The Boston Police Department (BPD) is investigating two people being shot in the Mission Hill area on Dec. 28, according to bpdnews.com. Officers responded to the intersection of Tremont and Ruggles streets for a report of a person shot around…
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Group to survey LMA’s historic buildings
LMA—The Boston Preservation Alliance will conduct a survey of the Longwood Medical and Academic Area’s (LMA) historic buildings, with Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) footing the bill as part of a deal over its upcoming demolition of a century-old structure. Greg…
Police arrest man in vehicle break-in
Boston Police officers arrested a person suspected of breaking into a motor vehicle on Mission Hill on Dec. 29, according to bpdnews.com Officers were responding around 5 p.m. to a report of breaking and entering of a motor vehicle on…
Mission Hiller pens children’s book
Following the axiom that writers write what they know about, Mission Hill resident Jennifer Mann recently penned a children’s book about two sisters called “Sunny Sweet Is So Not Sorry.” And Mann knows sisterhood, as she was one of four…
Heart surgery survivor raises money with road races
Ashley Girard was a Northeastern University (NU) student in 2006 when she walked into the campus health center with flu-like symptoms. She left with a recommendation to visit a heart specialist and was soon undergoing open-heart surgery at Brigham and…
Art Park plans get community thumbs-up
Sebastian Mariscal Studio, Inc. (SMS) presented its plan to redevelop the Art Park site, City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets, into 41 apartments and more than 50,000 square feet of green space during a Dec. 5 community meeting. The…
LMA doctor nominated as surgeon general
LMA—Dr. Vivek Murthy, who has strong ties to the Longwood Medical Area (LMA), has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be the next surgeon general, according to a press release. Murthy awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate. Murthy is…
New Mission Hill K-8 school nixed
City Councilor Mike Ross’s effort to bring a new K-8 school to Mission Hill has been thwarted by the City. But the Boston Public Schools (BPS) has agreed to reopen a family center at the Tobin K-8 School and to…
No landmark status for hospital building
LMA—The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) voted Oct. 22 not to landmark the century-old 55 Shattuck St. building on the Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) campus. But BLC and BCH did enter into a memorundum of understanding (MOU) that includes documenting the…
Burglaries hit Mission Hill
The Boston Police Department (BPD) is investigating a series of burglaries in the Mission Hill area that occurred over the long Thanksgiving Day weekend, according to bpdnews.com. Officers responded just after midnight on Nov. 28 to 115 Fisher Ave. for…