This morning in Boston: Abandoned Vehicles, then Allston Brighton is the most active part of the map, then 24 neighborhood reports came in today, led by Allston Brighton, where residents flag what they are feeling. Here is what changed and what to watch. Watch next: Watch whether the case closes on time and whether similar reports cluster nearby.
Boston right now
The Morning Tea
Watch whether the case closes on time and whether similar reports cluster nearby.
The map
No new records have hit the Boston map since the last update.
The lead story is our editorial pick. This map read shows what newly appeared or clustered across Boston since the last update. Today's map change is commercial, not governmental: new openings and licenses, not City Hall action.
Abandoned Vehicles
It is the highest-impact change on the Boston map right now in Jamaica Plain.
3 updates today, mostly neighborhood.
12 neighborhood reports came in today, led by Roxbury, where residents flag what they are feeling.
Watch whether the case closes on time and whether similar reports cluster nearby.
The Revolution started here. The civic record continues, live.
As the country marks 250 years from its founding era, Boston remains a living civic laboratory, where development, politics, neighborhoods, public records, and power all intersect. The Boston Tea tracks those intersections in real time.
At City Hall
Mayor Transmits MWBE Participation Report to City Council Under Section 17F
Mayor Order 2026-0983 delivers information on minority and women-owned business participation to the Council, where it has been filed.
Boston City Council to Consider Resolution Honoring Caretakers of Netherlands American Cemetery
Resolution 2026-1026 is on the May 11 consent agenda, recognizing local caretakers and families connected to the Netherlands American Cemetery.
Boston City Council Puts Haitian Americans United Recognition on May 9 Agenda
Resolution 2026-1027 honoring Haitian Americans United is listed as consent agenda items before the full Council at City Hall.
Boston City Council Places Memorial Resolution for Juan Carlos Melara on Consent Agenda
Resolution 2026-1028 honoring Juan Carlos Melara is listed as agenda-ready for the May 9, 2026 City Council meeting at Boston City Hall.
What's being built and contested
Sports Pulse
Playoff runs become citywide civic moments, with watch parties, downtown crowds, and economic activity around North Station.
Getting there: North Station hub (Green and Orange Lines, commuter rail) sees large post-game surges on game nights.
This Day in Boston
The first Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon was first run, now the world's oldest annual marathon and a Patriots' Day civic tradition.
New in Boston
Now open: Watermark Donuts, Inc
Sep 1, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Downtown.
Now open: Crazy Good Kitchen, LLC
Sep 1, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Back Bay.
Now open: Dirt + Water, Llc
Sep 1, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Beacon Hill.
Now open: SEPG Brands, Inc
Sep 1, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Roxbury.
Now open: A & C Newbury Street
Sep 1, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Back Bay.
Now open: Boston Bread, Llc
Sep 1, 2026restaurant. New or newly licensed business in Downtown.
Explore by neighborhood
Boston is a city of neighborhoods, and the record reads differently in each one. Start where things are moving, or find your own block.
Accountability Desk
Accountability work is linked to public records and passes editorial and legal-risk review before publication. We report what the record shows and offer a right of response.
How to read Boston's civic record
A guide to permits, council matters, development filings, 311, and the capital plan, and what each can and cannot tell you.
Article 80 affordability: commitments versus delivery
A public-record review of how affordable-unit commitments in the development pipeline compare with what is ultimately permitted and built.
Capital spending: which departments and neighborhoods concentrate the dollars
A read of the multi-year capital plan to see where planned investment concentrates and where spending lags the plan.
The Daily Tea
One morning email: the five things to know, what moved at City Hall, what's being built, and what to watch next. Linked to public records, no spin.