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Make a plan to vote early

2024 early voting guide in Boston, MA
A digital map of voting locations in Boston
Find out where to cast your ballot with the city’s interactive map. | Screenshot by BOStoday
The Presidential Primaries are just around the corner. To help you make a plan for Election Day on Tuesday, March 5, we’re dropping important dates, polling locations, and registration info.

🗓️ Dates to keep in mind
🗳 Early voting sites in Boston
Boston’s primary early voting site is City Hall. Polls are open:
  • Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Plus, Saturday and Sunday at various locations from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Check the full list of early voting locations + hours.

✉️ Vote-by-mail deadlines + drop-offs
Ballots must be delivered to the Boston Election Department by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5 via one of Boston’s 20 drop boxes. You can check your ballot’s status with “Track My Ballot” — if it doesn’t look like yours will make it in time, try to make it to an in-person polling location ASAP.

If you ever need a refresher, head to the city’s Voting in Boston guide for specific information about your precinct, registration status, and procedures.
    Events
    Friday, Feb. 23
    • 4th Fridays at Frugal: Meet & Greet with Rafael Shabazz | Friday, Feb. 23 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | Frugal Bookstore, 57 Warren St., Roxbury | Donations suggested | This meet and greet with the Afro-Latino artist and poet from Dorchester will also provide light refreshments and food for the first 20-25 people.
    Saturday, Feb. 24
    • Retromania 2024 | Saturday, Feb. 24-Sunday, Feb. 25 | Times vary | Roadrunner, 89 Guest St., Boston | $10 | Head to the Brighton music venue to shop 100+ local vintage, art, and vinyl vendors.
    • An Artist’s Talk with Shea Justice: History Unfolds | Saturday, Feb. 24 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | Boston Public Library - Hyde Park, 35 Harvard Ave., Hyde Park | Free | The artist will discuss his latest work, which explores how historical documents intersect with current events to impact African American people.
    • Mini Golf Tournament | Saturday, Feb. 24 | 1-5 p.m. | Castle Island Brewing Co., 31 Astor Ave., Norwood | $10 | The brewery’s production floor will transform into a nine-hole mini golf course — your ticket gets you 30 minutes with a team of four.
    • Chelsea Cutler | Saturday, Feb. 24 | 8 p.m. | MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 2 Lansdowne St., Boston | $37-$209 | See the local artist on her The Beauty Is Everywhere Tour.
    Sunday, Feb. 25
    • Metal Yoga | Sunday, Feb. 25 | 11 a.m. | Harpoon Brewery, 306 Northern Ave., Boston | $35 | Head to the Seaport beer hall for an hour yoga session with Black Widow Yoga.
    • Jewish Justice Studio: Exploring Womxn Leaders through Art Making | Sunday, Feb. 25 | 5-6:30 p.m. | Lehrhaus, 425 Washington St., Somerville | $10-$180 | Experiment with creative materials to connect more deeply with the lives of social justice leaders from the Jewish Women’s Archive.
    • Drag Bingo | Sunday, Feb. 25 | 6 p.m. | Time Out Market, 401 Park Dr., Boston | Free to attend | Big Atlas will host a night of jaw-dropping drag performances and bingo at 7:30 p.m. + 8 p.m.
    • Lil Tecca | Sunday, Feb. 25 | 8 p.m. | MGM Music Hall at Fenway, 2 Lansdowne St., Boston | $56-$110 | See the “Ransom” artist on the HVN On Earth Tour.
    Events calendar here
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    News Notes
    Edu
    • Wentworth Institute of Technology plans to add three residential buildings over the next 10 years, including two on Huntington Avenue + one alongside the planned athletics field house. The projects will add 1,400 dorm beds as well as new academic buildings. (Boston Business Journal)
    Development
    • Plans to renovate White Stadium for professional women’s soccer are facing legal action from the Emerald Necklace Conservancy. The litigation centers on whether city developers rushed a process, which could demonstrably impact the local community. (Boston Globe + Boston Business Journal)
    Arts
    • Tensions may finally be subsiding between Brookline and its wild turkeys as the Brookline Art Makes Community public art initiative plans to install 10 life-sized turkey sculptures across town. Artists can apply by Friday, March 29 to paint a turkey of their own. (WBUR)
    Listen
    • WBUR’s Amory Sivertson will debut a new true crime podcast titled “Beyond All Repair” on Thursday, March 7. The 10-part series will tell the story of a cold case, a sibling rivalry, and a woman accused of a murder she swears she didn’t commit. In the meantime, check out 14 other local podcasts. (WBUR)
    Feel Good
    • The New England Aquarium welcomed its 100th epaulette “walking” shark into the world earlier this year. The baby shark (doo doo dodo do) will hang back for a few months before taking the spotlight in aquarium exhibits. (Boston.com)
    Concert
    • Tickets for two big-name concerts go up for general sale next Friday, March 1. Kings of Leon will come to MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Monday, Sept. 16, and Jelly Roll will take TD Garden on Thursday, Sept. 26.
    Finance
    • These four credit cards offer 0% intro APR for up to 18 months — meaning that when life piles up (unexpected tax payments, medical appointments, picking up the bill for the whole table at Coquette, etc...) — you could have almost two years to avoid interest charges.*
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