By Michael Coughlin Jr. Jessica Garb, an Associate Professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell whose laboratory specializes in spiders, gave the lowdown on the unfamiliar creature that appeared in the Beacon Hill neighborhood recently: the Joro Spider. While Garb…
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Mayor Wu announces 2024-2025 SPARK Council
Mayor Michelle Wu announced the newly selected 2024-2025 SPARK Boston Council. The 38-member group will spend the next year working to connect young adults to leaders in local government, City services, and one another. The SPARK Boston Council advises Mayor…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Courtney WrightSpecial to the Gazette “Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Thank you to everyone who came out to support Mission Hill Main Streets at our Annual…
Experience the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at the Galleria
By Marianne Salza Indulge on a sweet glass of draft butterbeer and tangibly explore the rich world and castle in Harry Potter: The Exhibition, on display now in Boston at the CambridgeSide through January 5, 2025. Created and developed by…
MBTA launches NextGen Bus Navigation Pilot Program
The MBTA has announced the beginning of its new NextGen Bus Navigation Pilot Program, a new initiative designed to assist bus operators in navigating detours and other road challenges. In partnership with Swiftly, a transit technology company committed to open…
Bicycling is not safe in Greater Boston
The tragic death of a 62 year-old bicyclist last week on Memorial Drive has highlighted the lack of safety on our roadways for even experienced cyclists. We ourselves know first-hand how dangerous Metro Boston’s roads can be. We train for…
Guest Op-Ed: A milestone for Massachusetts housing: new solutions for a growing crisis
By Sen. Lydia Edwards On July 31, the Massachusetts legislature passed a groundbreaking $5.2 billion housing bond bill. Less than a week later, Governor Maura Healey signed it into law, setting the stage for one of the most ambitious efforts…
CAMH Board submits Open Meeting Law complaint against ZBA
By Michael Coughlin Jr. According to a document obtained by the Mission Hill Gazette, the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) Board has submitted an Open Meeting Law complaint against the Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) regarding an issue with…
Tremont Street Dispensary gets ‘no’ vote at CAMH meeting
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its monthly meeting in May, the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) overwhelmingly voted in opposition to a proposed dispensary at 1576 Tremont Street called Soni DOT. In April, Aditya Soni went before CAMH to…
Coletta Zapata holds second hearing on Mayor’s proposed property tax classification
Special to the Gazette Boston City Councilor Gabriela Coletta Zapata (District 1) chaired a Government Operations committee hearing last Thursday to discuss a petition for a special law regarding property tax classification in the City of Boston. This Home Rule…