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Want to know more about the area where you live and what is going on? This blog does exactly that! Announcements of community meetings, events in the Boston area, City Council hearings...etc

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Wake Up the Earth Festival & Parade | Boston Central

Enjoy a great event for families, with lots of activities and performances for kids of all ages.

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Please Join City Councilor At-Large Michelle Wu For a Community Listening Session for Small Businesses

The Boston City Council Special Committee on Small Business, Entrepreneurship & Innovation wants to hear from small businesses owners on their experiences with the City of Boston permitting and licensing process.

  Official City Council Neighborhood Hearings: Roslindale: Tuesday April 8th, 8:00 AM-10:00 AM at Roslindale Community Center, 6 Cummins Highway

Roxbury: Monday May 5th, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM at Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street

Community Forums:

Dorchester: Monday April 14th, 6:00 PM at VietAid, 42 Charles Street

South Boston: Tuesday April 22nd, 9:00 AM at Mass Bay Credit Union, 147 W 4th Street                 

Allston-Brighton: Tuesday April 22nd, 6:00 PM at Jackson Mann Community Center 500, Cambridge Street

South End: Thursday April 24th, 9:00 AM at Blackstone Community Center, 50 West Brookline Street

East Boston: Friday April 25th, 8:30AM at East Boston YMCA, 215 Bremen St

Dorchester: Tuesday April 29th, 6:00 PM at Dorchester Arts Collaborative, 157 Washington Street

Mattapan: Wednesday April 30th, 6:00 PM Mattapan Community Health Center, 1575 Blue Hill Avenue

Jamaica Plain & Mission Hill: Thursday May 1st, 8:00AM- 10:00AM at Brendan Behan's, 378 Centre Street

  To RSVP to any of the stops on this tour, please call Councilor Wu’s office at 617-635-3115.

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Community Planning Workshop #2 The Dillaway-Thomas House and Roxbury Heritage State Park Thursday, April 24, 2014 – 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM The First Church of Roxbury 10 Putnam Street, Upper Level - Roxbury, MA Governor Deval Patrick’s Administration is investing $2 million this year in the revitalization of the Roxbury Heritage State Park. In this second of three community planning workshops, DCR will present, and obtain public feedback on, project alternative scenarios. These will relate to desirable improvements to, and activities at, the Dillaway-Thomas House and Roxbury Heritage State Park, as well as to what and whose stories to commemorate through exhibits. Parking will be available on-street and at the Dillaway Thomas House, 183 Roxbury Street.

http://www.mass.gov/eea/docs/dcr/news/public-meetings/materials/parklands/2014-4-24-rhsp-notice.pdf

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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps

Here is an interesting Breakdown of many of the neighborhood Associations and the times they meet in the Dorchester area