If Boston is a “city of neighborhoods,” their boundaries are neither fixed nor uncontested, let alone waterproof. Or so it ...

TELL THE STORY OF NORTH AMERICA. AT THE LEVENTHAL MAP CENTER. INSIDE THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY. THAT STORY STRETCHES BACK CENTURIES. MAPS AREN’T JUST STATIC DEPICTIONS OF THE WAY THE WORLD IS, BUT ...

The City of Boston wants to take steps now to mitigate the disastrous outcomes associated with predicted sea level rise in upcoming decades. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh laid out an ambitious vision for ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Monday quietly signed the City Council–approved redistricting map, making official newly redrawn voting district boundaries for the next municipal election. Wu’s press ...

The 2025 Boston Marathon, the historic annual race, is here. The marathon captures the city's culture and traditions, making it a must-see event each year. The 129th Boston Marathon takes place ...

A newly redesigned medal for this year features the signature unicorn crest in a circular frame with "130th Boston Marathon" ...

BASED SOLELY ON. [MUSIC] YOUR ADDRESS. WHAT IF THERE WERE A TIME MACHINE THAT COULD FIT IN YOUR POCKET AND SHOW YOU INSTANTLY WHAT A PLACE LOOKED LIKE 100 YEARS AGO? WELL THERE IS. IT’S CALLED ATLAS ...

For almost two years, Boston Public Library intern Rachel Mead helped to create the library’s digital Atlascope. Incorporating historic maps of urban Boston, the tool lets users see how places have ...

Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture, once called Boston’s Emerald Necklace “the most important work of our profession now in hand.” His elegant system of parks tamed the Muddy ...