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Citing an unwillingness to sign-off on an agreement that could put taxpayer dollars on the line, Mayor Martin Walsh said today that the city of Boston no longer plans to pursue plans to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. In a morning press conference at City... Read more
When he calls into the U.S. Olympic Committee on Monday, Gov. Charlie Baker will not alter his wait-and-see approach to the Boston Olympics bid, he said on his way out of the State House on Monday morning. Asked what the USOC wanted to hear from him,... Read more
2 Butler Street: Mayor Walsh will move into this Victorian home on Butler Street later this summer, sources confirm. (Updated: Sat., July 25) — Mayor Martin Walsh has purchased a stately Victorian home in the Lower Mills and will relocate there from his... Read more
Once billed as the most walkable Olympic Games, Boston 2024 is now pitching its proposal as the most underwritten. "The risk management program is designed to minimize the possibility of costs being incurred by taxpayers," Boston 2024 Partnership wrote in... Read more
Councillor Charles Yancey: Dean of Boston City Council faces a tough challenge this year.Charles Yancey is on the move. The District Four city councillor arrives at the Codman Square Library twenty minutes late and thanks the three volunteers who are... Read more
Boston City Council President Bill Linehan on Wednesday blocked a move to immediately issue a subpoena to Boston 2024 after frustrated councilors called the group pushing to host the Olympics in Boston "arrogant" and asserted they've been "disrespected"... Read more
The group seeking to bring the Olympics to Boston wants the state to "give up" its air rights at the site of the proposed Olympic Stadium, according to Gov. Charlie Baker. Boston 2024, a non-profit seeking to make the city host to the Summer Games in nine... Read more
JFK: JFK-UMass station from above If Boston wins the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games – and if local elected officials can win enough political support – a $50 million upgrade would transform one of Dorchester’s key transportation hubs. JFK/... Read more
The Boston Housing Authority has won federal approval to change the way it distributes housing units to senior citizens and disabled adults in the 36 elder-disabled apartment buildings owned by the city of Boston. The approval came from the US Department... Read more

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