By: Bennet Johnson
As a middle-aged man who is not the most tech-savvy individual, Mayor Walsh has adapted very well to social media over the past year.
Metro, Politics
Publication Notes Acts Of Kindness After Tragedy
The people who ran into the chaos and commotion at the finish line after the explosions were the ones who inspired the creation of the recently published book If Not for the Perfect Stranger: Heartwarming and Healing Stories of Kindness from the 2013 Boston Marathon.
Politics, Metro
Walsh Looks For Boston To Have Greater Clout In Casino Debate
By: Bennet Johnson
Walsh’s administration made a statement in two letters to the state’s gambling commission on Wednesday, which asserts that Boston is a host community to a Mohegan Sun casino project at Suffolk Downs in Revere and to a Wynn Resorts proposal in Everett.
Column, Politics, Metro
Listening to Voters
By: Ryan Towey
Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, launched his first of a series of town hall meetings called “Mondays with the Mayor” this week, designed for him to hear the needs of the average Boston citizen.
Politics, Metro
Supporting Menino
By: Bennet Johnson
With former mayor Thomas M. Menino’s diagnosis, now is an appropriate time to take a step back and recognize many of the changes he brought to the city of Boston that affect us today.
Boston, Politics, Metro
Mayor’s Safety Initiative to Address City Violence
By: Tricia Tiedt
Walsh is now following through on his promise to address city violence with the creation of the Mayor’s Safety Initiative. Last Friday, Walsh announced that the initiative-crafted with the intention of curbing violence in Boston-will be led by Leon Graves and Daniel Mulhern.
Politics, Metro
Walsh Reveals Plans For New, Streamlined Cabinet
By: Bennet Johnson
Last week, Walsh met with a group of the city’s top officials to discuss reorganizing Boston’s city government. Although all formal details were kept from the public eye, Walsh recently released his official plan to restructure his cabinet in order to meet his plan of efficiency and collaboration within the Mayor’s office.
Metro, Boston, Politics
Walsh Transition Team Focuses on Arts Community
By: Ryan Towey
The Rabb Lecture Hall of the Boston Public Library was packed on Saturday morning, where diverse members of the Boston arts community waited for a chance to speak at a microphone for a strict two minutes-their chance to indirectly tell Mayor Martin J. Walsh, WCAS ’09, their opinions on the future of the city’s arts and culture scene.
Politics, Metro
The Year Ahead
By: Bennet Johnson
Although Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick delivered his State of the Commonwealth address on Jan. 28, some of the state’s most crucial information-the fiscal year budget-was revealed before the speech, when Patrick filed his Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) budget plan for the upcoming year on Jan.22.
