LMA—Volunteer surgeons, nurses and physical therapists from institutions all over the Longwood Medical Area (LMA) headed down to the Caribbean last month, providing free hip and knee replacements to impoverished patients. Over 50 LMA-based Operation Walk Boston volunteers went to…
RTH to build community center
Mission Park plans to build a 28,000-square-foot community center, which will replace an outdoor basketball court and parking lot. The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) held a community meeting March 27 to discuss the proposed project. “We have outgrown our space…
City gets ideas for Parker Street site
The City held a brainstorming session March 10 to discuss proposed uses for plots of city-owned land in Roxbury and in Mission Hill between Parker and Terrace Street, which currently holds the Art Park and makeshift community gardens. Both the…
Y seeks partial demo, will erect gym
YMCA officials plan to demolish a corner of the historic building at 316 Huntington Ave. and build a slightly bigger addition as part of extensive renovations in a separate from but related project to the Northeastern University (NU) Grandmarc dorm.…
Correction
Due to a reporting error, the article “Club hopes to generate women scientists” in the March 9 Gazette incorrectly stated that Meghna Marjadi is a Northeastern University graduate student. In fact, she works full time for Science Club for Girls…
Merck tower loses zoning status, needs fix
LMA—The Merck Research Labs tower on the Emmanuel College campus has lost the zoning that allowed it to be built in a residential area, Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) spokespeople said. The BRA is now giving it its own zoning to…