Live soon — @mayorwu.boston.gov joins students and performing arts and education leaders to kick off the inaugural performing arts fall season of Boston Family Days, and announces significant expansions coming to the program.

Older adults are invited to join in free outdoor fitness, including bocce and archery, with our Forever Young program at Langone Park in the North End, every Friday through Oct. 24 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. boston.gov/forever-young

Our Digital Equity Team helps connect Bostonians to internet and technology access. Last week, they met with the Fall 2025 #ProFellows from UMass Boston's Community Inclusion Professional Fellows Program on Inclusive Civic Engagement! 🌍 #BostonTech #DigitalEquity #Cybersecurity #CitizenDiplomacy

Curious about flood mitigation plans being considered for East Boston? Join a virtual meeting on 9/30 from 6-8pm. We'll review draft alignments for flood-prone locations including Jefferies Point and Border Street. Register: boston.gov/calendar/usace-boston-storm-study-east-boston-update-virtual

We want to hear from you! Feedback for Boston's 2030 Climate Action Plan is being accepted through 9/30. boston.gov/departments/environment/boston-climate-action @boston.gov @mayorwu.boston.gov @parks.boston.gov @green-infrastructure.boston.gov @foodjustice.boston.gov

We have funding opportunities available to support organizations that improve the lives of Boston's working families! Learn more at boston.gov/owd-grantmaking

🚲 Help plan the future of Bluebikes! 🚲 We’re adding new stations in Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Mattapan, and Roxbury. And your voice matters. Take the quick survey and tell us where you’d like to see new stations: 👉 boston.gov/bike-share-survey #Bluebikes @boston.gov

🌱 Join us for a community work day at Franklin Park! Help our Urban Wilds team as we remove invasives, build habitat walls & clean up trash. 📅 Sat, Sept 27 at 10:00 a.m. 📍 Long Crouch Woods, Franklin Park Register: www.boston.gov/calendar/franklin-park-urban-wilds-community-work-day

Are you coming? ✨ Our Wicked movie night flies to the Boston Common THIS Friday! 📅 Friday, Sept 26 | Party 5:30 p.m. | Movie 7:00 p.m. 📍 Boston Common 🧹 Costume contest, giveaways, trivia, popcorn & more! 🍿Don’t miss this thrillifying night: boston.gov/movie-nights

✅ new Bluebikes stations ✅ free pizza ✅ a great day on two wheels! Celebrate Allston-Brighton's new Bluebikes stations with the Allston-Brighton Health Collaborative, T4MA, and @ridebluebikes.bsky.social this Saturday, Sept. 27! Register to join the ride: bit.ly/3V9nlBs

Good news! BCYF Curtis Hall pool reopens tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept 23, after a two-week closure for scheduled maintenance. Thank you for your patience! New hours for fall are Tu-F, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Happy first day of fall! 🍂 🍁 🎃

🟠 Orange Line closure: the MBTA has announced there will be no train service between Forest Hills and North Station this Saturday, September 27 through Sunday, September 28. Use shuttle buses between Forest Hills and Back Bay. Use the Green Line between Copley and North Station. mbta.com/orangeline

Applications are open for Spooky Streets and Fall & Harvest mini-grants! Apply before September 22 and receive up to $300 to host a block party in your neighborhood this fall. 🎃 boston.gov/spooky-streets

🚧 Upcoming Events + Road Closures 🚧 Boston has busy weekends ahead! Share and save this post so you and your neighbors know what’s happening across the city this September. For full traffic advisories and more upcoming events, head to boston.gov/transportation.

🚲 Want a Bluebikes station closer to you? Use our new Suggest a Station tool to drop your pin 📍 and tell us where biking would make your life easier. 🔗 See Bluebikes.com/suggest-a-station or follow along as we step you through how it works. Use your laptop or phone. 🌞 #bluebikes #bikeboston

They really ate with this one… 🍅🌿🍆🥕 Meet our Vegetable & Herb Garden Contest winners! 🥇 Suzen Holohan - East Boston 🥈 Jun Odajima - West Roxbury 🥉 Taylor Halliday - Roslindale 🌿 boston.gov/garden-contest

🔵Blue Line closure: the MBTA has announced that there will be no service between Bowdoin and Airport beginning 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sep. 19, through Sunday, Sep. 21. Use shuttle buses between Airport & Gov Center. The East Boston Ferry service will be fare-free during this work. mbta.com/BlueLine

⚽🏆 The Mayor's Cup Soccer Tournament & Festival kicks off November 7 at Moakley Park! ✅ Register your team today: boston.gov/parks-sports

Want to join #BostonEMS but you’re not an EMT? Here’s your chance to earn while you learn! We’re now accepting applications for the Boston EMS Cadet Program — a paid opportunity to train, gain hands-on experience, and work toward your EMT certification. Apply today: tinyurl.com/BEMSCadetHir...

Good Neighbor Day aims to foster a sense of connectivity through getting to know your neighbors. To celebrate the September 28 National Good Neighbor Day, we are urging residents to spread kindness in their neighborhoods. Nominate a good neighbor and join us to celebrate after ❤️ #Goodneighbor

The Town of Boston was founded #onthisday in 1630! Check out all the ways the city celebrated in this program from the 300th anniversary celebration! Happy Birthday Boston!

Speed humps are helping make streets across Boston safer for everyone. We talked with Roslindale parent Ben Bruno about infrastructure improvements the Streets Cabinet installed in his neighborhood and the difference they’ve made for him and his neighbors.

Boston is adding new stations to our public bike share network in every neighborhood and we need your help! Join us for an open house this October to learn more about the expansion of @ridebluebikes.bsky.social. 🚲 boston.gov/bike-share-expansion

Live soon — @mayorwu.boston.gov joins government and community partners to break ground at 55 Hudson Street, which will bring 110 units of affordable housing and a new @bpl.boston.gov branch library to Chinatown.

Today is National Voter Registration Day! You can register or update your registration at voteinma.com! The registration deadline for the Tuesday, November 4, General Municipal Election is Saturday, October 25.

Both received e-bikes through the program, allowing them to leave the house and travel for miles together. The next round of applications for adults with disabilities who need an adaptive e-bike or powered wheelchair handcycle attachment will be September 15-30. Learn more: boston.gov/ebikes

“Now I can see the world again.” Steven Leonard has been housebound since 2010, since a bad back surgery left him unable to walk. Then his wife, Muriel, found out about the City of Boston's E-Bike Incentive Program.

The Fall & Harvest Streets Grant from @civicorganizing.boston.gov gives you $300 to bring neighbors together with festive block parties full of pumpkins, treats, and autumn fun. 🍂✨ Apply by September 22, 2025, at boston.gov/fall-grants

Wicked is flying into fall on the Boston Common! 🍂🧹✨ Join us Fri 9/26 for a FREE screening + pre-show party: costume contest, trivia, surprise Oz guests, free popcorn & more! 🎬 Pre-show party 5:30 p.m. | Movie 7:00 p.m. (dusk) 🫧 www.boston.gov/calendar/dow...

💡The BPL is expanding digital access to new platforms including Palace, Boundless, and Freegal. 🚨Hoopla will be discontinued to BPL cardholders after September 30, 2025. Have a question? Reach out to the BPL via [email protected] and we will assist! Learn about these changes at tinyurl.com/BPLnewapps.

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with us and attend one (or all) of these events!📋 From a Lowell Lecture with Colombian-born artist Paola Mendoza, to a cooking class on Hispanic cuisine, to teen paint nights! See the full list of events at bpl.org/hispanic-heritage-month.

It was great to see everyone for Open Streets Dorchester Sunday! Our Water Truck keep everyone (and their pets!) hydrated throughout the day. We will have our truck in Mattapan next month for the next Open Street. www.boston.gov/departments/...

We’re back with more Garden Contest highlights🪴🏙️This time celebrating our Porch, Balcony, or Container Garden winners! 🥇 Peter Cahn & Donald Hess - Back Bay 🥈 Paul H. Belanger - West End 🥉 Salil Sharma & Chitiz Regmi - South End 🌱 boston.gov/garden-contest

🎨Boston Family Days: All students who live in Boston (grades K-12 and Boston Pre-K) and two guests can explore 14 cultural institutions for free this Sunday, and on the first and second Sunday of each month. See the full list of partners and plan your trip for this Sunday at boston.gov/family-days.

👪Dorchester Open Streets: Enjoy car-free small business shopping, music, games, bicycling, community tabling, and more on Dorchester Ave. from Ashmont Street to Adams Street this Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit Boston.gov/open-streets to see the full schedule of Open Streets!

🛍️Open Newbury: Enjoy car-free, pedestrian-only shopping on Newbury Street this Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m! Visit boston.gov/open-newbury to learn more about pedestrian-only days on Newbury Street.

Ensure a healthy start to the school year by making sure your child is up to date with their routine vaccinations. Vaccination is the most effective way to protect against serious illness.

🟠 Orange Line closure: the MBTA has announced that there will be no train service between Forest Hills and North Station this Saturday September 13 - Sunday, September 14. Use shuttle buses between Forest Hills and Back Bay. Use the Green Line between Copley and North Station. mbta.com/orangeline

Tomorrow from 11AM-3PM we will be hosting our annual Ready Boston Field Day Event for National Preparedness Month! For more information visit Boston.gov/fieldday!

Boston honors the memories of those killed in the tragic events of September 11th, including those aboard AA Flight 11 and UA Flight 175, which had departed from Logan Airport. We hold the loved ones of those lost close and remember the courage and care shown by Americans in service of one another.

It's time for another #mysteryphoto! Do you know where and when this photo was taken?

Young adults in Boston! We want to hear your ideas, experiences and priorities. Join our first Climate Action Plan session on Monday, 9/15 at Dorchester Brewing! This session is intended for ages 21 - 35. Food will be provided. Register: buff.ly/T0Sl2kR

Polls are now closed in Boston’s Preliminary Municipal Election. As ballots are counted, unofficial results will be updated on a rolling basis.

As of 6 p.m. Boston Voters have cast 76,525 ballots. This includes all ballots scanned across the city and ballots processed during Central Tabulation in City Hall. You have until 8 p.m. to vote. For precincts counted at Central Tabulation, visit www.boston.gov/public-notic...

As of 3 p.m. Boston Voters have cast 60,716 ballots. This includes all ballots scanned across the city and ballots processed during Central Tabulation in City Hall. You have until 8 p.m. to vote. For precincts counted at Central Tabulation, visit www.boston.gov/public-notic...

Preliminary Municipal Election: Vote-by-Mail Ballots must reach the Boston Election Dept. or a Drop Box by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. boston.gov/vote-by-mail

As of 12 p.m. Boston Voters have cast 49,650 ballots. This includes ballots scanned across the city and processed during Central Tabulation. You have until 8 p.m. to vote. For precincts counted at Central Tabulation, visit Boston.gov/news/public-notice-advance-processing-and-early-removal-ballots