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The city is preparing to issue a large number of new licenses for the first time in a decade, with the goal of boosting economic activity in underserved neighborhoods.

Small business owners in Boston neighborhoods that have previously been passed over or priced out of the process are applying for liquor licenses as the city prepares to issue 225 of them.

At Hibernian Hall on Thursday, a panel of community leaders discussed the value of arts and culture in Roxbury’s economic development

Small business owners in Boston neighborhoods that have previously been passed over or priced out of the process are applying for liquor licenses as the city prepares to issue 225 of them.

The city aims to prevent a first-come, first-served bonanza that favored white and well-connected applicants a decade ago.

Officials revealed some details on how the process would look when handing out these coveted licenses.

Allston Village Main Streets, a chapter of the larger Boston Main Streets, hosted the 27th annual Taste of Allston festival at the Jackson Mann Plaza on Saturday, September 28th.

Residents are encouraged to nominate iconic, long standing businesses located within the city by November 1, 2024.

Governor Maura Healey signed a bill granting Boston an additional 225 liquor licenses.

Roughly half of the 61 businesses to receive grants from the city have signed leases, with more coming

Democratic leaders unveiled a deal that would dramatically expand the number of liquor licenses in Boston, agreeing to add 225 new permits over three years.

Boston may soon have a proposal to designate several areas in the city as zones for open alcohol consumption like those allowed along the Las Vegas Strip or in New Orleans’ French Quarter.