After more than 10 years working incrementally on a broad campaign to ethnically diversify the curriculum in Boston Public Schools (BPS), youth at Sociedad Latina are seeing some major gains this year that build on the work of so many…
Vacant P3 Building Site to be Cleaned up with Brownfields Grant
The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) announced that MassDevelopment has awarded the agency a $250,000 Brownfields Redevelopment grant to provide environmental remediation at P3 in Roxbury – just across the street from Boston Police Headquarters on the Mission Hill border. The…
Opera In House; New Operatic Film Breaks Barriers, Includes Three Local Musicians
After the Boston Lyric Opera (BLO) was ushered off the stage suddenly last March – never to return to this point – they took their talents beyond the stage to produce and distribute an innovative operatic film, “The Fall of…
Council Holds Hearing on Implementation of Police Reform Task Force Recommendations
The City Council Committee on Public Safety and Criminal Justice, chaired by Councilor Andrea Campbell, held a hearing on March 2 regarding the implementation of recommendations of the Boston Police Reform Task Force. Several councilors expressed their dissatisfaction with the…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Ellen Walker Special to the Gazette Mission Hill Framer’s market is open for business this Winter. Yes, it’s true and it’s thriving! In addition to picking up your organically grown vegetables and using SNAP, you can also find some…
Hill Happenings
By Mossy Martin Happy belated birthday on March 3 to Eric Alden, a terrific advocate for our Mission Hill community. Eric is the vice president of Mission Hill Main Streets, and in 2018, he was the recipient of the Mission…