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09.02.2022

On WBUR: Labor Day events include a block party and a quick art competition

The weekend is here! WBUR’s arts engagement producer Arielle Gray shares the details of events happening in and around Boston this Labor Day weekend. Some highlights include an art competition at Hibernian […]

12.14.2021

PRESS RELEASE: MADISON PARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RECEIVES COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACES PROGRAM GRANT TO SUPPORT BLACK MARKET IN NUBIAN SQUARE

Madison Park Development Corporation (MPDC) is proud to receive an award of $80,000 as part of the Baker-Polito Administration’s Collaborative Workspace Program. The sixth round of the Collaborative Workspace Program, administered by MassDevelopment, aims to accelerate business formation, job creation, and entrepreneurial activity in communities by supporting infrastructure that fuels locally-based innovation.

11.15.2021

In The Bay State Banner: Janey delivers farewell address

At Hibernian Hall in Roxbury Wednesday night, acting Mayor Kim Janey closed out her historic tenure as Boston’s 55th mayor and as the first woman and person of color to lead the city.

11.15.2021

In the Boston Globe: Read the full text of Kim Janey’s farewell speech as acting mayor

Acting Mayor Kim Janey gave a farewell address at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury on Wednesday to city officials and community members in an event that included a performance by local artists and video highlighting her mayoralty’s accomplishments. Janey, the acting mayor of Boston since Martin J. Walsh became US transportation secretary in March, will be succeeded by Mayor-elect Michelle Wu, who will be sworn in as the city’s leader on Nov. 16.