The several major new buildings in Northeastern University’s (NU) new Institutional Master Plan (IMP), filed Dec. 21, favor more academic and research space over new on-campus housing, though 550 or more dorm beds are still planned by 2023. NU’s focus…
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Wu runs for more diverse City Council
Go on the City Council website and you’ll see a wealth of male faces, but only a solitary female face. Michelle Wu would like to change that. Wu, a 27-year-old attorney who lives in the South End, is running for…
Wu se presenta como candidata al concejo municipal
En el sitio web del consejo municipal se ven muchas caras de hombres, pero solamente una de mujer. Michelle Wu quiere cambiar esto. Wu es una abogada de 27 años que vive en el South End, y está entrando en…
T restores Green Line runs, but more cuts loom
By Rebeca Oliveira and John Ruch/Gazette Staff The MBTA has quietly restored some of the Green Line streetcar’s runs to Heath Street, which had been eliminated last year as part of controversial budget-related service cuts. But the MBTA’s budget crisis…
Mission Hill School’s fame is focus of new book
The Mission Hill K-8 School, which controversially moved to Jamaica Plain last year, is the subject of a new book that reveals its global fame among educators. “The name ‘Mission Hill’ is an important name” in the field of education,…
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JP group sues over S. Huntington project
S. HUNTINGTON—The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) has filed a lawsuit against the City’s zoning approval of a controversial apartment building planned for 161 S. Huntington Ave. The JPNC is a JP neighborhood group similar to the Community Alliance of…
Official proposes ‘NU neighborhood council’
A Northeastern University (NU) official has floated the idea of creating an “NU neighborhood council” where representatives from local neighborhoods and the university would converge to discuss their relationship and any issues. “I don’t know anything bad that comes from…