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Mayor Walsh talks about health and quality of life in Boston as the city gears up for coronavirus phase 3 reopening.

Playgrounds and splash pads are reopening in Boston Monday as the city eases restrictions put in place to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Temporary closure signs are being replaced with reminders to maintain social distance and proper hygiene in accordance with specific guidelines from the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA). The guidance calls for gatherings under…

As part of Phase 2 of Gov. Charlie Baker’s reopening plan for Massachusetts, people will once again be able to visit parks, splash pads and fitness areas with restrictions.

In Boston’s North End, restaurants are open for the first time since March.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh outlined the city’s reopening plan Tuesday, one day after Gov. Charlie Baker unveiled a phased-in approach to restart the state’s economy. Walsh said the city’s 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew will remain in place, and the opening of office spaces will be delayed until June 1, one week later than in the state’s plan....

Boston’s mayor says we still need to work at home and stay at home as much as possible.

Mayor Marty Walsh says the city says he supports Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to reopen Massachusetts slowly, stressing that things will not be back to normal in Boston anytime soon.

Boston Mayor Walsh announces guidelines for reopening the city after Gov. Baker announces phase one of reopening Mass. on Monday.

Massachusetts is currently in the first of a four-phased reopening plan, unveiled by Gov. Charlie Baker Monday.

As Peter Janis sees it, when a customer goes through the tunnel at Jamaica Plain Car Wash, it isn’t much different than buying a coffee in the drive-thru at Dunkin’ in terms of human contact. Janis believes the business transaction can be made safely amid the COVID-19 emergency. His staff also frequently sanitized equipment in the self-service bays like vacuums and hoses. Like other...

Some Boston businesses have tried to keep their doors open to customers, only to be shut down by city inspectors.

Small businesses in and around Boston have lost a higher percentage of their revenue during the Covid-19 pandemic than their counterparts in almost every other major U.S. metropolitan area, including hard-hit cities like New York, according to a new Harvard-developed data tracker. As of April 25, total small-business revenue had decreased by 74.9% in Suffolk County compared to early January,…

Restaurants and flower shops in Massachusetts are navigating a new normal for Mother’s Day. SRV in Boston’s South End will have takeout for people who want to celebrate mom with their Italian favorites. But Herbert Berg Florist in Worcester says they can’t handle the volume of orders as they work with short staff and limited flower supply.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Friday criticized young people who are choosing not to wear masks during the coronavirus surge, saying he doesn’t care if it “doesn’t look cool.” “If you’re a millennial and you don’t want to wear a mask because it doesn’t look cool, I really don’t care about that,” he said, referencing reports he said he’s...

A statewide order goes into effect on May 6.

He noted that noted that it will depend greatly on whether people continue to practice social distancing to keep a second coronavirus surge from hitting the city.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh sends a message to runners and cyclists in a COVID-19 update.

Actor Steve Carell has given a special thank you to frontline medical workers battling the coronavirus pandemic at the Massachusetts hospital where he was born. In the video posted last week, the star of “The Office” said he was voted cutest baby of 1962 at Emerson Hospital in Concord, and said his mother was a nurse at Emerson for more than...

The Animal Rescue League of Boston is expanding its services in Boston to help pet owners in need amid the coronavirus pandemic. The organization is delivering pet food to homes and picking up pets for free visits with ARL veterinarians in a bid to keep animals healthy during a time of economic hardship for many owners.   “We really wanted…

The city of Boston is teaming up with Mass. General Hospital to test 1,000 people for coronavirus antibodies, which would show whether someone may have had the virus but never knew it.