Amid the mayor’s push for higher commercial tax rates and talk of how residents may otherwise be priced out from sky-high taxes, a new report places Boston third among U.S. cities with the most preferential property tax systems for homeowners. 

Originally Published: July 24, 2024 at 7:08 p.m.

It’s a new era for the Boston College Eagles football program. 

Although the official start to the season starts in 39 days with a Labor Day Night contest against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., the unofficial start to the season starts on Wednesday afternoon with the Eagles appearance at the 2024 ACC Football Kickoff, also known as “Media Days.”

After going 7-6 last season, winning the 2023 Wasabi Fenway Bowl, and hiring Mass., native Bill O’Brien to be the team’s next head coach after the departure of former coach Jeff Hafley, the expectations for the program are high heading into the upcoming season. 

The team is one of multiple teams talking today, joining Miami, Louisville, Duke, and Wake Forest. This will be the first time that fans and media members get to hear from O’Brien in a professional setting since the spring. 

O’Brien will start the team’s day off with an interview on ACC Network at 10:45 a.m., followed by his press conference at 12:45 p.m. Quarterback Thomas Castellanos, defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku, and offensive lineman Drew Kendall will speak at the podium as well. Castellanos will speak with ACC Network at 2:15 p.m. and both Ezeiruaku and Kendall will talk to the network together at 3:30 p.m. (all times are in Eastern). 

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has shared some exciting personal news: she’s expecting.

Wu is pregnant with her third child, she said in an interview with The Boston Globe Monday. A campaign representative confirmed the news in an email statement to the USA Today Network Tuesday.

The 39-year-old, who is already a mom to two sons, is due in January. Wu, who has been the city’s mayor since 2021, told the Globe she’s expecting a girl.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pregnancy announcement

In her statement, Wu said that the demands of motherhood motivate her career.

“I’ve been a mom and caregiver as long as I have been in public service,” Wu said. “It’s that daily juggle—and the struggle and dreams of families across our neighborhoods—that keep me grounded in the work and moving with urgency.”

Wu has long championed working parenthood.

As a city councilor in 2015, she created an ordinance to give city employees six weeks of paid parental leave. She was also the first city councilor in Boston’s history to give birth while serving on the council.

How many kids does Boston Mayor Michelle Wu have?

Wu has two sons with husband with husband Conor Pewarski.

She gave birth to son Blaise, 9, in 2014 while serving on the Boston City Council.

In 2017, she gave birth to her second son, Cass, 7, while she was the Council’s president.

What to know about Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s family

Wu is the daughter of immigrants from Taiwan.

She is the first person of color to be elected Boston’s mayor. She was also the first Asian American woman to serve on Boston City Council.

She has been open about her mother’s struggle with mental illness, which led her to become a caregiver for her siblings in her early twenties.

Is Boston Mayor Michelle Wu running for reelection?

While Wu has not officially launched a reelection campaign for mayor, she told the Globe she plans to run.

The next Boston mayoral election will take place in November 2025.

Wu’s term doesn’t end until Jan. 5, 2026.