Two developers in July filed Letters of Intent (LOI) with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) for large projects on former Mission Church property, including the re-emergence of a massive project that contemplates a 17-story tower on Smith Street…
Author: Seth Daniel
Terrace Street Project Looking to Add More Homeownership
Developers of the Ditson building on Terrace Street are ready to move on the third phase of their project, converting a parking lot next to the historic old warehouse into a 66 new condo units for sale – hoping, as…
MBTA Puts Out Invitation for Bids on Domino’s Retail Storefront
The MBTA has put out an Invitation to Bid (ITB) on a key storefront in the Roxbury Crossing Station – with the lease expiring for the current lease-holder Domino’s Pizza in the coming months. Domino’s has existed in the busy…
Long-Time Mission Hill Champion for All, Theresa Parks, Passes at Her Home
Theresa Parks, a Mission Hill legend, never locked the door to her hard-fought homestead in Mission Park. In fact, anyone could simply knock and walk in. One might think that to be a little dangerous for someone living in the…
First Mission Hill Arts Festival Kicks Off Jazz-Inspired Summer
As the summer began to roll around, Mission Hill’s Luisa Harris knew that the community needed an outdoors pick-me-up, and at the same time, she also knew that the city’s musicians and visual artists needed to get their work back…
Marijuana store operators to make pitch for Tremont Street dispensary
A team of Stoughton-based marijuana entrepreneurs that received approval in 2019 to open a marijuana dispensary in Mattapan, will be coming to Mission Hill on June 24 for a community meeting to pitch a similar proposal for 1441 Tremont St.…
Wu calls for end of dirty diesel polluting school bus fleet, full electrification by 2030
On Earth Day, City Councilor At-Large and Candidate for Mayor Michelle Wu joined advocates, including David Meshoulam, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Speak for the Trees, to call for the City of Boston to electrify its school bus fleet…
Supt. Cassellius announces Commission for Deployment of Federal Relief Funds
Advocates for public education approved of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) announcement this week to create a Commission that will advise Supt. Brenda Cassellius on the timeline and distribution of more than $400 million in federal dollars coming to…
BPS exploring the idea of offering virtual school next year
The Boston Public Schools (BPS) has sent out a survey to parents this week to gauge whether there is interest in creating a Virtual School program that would continue remote learning options through next school year. The letter went out…
He’s In! South End State Rep. Jon Santiago Launches Mayoral Campaign
The video starts on Harrison Avenue and Albany Street and it appears to be late at night, with only the urban-orange streetlights providing the lighting for State Rep. Jon Santiago to walk from his hospital job to his South End…