As the summer began to roll around, Mission Hill’s Luisa Harris knew that the community needed an outdoors pick-me-up, and at the same time, she also knew that the city’s musicians and visual artists needed to get their work back…
Month: July 2021
Hill Happenings
Mission Hill mourned the death of their beloved neighbor, Theresa Parks, last month – a week shy of her 85th birthday. Theresa, a 1954 Mission High graduate, was among the founders of Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, which fought passionately against…
2021 Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular Concert to Take Place at Tanglewood
This 2021 Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular will be a televised, live-streamed concert to take place under the direction of Keith Lockhart from the stage of Tanglewood’s Koussevitzky Music Shed, Sunday, July 4, 8-11 p.m., broadcast live on Bloomberg TV…
Mayoral Candidates Answer Questions on Parks and Open Space in Recent Forum
Boston Park Advocates, which is “a citywide network of people who champion urban greenspace,” according to its website, hosted a mayoral candidate forum on June 29, where candidates responded to a multitude of questions relating to parks and open space…
State Legislature Votes to Extend Outdoor Dining and Cocktails-To-Go Bill: Gov. Baker Signs Bill
Last year groups of bar and restaurant owners emerged as vocal proponents of the state legislature’s ‘to-go cocktail’ bill. During the height of the pandemic owners became frustrated by the fact that liquor store businesses were booming but expensive liquor…
Administration Awards $3.2 Million for COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Efforts
The Baker-Polito Administration last week announced $3.2 million in grants and contracts to community-based organizations as part of the Massachusetts Vaccine Equity Initiative to increase awareness and access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the 20 cities and towns hardest hit…
Mission Hill/Roxbury COVID-19 Positive Test Rate down in June
The weekly COVID-19 positive test rate in Mission Hill/Roxbury dropped to zero last week according to the latest data released by the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC). The report released last Friday shows 823 residents were tested last week and…
MassDOT Releases Information Ahead of the July 4th Holiday Weekend
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) is asking the public to plan ahead this Fourth of July, and to expect increased holiday travel. If driving, plan for trips utilizing MassDOT’s many “real time” travel tools, and if taking public transportation,…
Enjoy an Awesome — And Safe — 4th of July
Although the Fourth of July falls on a Sunday this year, many of us will be enjoying an extra-long holiday weekend for which the weather hopefully will cooperate. In addition, with most (though not all) of the COVID-19 restrictions having…
The Tragic Shooting in Winthrop Shows All That Is Wrong in America
The tragedy that struck the town of Winthrop on a quiet Saturday afternoon represents a confluence of everything that is wrong in America today. The deranged, 28 year-old white gunman who shot two Black persons multiple times in cold blood…