Cecilia (Ceci) Méndez-Ortiz, a Roslindale resident and Executive Director of Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships (CACP), has been chosen as one of the Kennedy Center’s Next 50. According to a press release from…
Month: February 2022
Hotel takes in homeless individuals from Mass and Cass
Last month, we reported on a public meeting presented by the City regarding its plan to temporarily house homeless individuals from Mass and Cass in Mission Hill’s enVision Hotel. However, the December meeting left residents with more questions than answers.…
Hotel alberga a personas sin hogar de Mass y Cass
El mes pasado, informamos sobre una reunión pública presentada por la ciudad sobre su plan para albergar temporalmente a personas sin hogar de Mass y Cass en el hotel enVision. Sin embargo, la reunión de diciembre dejó a los residentes…
City, BU, New England Conservatory present Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration
The City of Boston, along with the New England Conservatory and Boston University, presented the 2022 celebration of the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife, Corretta Scott King virtually on January 18. The event was live-streamed…
CAMH creates working group to address community concerns
Around 33 people attended a meeting of the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) on Jan. 19, where they created a working group, heard a guest presentation and voted on a restaurant expansion. New Working Group CAMH member Dave Greenup…
Mission Hill/Roxbury weekly COVID positive test decreases
It seems the city’s “B Together” mandate that requires all employees and patrons at indoor venues to show proof of vaccination is having an impact on COVID infections in Mission Hill/Roxbury and across the city. The mandate, which kicked off…
Councilors Mejia, Anderson, and Worrell introduce an ordinance to establish a Commission on Reparations written by community members
On Wednesday, Feb. 2, Boston City Councilors Julia Mejia, Tania F. Anderson, and Brian Worrell introduced An Ordinance Creating a Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans. This ordinance will formally establish a commission whose goal is…
Wu extends deadline for city employees to comply with vaccine mandate
Mayor Michelle Wu on Jan. 24 announced that she has pushed back the date for city workers to comply with her vaccine mandate. The mandate was originally set to take effect on Jan.15, and those found to not be in…
Wu announces SNAP benefits can be used online at Daily Table locations
Mayor Michelle Wu announced on Feb. 1 that residents with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will now be able to shop online for groceries through Daily Table, which has three stores in the Boston area—Roxbury, Dorchester, and Central Square…
ABCD, city’s EITC program in full swing in Mission Hill
Most people don’t want to think about it but it’s the time a year to begin thinking about filing 2021 tax returns. For many working people in Mission Hill there’s some relief from the confusing process of figuring out taxes.…