Special to the Regional Review The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy has announced its 2025 summer and fall programmatic lineup. Continuing the Conservancy’s commitment to showcasing the ingenuity and breadth of Boston’s community, the season primarily includes welcoming and fun free…
Month: May 2025
The 2025 Legacy Business Award Winners Announced
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu announced the winners of the 2025 Legacy Business Awards. This year’s cohort of 30 businesses represent 18 of Boston’s neighborhoods, and, as a collective, have been in business for over 1,200 years,…
Wu Announces Expansion of Project Green Light Signal Optimization Program
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu, the Streets Cabinet, and Innovation and Technology Cabinet announced the expansion of their partnership with Google Research to improve traffic flow in highly congested areas. The partnership, first announced last year, uses…
Applications are Now Open for Block Party Grants
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu and the Community Engagement Cabinet’s Office of Civic Organizing announced applications are now open for the third year of block party grants. This funding effort encourages residents to connect with their neighbors…
Former Federal Prosecutor and Police Officer to Lead Investigation of Child’s Death
Special to the Regional Review Mayor Michelle Wu and Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Mary Skipper announced that Mintz attorney Natashia Tidwell, a former federal prosecutor and police officer, who specializes in external investigations, will lead an independent review of…
BPL Announces $1 million Grant from Lego Community Fund U.S.
Special to the Regional Review The Boston Public Library (BPL) and LEGO Group have launched a new partnership setting in motion a citywide initiative that leverages play to address urgent early literacy challenges and ignite creativity and agency in Boston’s…
Boston City Council Votes to Advance Ranked Choice Voting
Special to the Regional Review The Boston City Council approved a Home Rule Petition to adopt Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for city elections by a vote of 8-4. The proposal, introduced by Council President Ruthzee Louijeune and co-sponsored by Councilors…
Boston Climbs to 12th on Annual Trust for Public Land ParkScore® Index
Special to the Regional Review Trust for Public Land announced that Boston was ranked the nation’s 12th best big-city park system on the 2025 ParkScore® index, climbing two spots ahead of last year’s 14th place ranking. Atop the ParkScore rankings,…
News, Notes and Whatever
By Phil Orlandella A Successful Mayor’s Coffee Hour Boston Mayor Michelle Wu recently held a neighborhood Coffee Hour with city staff in the North End. Many local residents turned out for the annual event to learn more about Boston and…
Esplanade Association Breaks Ground on New Campus
The Esplanade Association marked a long-awaited milestone on Tuesday, May 13, when it broke ground on the new Charles River Esplanade campus, which will transform the 2-acre site of the former Lee Pool complex into a year-round, universally accessible destination…