Today the U.S. Census Bureau announced that Boston’s population continues to grow. According to census numbers compiled between April 2010 and July 2011, the City of Boston’s population has increased to 625,087 from 617,594 reported in the 2010 census. The 1.2 percent increase represents...

Chief Planner, Kairos Shen, served as a panelist at the Boston Society of Architects standing-room only lecture, “Boston + the skyscraper: Boston’s ambiguous relationship with the high-rise.” The BRA’s Chief Planner emphasized the importance of how a high rise “meets the ground”...

Join Mayor Menino and the City of Boston for a week long celebration of independence! Commemorate the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with a visit to the Tall Ships Saturday, June 30 – Thursday, July 5. Don’t miss the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on Tuesday, July 3rd...

Today Mayor Menino celebrated the groundbreaking of Waterside Place, a $120M residential development in the Innovation District. The 20-story development will feature 236 units, 140 parking spaces, 7,000 SF for startups, and 10,000 SF of ground floor retail. Mayor Menino was joined by...

Parcel 24 Update Meeting  Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 6:00 – 7:30 pm The Old Quincy School, 90 Tyler Street, Chinatown   Minor project modifications will be shared.   Harvard Allston Task Force Meeting  Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Location: Harvard Innovation Lab,...

This week Mayor Menino welcomed 16,505 international and national delegates to Boston for the world’s largest biotech and life sciences convention. Mayor Menino and the BRA implemented a targeted and strategic business agenda which included tours of the city’s top life sciences clusters,...

Today Mayor Thomas M. Menino celebrated the groundbreaking on Longwood Center alongside project investors, future tenants, and community members. Longwood Center is a $350M project located in the heart of the LMA at the intersection of Longwood and Brookline Avenues.  The building will add...

On the heels of an already exciting first day at the 2012 International BIO Convention, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that Boston continues to lead the nation in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, extending its streak to 17 years with $23.4 billion in total awards over that time....

Mayor Menino and Vertex Pharmaceuticals CEO Dr. Jeff Leiden announced plans for Vertex’s growing presence in Boston, including a three-year, approximately $1.5M collaboration between Vertex and Boston Public Schools (BPS) and Vertex’s lease for 98,000 SF in the Innovation District’s...

This week, Mayor Menino is welcoming international and national delegates to Boston for the world’s largest biotech and life sciences convention. The 2012 International BIO Convention is being held June 18-21 at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in the Innovation District....