The diverging paths of two Mission Hill basketball-playing brothers are the centerpiece of a documentary, “The Mission,” currently under production. Focusing on two brothers who grew up in Mission Hill, Wayne and Baron “Tiny” Turner, “The Mission” covers the divergent…
Month: August 2013
DCR completes sidewalk study
After almost three years in development, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), along with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy and consultants Pressley Associates, presented a sweeping rehabilitation and expansion plan for the Emerald Necklace’s sidewalks, crossings and paths at…
NU housing study delayed again
A long-awaited, Northeastern (NU)-commissioned student housing study has been delayed yet again. It is now expected to be released a week before the comment period for NU’s institutional master plan (IMP) closes. At NU’s last Community Task Force meeting on…
Mission Grammar Grads
CAMH delays vote on RTH project
The Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) voted to delay a vote for a Roxbury Tenants of Harvard (RTH) 10-story residential tower at the former Massachusetts Mental Health Center site at a July 17 meeting. RTH representatives presented the project…
Local ‘noise rock’ band releases EP
A Mission Hill-based band is getting hands-on support from a small-scale Jamaica Plain-based label. Designer, a “noise rock” band comprised of Berklee College of Music students that live in Mission Hill, plays “really tense, fun, noisy music,” according to drummer…
River Team
Turner out of prison, volunteering in Dot
Former City Councilor Chuck Turner is back in Boston after serving prison time for bribery and is volunteering at a nonprofit in Dorchester, he told the Gazette last week. Turner, who is living under home confinement and volunteering at the…
Beating the Heat
Hill Agenda, Aug. 9-Sept. 5, 2013
The deadline for Hill Agenda listings is noon, Sept. 3 for the Sept. 6 issue. Email listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Northeastern Task Force, to discuss IMP…