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Boston unveils plan to foster small business growth

BOSTON – The first-ever comprehensive plan to help people start and grow smaller businesses in Boston was announced Wednesday by Mayor Marty Walsh. With 40,000 small companies in the city, the small business plan will act as a guide to support services and resources for entrepreneurs as they get established.

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Boston awards $28 million to a dozen housing projects

BOSTON – Working toward offsetting a housing crunch that has rents soaring, the city awarded $28 million in funding to help finance more than 800 new housing units, drawing from developers' linkage fees and a mix of federal and local money, according to a statement Tuesday from Mayor Marty Walsh.

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Singer Peter Wolf gets his ‘Day’ in Boston

BOSTON – Singer-songwriter Peter Wolf became enshrined in Boston Thursday as Mayor Marty Walsh declared April 14 to be the former J. Geils Band frontman's official Day, citing his "indelible contributions to American music." The mayor made his official proclamation at the New England Center and Home

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Boston plans events to commemorate response to marathon bombings

BOSTON – On Friday, Greater Boston residents will celebrate the second annual "One Boston Day," which Mayor Marty Walsh officially designated in a proclamation on Monday, commemorating the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombings and the public response spurred by the attack. "The camaraderie and spirit of togetherness

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Boston marks Patriot’s Day with parade, Revere reenactment

BOSTON – To commemorate Patriot's Day, Mayor Marty Walsh joined one of Boston's favorite sons, Mark Wahlberg, Monday morning at the annual reenactment of the famous ride by Paul Revere and William Dawes in front of the city's historic Old North Church. "Patriot'

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Boston Council seeks to apply brakes to drivers

BOSTON – The Boston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to lower the speed limit on many Hub roads to 20 miles per hour from the current 30 mph, citing hopes of reducing accidents involving pedestrians and bicyclists. It would also cut the limit in school zones to 15 mph from 20.

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Cracking the Code: Updating Boston’s zoning to unleash the city’s potential

BOSTON – Bryan Glascock, Deputy Director for Regulatory Reform at the Boston Redevelopment Authority, has his work cut out for him. Appointed by Mayor Marty Walsh in 2014 to be Boston's first zoning chief, Glascock's job is to cull Boston's 3,000-page zoning code and

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Walsh to speak in Philadelphia at DNC

BOSTON — Mayor Marty Walsh will play a starring role at next week's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, according to a report from Politico. Walsh will be a featured speaker when the convention kicks off on Monday. A source familiar with the convention's schedule told Politico that