Applications are now open for the 2027 Tree Planting and Care Grant Program! 🌳 Nonprofits and community-based orgs are invited to apply for up to $249,000 to fund tree planting, maintenance, and educational activities on private land in Boston. Boston.gov/tree-grants @boston.gov @massaudubon.org

Your sidewalk shouldn’t slow you down. If something’s cracked or unsafe, let us know through the 311 app. Reporting helps crews fix it faster so you and your neighbors can get around.

Hey East Boston! Join us next week for a community meeting on Tuesday, September 22 about site analysis and next steps for Putnam Square. 📅 Tuesday, September 22, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m. To register or view more information visit boston.gov/putnam-square.

What should happen to the Jackson Mann site in Allston? 🏠 A new BCYF center & pool are locked in, but the City needs input on the rest: prioritizing affordable housing vs. holding space for a future school (or both?) Deadline extended to Sept 28! Take the survey at boston.gov/bcyf-jackson-mann!

The City of Boston Child-Friendly Housing Design Challenge is now accepting submissions! Submit your child-friendly housing design for a chance to win $10K and be featured in the City’s design library. Submissions are due by November 15, 2026, at 11:59 PM. Learn more: boston.gov/cfh-design-challenge

Celebrate our Porch, Balcony, or Container Category winners for this year's Garden Contest! 🥇 Peter Cahn & Donald Hess - Back Bay 🥈 Paul H. Belanger - West End 🥉 Doug Gifford - South End Photos provided by garden contest entrants. See more at boston.gov/garden-contest or at the link in our bio!

The next Blue Hill Avenue open house is Tuesday, September 22 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Mattapan Branch of the Boston Public Library. We will gather feedback and share updated designs for our generational investment in a safer, more connected Blue Hill Avenue. Learn more at boston.gov/bluehillave

Open Streets Boston returns to Allston-Brighton two weeks from today! 📅 Sunday, October 4 🕙 10:30 AM - 3:30 PM 📍 Brighton Ave. and Harvard Ave. between Cambridge St. and Commonwealth Ave Discover more about Open Streets Boston at boston.gov/open-streets

Ride & Chill at Franklin Park is coming on Sunday, October 11! Explore the park at this free, family-friendly event with group bike rides, music, food, fitness activities and a festival at the Shattuck picnic area. All ages and levels welcome! boston.gov/calendar/ride-and-chill-franklin-park

🎯Our Forever Young Drop-In Program returns this Wednesday at Langone Park in the North End. Offering bocce and archery to adults ages 55+, this program will be packed with fun! 🗓️ Wednesdays Sept 23 - Nov 4, 2026 ⏰11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. 📍 Langone Park Learn more at boston.gov/forever-young.

Boston Story Stops, a Boston Reads initiative, pairs stories with Boston landmarks and neighborhoods throughout the city. These Story Stops are installed across Boston, inviting residents and visitors to engage with digital stories through QR codes while exploring their communities.

Parks make movies better! Catch a movie at a park near you this week.

Boston Parks Department@parks.boston.gov · 2mo ago

📽️ Mayor Michelle Wu's Movie Nights continue next week 🍿 Monday - Rogers Park, Brighton 🌠 Tuesday - MarcellaPlayground, Roxbury 🎞️ Wednesday - Healy Playground, Roslindale 📽️ Saturday - Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain 📽️ Boston.gov/MovieNights

This week, we said goodbye to our 2025-26 SPARK Council members 🥲 We’re so grateful for the hard work of this Council and can’t wait to see all the ways they continue their engagement with us post-SPARK! ✨

Each month Boston's Age Strong Commission shares dozens of free activities for Boston's older adults, called the Monthly "To-Do." This week’s featured event is Knitting & Crafts Circle at the Adams Street Branch of the Boston Public Library in Dorchester. Get more details at bit.ly/age-strong-to-do.

Looking for ways to get civically engaged? Become a poll worker and continue the revolution! boston.gov/pollworker

Boston Election Department@elections.boston.gov · 2mo ago

Continue the Revolution! Become a poll worker. Here’s what you need to know: You must attend a paid training Stipends of $160 - $200, depending on position Bilingual speakers are strongly encouraged to apply boston.gov/PollWorker

Hyde Park, you're up! 👏 🗓️ Monday, August 10 ⏰ 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. 📍 Ross Park, 145 Westminster Street #Boston #CoffeeHours #HydePark #MayorsCoffeeHours

Tomorrow is the day! 🥳👏 As we work on our final preparations, we wanted to shout out a key player in making this event possible. A HUGE THANK YOU to Atiya Charley! ❤️ #Boston #BostonCivicSummit #CivicSummit #WeThePeople

Fenway/Kenmore, this next one's for you! 🫵 🗓️ Monday, August 3 ⏰ 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. 📍 Symphony Community Park, 39 Edgerly Road #Boston #CoffeeHours #Fenway #Kenmore #MayorsCoffeeHours

The final countdown has begun! 🥳 With two days left until the Boston Civic Summit on Saturday, August 1, we wanted to share who will be curating the tunes and supplying the vibes. 🤩 We are so excited to welcome DJ Cha behind the booth! #CivicSummit2026 #DJCha #WeThePeople

This next one is in no need of an introduction. 🎉 At Civic Summit, Mayor Michelle Wu joins journalist Kwani Lunis for the day’s most anticipated moment: a Fireside Chat reflecting on Boston’s history and the people who have, and will continue to build Boston. #CivicSummit2026 #Boston #WeThePeople

This year’s Fireside Chat with Mayor Wu is a reflection on where Boston’s been & the people who have helped & continue to shape it. Leading the dialogue is none other than Kwani Lunis—Edward R. Murrow Award-winning journalist & on-air host of NBC10 Boston. #CivicSummit2026 #Boston #WeThePeople

We're excited to welcome Diane Dwyer to this year's Civic Summit as a panelist on Public Assembly & Civic Action: How Can We Use Our Voices to Create Change? #CivicSummit #WeThePeople #Boston #CivicEngagement #PublicArt #PublicAssembly

Join us at this year's Civic Summit for Public Assembly & Civic Action: How Can We Use Our Voices to Create Change?, where Joliné will bring the perspective of a spoken word poet and advocate to a conversation about the power of civic expression. #CivicSummit #WeThePeople #Boston

Join us at this year's Civic Summit for our panel discussion: Public Assembly and Civic Action: How Can We Use Our Voices to Create Change?, where Lew, a longstanding community organizer & advocate, will share insights from a lifetime of organizing. #CivicSummit #WeThePeople #Boston #PublicAssembly

Good morning, Eastie! ☕ Mayor Michelle Wu's Coffee Hours are coming to East Boston Memorial Park. Kick off your Monday with neighbors from across the community, connect with City services, and enjoy coffee and donuts from Dunkin' 🍩 #Boston #CoffeeHours #EastBoston #MayorsCoffeeHours

We're excited to welcome Dart Adams as the moderator for this year's panel, Public Assembly and Civic Action: A History of Peaceful Assembly—How Has It Changed? #CivicSummit #WeThePeople #Boston #CivicEngagement #Community #Democracy #PublicAssembly

Hold up, registration for We the People Civic Summit 2026 is officially open! 🤩 Register now at boston.gov/civic-summit!  #CivicSummit #Boston #WeThePeople

Introducing our next speaker, Moshe Cohen! #CivicSummit2026 #BostonUniversity #Boston #WeThePeople

🏛️ Meet Rodrigo Canales, faculty director of Boston University Questrom's Social Impact Program and a 2026 Civic Summit speaker. #CivicSummit2026 #BostonUniversity #Boston #WeThePeople