Boston's convention center will be renamed in honor of the city's longest-serving mayor, Thomas Menino, this weekend.

Mayor-elect Michelle Wu met Wednesday with Acting Mayor Kim Janey at Boston City Hill. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe. By Nik DeCosta-Klipa. November 4, 2021 3 minutes to read.

BOSTON (CBS) -- Michelle Wu will be the next Mayor of Boston after defeating fellow city councilor Annissa Essaibi George in a historic race that ended Tuesday night.

Michelle Wu, 36, takes over for a fellow Democrat — former acting Mayor Kim Janey — who was Boston's first woman and first Black resident to serve in, but who was not elected to, the top post.

Following Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's nomination to be labor secretary, the city’s 2021 mayoral race appears on the verge of getting even more crowded.

Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George will face off in November to become next Boston mayor 00:38. The next mayor of Boston will make history: For the first time in two centuries, a woman and ...

Mayor Kim Janey made history Wednesday when she was sworn in as the first Black and first female mayor of the city of Boston. Skip to content. NOWCAST NewsCenter 5 at 5:30.