Following in the tracks of Boston’s food truck pioneers, Mission Hill-based Fresh Truck use a converted school bus to bring fresh foods to underserved neighborhoods starting this spring. “I love Boston. I’m in love with the idea of helping to…
Local students retain access to Mission Hill K-8
By John Ruch and Peter Shanley/Gazette Staff Local students will always have access to the Mission Hill K-8 School in Jamaica Plain, no matter which school assignment plan the Boston Public Schools adopts, thanks to the advocacy of local City…
NU Task Force debates dorms, ‘campus’
Community Task Force members reacted to Northeastern University’s (NU) release of its proposed Institutional Master Plan (IMP), filed Dec. 21, by asking for several clarifications and explanations over promises to the community and the university’s student housing plans for the…
Art Park RFP delayed, awaits council vote
The City has pushed back issuing the request for proposals (RFP) for redeveloping the Art Park site, which is City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets. The City originally intended to issue the RFP by now, but has pushed it…
Hill History: Historic church is region’s Greek Orthodox hub
Tucked between two universities and a housing development, there stands a colossal Eastern-style structure with columns adorning the front and five domes affixed with crosses on top. That structure located at 514 Parker St. is the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral…
Hill History: This Month in Hill History
The following are some of the Gazette’s top headlines from this month in local history: 5 Years Ago: 2008 “Triplex Gold Rush” Real estate data showed that triple-deckers in Mission Hill were selling for almost twice as much as…