With Mayor Thomas Menino’s recent type 2 diabetes diagnosis, Joslin Diabetes Center’s Dr. Osama Hamdy talked with the Gazette about what the common illness can mean for the mayor and for anyone. Joslin is the world’s largest diabetes research center…
Author: Rebeca Oliveira
T’s ‘Urban Ring’ plan revives
A study proposing to link the MBTA’s Blue and Silver lines in the long-delayed Urban Ring transit project is scheduled to start in January. It was announced during a Dec. 3 Urban Ring community advisory committee (CAC) meeting, held in…
Offices may come to 75 St. Alphonsus
Local offices might come to 75 St. Alphonsus St. if a City Zoning Board of Appeals filing is approved. Developer Louis Miller intends to convert living space on the first floor of the multi-story apartment tower into space for five…
‘Mobile City Hall’ coming to a corner near you
Starting last week, a “mobile City Hall” in a customized truck started patrolling Boston streets, helping citizens request dog licenses, pay parking tickets and register to vote. “City Hall To Go,” the first of its kind in the country, will…
S. Huntington ‘corridor plan’ in the works
S. HUNTINGTON—Following months of community outcry and a recent statement of support by Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Director Peter Meade, the BRA started to create a “corridor plan” for the S. Huntington Avenue area last month. The “corridor plan” for…
Task Force pressures NU for more housing
Northeastern University (NU) Task Force members and elected officials are demanding that the school create more housing in its upcoming institutional master plan (IMP) to alleviate pressure on the Mission Hill housing market. Mayor Thomas Menino also provided a statement…
BRA approves S. Huntington project
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) voted to approve a controversial luxury apartment project proposed for 161 S. Huntington Ave. at its Oct. 18 board meeting. The project is expected to come before the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, the next…
Developers’ donations stir debate
The head of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) has complained about campaign contributions made to elected officials this year by developers of two controversial luxury housing developments on S. Huntington Avenue. City Councilor Mike Ross received and returned $2,000,…
Harvard Coop closes in LMA
LMA—The Harvard Coop bookstore, formerly located at 333 Longwood Ave., closed at the end of June when landlord Boston Children’s Hospital did not renew the lease. “We’re obviously very disappointed to not be in the area,” Coop president Jerry Murphy…
Forum reaches out to low-income voters
Smart from the Start, the group that runs the Johnson Community Center at 68 Annunciation Road, held a forum last week to teach new voters about the importance of voting and what to expect at the voting booth next week.…