Boston Mayor Michelle Wu reaffirmed her decision to seek reelection in 2025 this week, saying that she plans to formally announce after her baby is born in January, as two potential challengers are still weighing whether to jump into the race. Wu, who first stated her intention to run for a second term alongside her pregnancy … Read more
Wu’s up to $1,000 a person fundraiser at legendary Southie restaurant Amrheins on Wednesday is a direct hit at Flynn, who is considering challenging the mayor in 2025. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 1, 2024 at 5:15 a.m. Read original article here Denial of … Read more
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says she has no “plan B” for renovating Franklin Park’s White Stadium if a proposed soccer stadium fails – repeating a pattern of drawing a hard line in the sand over fierce neighborhood opposition. It’s the latest example of Wu’s go for broke governing style that has marked her first term … Read more
Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn said he does not plan to run for mayor in 2025, dismissing speculation that his higher political visibility of late is indicative of his plans to seek higher office. Flynn’s remarks came after a Friday luncheon he attended in the North End, where he broke bread with three restaurant owners … Read more
No cars. Empty skyscrapers. Fossil fuels banned. Major businesses fleeing the city. Vacant downtown. This is the Wutopia that Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants, her vision to transform the city. Mayors like Kevin White, Ray Flynn and Tom Menino helped build Boston, and she could be presiding over its dismantling. Wu is overseeing a commercial … Read more
Anthony Scaramucci, the 10-day White House communications director for former President Donald Trump, threw his weight behind John Deaton, a Republican running in Massachusetts to unseat Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Scaramucci said this week he would host a fundraiser for Deaton, though the event has not been scheduled, according to Deaton’s campaign manager, Michael Gorecki, who … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn said he was forced to make difficult decisions as part of his efforts to provide positive leadership during a tumultuous two-year period for a body tarred by its ethical and legal lapses. As he prepares to hand over the gavel to the body’s undetermined new leader, Flynn points … Read more
Outgoing Boston City Council President Ed Flynn defended his father’s “record on race relations” in the wake of criticism that’s been leveled at former Mayor Ray Flynn as part of a new documentary recounting the 1989 Stuart murder. Flynn said that while he hasn’t seen the documentary, a collaboration between HBO and the Boston Globe … Read more
