Dj PupDawg Asha 05-21-26 Coffee

On this episode, DJ Pup Dawg sits down with Asha and Frank Mendoza, Deputy Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services, to discuss Mayor Michelle Wu's upcoming neighborhood coffee hour. Frank breaks down how these events give local residents a direct platform to connect with the mayor and city staff about community concerns, park improvements, and public spaces. Plus, find out all the event perks—including free coffee and donuts from Dunkin', fresh fruit from Star Market, and a complimentary plant to take home from Parks and Recreation! Learn more about the upcoming schedule and how you can get involved by visiting boston.gov/coffeehours.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yeah, it's straight from Pakistan to La to Boston.

Speaker 2 (00:02):
My girl, she checks in every Thursday, talk about all
the great things that are happening in Boston.

Speaker 1 (00:06):
And this weekend is long weekend. What au about you?
How you doing?

Speaker 3 (00:09):
What up? DJ pup Dog? That much? Excited to hang
with family, Barbrie Cue and enjoy the sun.

Speaker 1 (00:13):
Are you actually taking the day off on Monday?

Speaker 3 (00:15):
Yep, I'm off. I'm not on fire doing any no
of that.

Speaker 1 (00:18):
So good.

Speaker 3 (00:20):
I can actually enjoy.

Speaker 1 (00:21):
That's what you got some guests on with us. Who
do you got?

Speaker 3 (00:23):
Yeah, so I have my colleague, Deputy Director of the
Office of Neighborhood Services, Frank Mendoza, to talk about that
Mayor's annual coffee hour.

Speaker 1 (00:32):
Rank What up man, DJ pop Dog?

Speaker 4 (00:34):
Thank you for having me. No So, Mayor and Michelle.

Speaker 5 (00:36):
Who's neighborhood Coffee Hours here to give residents a chance
to speak directly with the mayor and with city staff
about services, about neighborhood concerns, about ways we can improve
Boston's parks and public spaces. So folks can come, grab
a coffee, grab a Donna from our sponsors at Duncan,
fresh fruit from Star Market, a free plant to take
home from Parks and Recreation.

Speaker 4 (00:56):
Everyone's welcome to attend. The event is free.

Speaker 5 (00:58):
The next one is Wednesday, May twenty seventh, from ten
thirty to eleven thirty am at Copley Square that's five
sixty Boylston Street here in Boston.

Speaker 4 (01:06):
This coffee hour will feature a.

Speaker 5 (01:08):
Special ribbon cutting celebration for the newly reconstructed Copley Square Park,
so beautiful new gathering space for residents to relax, enjoy lunch,
spend some time outdoors right in the heart of the city.
You can learn more and you can see the upcoming
dates for future coffee hours if you go to Boston
dot gov slash coffee Hours. The coffee hours run from
May through October at vurying time, so we can better

(01:29):
connect with everybody across Boston with all their different schedule.

Speaker 1 (01:32):
How many people do you guys get through in an hour?

Speaker 5 (01:33):
Sometimes we have coffee hours absolutely packed. We see triple
digit attendance at some of these more popular ones. It's
a really great opportunity for folks to come and learn
about the different departments that we have here at the city,
what kind of services they offer, and we bring a
lot of resources to the table as well, not just
the free donuts, free coffee and free plants, but they
always bring plenty, So just make sure that you're there

(01:54):
and we'll do our best to get you, guys what
you need there.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
It is Man that's going down May twenty seventh on
Wednesday from ten thirty am to eleven thirty am.

Speaker 4 (02:02):
That's right, Copley Square, Park five sixty Boilson Street.

Speaker 2 (02:04):
Back Day Perfect Man and more details of course on
Boston dot gov slash Coffee Hours Coffee hours there it
is Man, Frank, I appreciate you enjoying momor al day weekend, right.

Speaker 4 (02:13):
Thank you very much, you as well.

Speaker 3 (02:14):
We also have translators too, so you know if the
language is the concern or answer any of your questions.

Speaker 1 (02:20):
Oh okay, cool, do you pull up to these usher?

Speaker 3 (02:22):
I was actually at the one that just happened on
the eighteen.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
There it is Asha. What else have you got going
on this weekend?

Speaker 3 (02:27):
So one more thing that's happening Actually tonight, the Mayor's
Office of Blackmail Advancement is hosting a Building Black Wealth
at the Mix in Dorchester. This event is focused on entrepreneurship,
financial empowerment, legacy building It's a great way for this
community to come together to learn how to build their
own businesses, but also creating generational wealth.

Speaker 1 (02:48):
Okay.

Speaker 3 (02:49):
And so the event is like coasted in partnership with
Boston Main Street, the city's Cabinet of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion,
Supply Diversity and small Businesses. And obviously listeners can visit
the City of Boston that page at Boston Douga, Forward
Slash Events and also their social media pages as well too.

Speaker 2 (03:05):
I love they can get all the details on Boston
do gov Ash. I appreciate you enjoying Memorial Day weekend?

Speaker 3 (03:10):
All right, thank you you too?

Speaker 1 (03:11):
Right? That is Asha.

Speaker 2 (03:12):
She jumps on there with me every Thursday talk about
all the great things happening in Boston.

Speaker 1 (03:16):
Keeping it going right now is Don Tolliver. Let's go