Boston City Hall was designated a historical landmark on Jan. 25, to both praise and disapproval from readers.

Bostonians, performers and elected officials gathered Jan. 26 to commemorate the Chinese Lunar New Year with a cultural celebration at Boston City Hall.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston Landmarks Commission announced the official designation of the Boston City Hall on4. The announcement came after Boston Landmarks Commission accepted Boston City Hall’s landmark designation last December,

To envision its new city hall, Boston held a competition in the 1960s and eventually selected the submission from architectural firm Kallmann, McKinnell, & Knowles. The design, then and now, was hailed by fellow architects as a classic example of the brutalist style.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has been asked to testify at a Congressional hearing as part of a federal investigation into sanctuary cities.

Wu, who has said she will not take a formal maternity leave, gave birth to her daughter just over two weeks ago.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says her administration feels “very strongly that we’re on solid legal ground” in being a sanctuary city and is still reviewing a letter it received from Congress on getting called to testify on such policies.