More City funds for parks and streamlining the permitting process were two issues the majority of the Boston mayoral candidates agreed upon during a forum on parks and open spaces Aug. 16. About 300 people attended the forum, sponsored by…
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WIT class invites Mission Hill in
Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) architecture students chose to address the direct needs of Mission Hill residents for a class final project last month. The class, called, “Designing for Social Innovation,” is a research-based class focused on the intersection of…
Student Welcome Guide: Welcome to…Parker Hill?: A guide to Mission Hill place names
Welcome to the neighborhood! You just moved to Mission Hill—but did you know you’re actually on Parker Hill? You’ve probably already noticed the spires of Mission Church—which technically isn’t called that, either. And why’s the post office called Roxbury Crossing?…
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Student Welcome Guide: A student’s guide to Mission Hill
The following is some basic information for students who recently moved into Mission Hill. General Boston info Boston does not have a non-emergency police number. Call 911 for emergency and non-emergency police, fire and rescue. Get renter’s insurance. It might…
Parklet to be installed next week
Mission Hill’s parklet, one of Boston’s first four, was planned to be installed Sept. 5 or 6, after the Gazette’s deadline, Boston Transportation Department (BTD) Director of Planning Vineet Gupta told the Gazette last week. “It will likely be installed…
New plans for old brewery
The new owners of the John R. Alley/Eblana Brewery at 117-127 Heath St. called a community meeting on Sept. 5, after the Gazette’s deadline, to discuss development options for the century-old property. Triad Alpha Partners, the new owners of the…
Participacion, Sept. 6-Oct. 3, 2013
La entrega para la sección de Participación es mediodía el 1 de octubre para la edición 4 de octubre. Escribir [email protected]. Note: Todos los números tiene 617, a menos que dice otro número. Reuniones Northeastern Task Force, para hablar…
Hill Happenings
It was the summer of 1967 and John Moreau was strolling down Lansdowne Street behind the left-field wall at Fenway Park. A baseball lover, John was listening to the Red Sox game on his transistor radio. Carl Yastrzemski was at…