to school in [...]

Recent snow emergencies have left neighbors less than satisfied with the city’s ability to clear roads. On March 3, the City Council held a hearing to unpack a series of [...]

Upwards of 25,000 spectators packed into City Hall Plaza this past weekend to catch Red Bull Heavy Metal, the leading showcase in street snowboarding. Before the largest crowd in the [...]

150 tons of snow were unloaded onto City Hall Plaza Tuesday night to convert the city’s stoic epicenter into a premier extreme winter sports venue perfect for Saturday’s Red Bull Heavy [...]

Mayor Michelle Wu signed an executive order Thursday condemning Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) egregious acts of violence in Minneapolis, including the fatal shootings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex [...]