The construction for the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary’s (MEEI) new facility at 800 Huntington Ave. was officially finished this week. MEEI’s clinics are expected to open before the end of the month following the ribbon-cutting this week. The building…
Author: Rebeca Oliveira
BPS proposes new busing plans
Boston Public Schools (BPS) and its External Advisory Committee (EAC) have announced five possible plans for a new busing system that could offer up to 23 busing zones, likely starting in 2014. The BPS overhaul also will introduce a new…
Officials push NU for more dorms
After a notable absence from Northeastern University (NU) community task force meetings so far this year, state Rep. Jeffrey Sánchez and City Councilor Mike Ross both clamored for more on-campus housing at the Sept. 20 task force meeting. NU, meanwhile,…
No pop-up parklets for Mission Hill
No one-day parklets popped up in Mission in honor of Park(ing) Day Sept. 21, Boston Transportation Department (BTD) spokesperson Tracey Ganiatsos told the Gazette. Sept. 21 observes “Park(ing) Day”, an international movement to reclaim parking spaces as temporary public parks…
WIT revises Huntington dorm plan
The Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) has slightly shrunk its proposed dorm at 525 Huntington Ave. The revised dorm tower would still be seven stories tall, but would have less square-footage and more sidewalk space around the building by as…
‘The Serenity’ still under BRA review
S. HUNTINGTON—The luxury apartment and retail project proposed for 105A S. Huntington Ave., named “The Serenity,” is undergoing review by the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). A vote by the BRA board has not been scheduled. “The BRA staff has been…
ABCD helps immigrants become citizens
The Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) center on Parker Street continued its new program of helping immigrants apply for their American citizenship during Citizenship Day on Sept. 13. That was ABCD’s third Citizenship Day, a program started in April…
BTD clarifies parklet plans
Contrary to a previous announcement, the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) will not hold a one-day trial for a parklet on Tremont Street this month. Instead, the city is allowing community members to claim parking spaces as temporary parklets on Sept.…
BPS: Quality schools may not be local
The new school choice plan currently under development by the Boston Public School (BPS) system will focus on quality schools close to home, but during a meeting last week, members of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) did not address Mission…
Review group split on ‘Serenity’ project
S. HUNTINGTON—Half the members of a community advisory group for a luxury apartment project proposed for 105A S. Huntington Ave. have signed a letter to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) opposing the project. Another four members signed a letter in…