By Gazette Staff Standing behind the Last Tenement at 42 Lomasney Way – the only historic building from the old West End to survive urban renewal in that neighborhood – Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance on Tuesday, April 2,…
Author: Kane Dimasso-Scott
Love Your Block
Boston gears up for neighborhood cleanups this weekend Special to the Gazette Neighborhood cleanups are planned for this weekend in April in several neighborhoods. “Love your Block cleanups are a perfect way to enjoy the upcoming spring weather while helping…
Flynn to hold hearing on ordinance to create an Office of Pest Control
Special to the Gazette Councilor Ed Flynn will be holding a hearing on his ordinance to create an Office of Pest Control in the City of Boston on Tuesday, April 9th, at 10am. This hearing will be the first step…
Children’s Services of Roxbury founders receive Drum Major Award
Children’s Services of Roxbury (CSR) founders Rev. Richard Richardson and Mrs. Jestina Richardson received the Drum Major Award at the 54th Annual Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast on Monday for their extraordinary contributions to justice, diversity, and inclusion efforts in…
Guest Op-Ed 2-2-2024
Reflecting Back on my time in Mission Hill Mission Hill is my home, but it is time for a new generation to take over. This incredible community welcomed me over 20 years ago when I came to the United States…
Op-Ed: The 3Gpocalypse is coming — Is your car ready?
Just this week I heard about something that I’m surprised has not gotten more media coverage on the national level, as it’s extremely important to us as consumers. Beginning in February and continuing through the end of the year, 3G…
Editorials 12-11-20
Happy Hanukkah The eight-day observance of Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, gets underway this Thursday, December 10, and will culminate next Friday, December 18. In summary, Hanukkah commemorates the victory of the Maccabees — a group of fierce warriors…
City Council passes budget MH Councilor breaks ranks with Council progressives
By John Lynds With the ongoing racial tension sweeping across the nation and calls for police reform in almost every major U.S. city there was an emotional debate last week in the City Council over Mayor Martin Walsh’s proposed budget.…
Editorial 4-3-2020
There are many heroes in the battle against COVID-19 The current crisis in which we find ourselves has been compared to a war. But instead of an opposing army, our enemy is a novel virus that is 1/900th the width…