The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) voted to approve a controversial luxury apartment project proposed for 161 S. Huntington Ave. at its Oct. 18 board meeting. The project is expected to come before the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals, the next…
Month: November 2012
Clarification
The article “Officials push NU for more dorms” in the Oct. 5 Gazette reported that City Councilor Mike Ross misstated the increase in Northeastern University’s off-campus undergraduate student population at an NU Task Force meeting. The article failed to say…
Developers’ donations stir debate
The head of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) has complained about campaign contributions made to elected officials this year by developers of two controversial luxury housing developments on S. Huntington Avenue. City Councilor Mike Ross received and returned $2,000,…
Critics blast Art Park plan at final meeting
Opposition to the request for proposal guidelines for the City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets erupted during a community meeting on Oct. 11. About 15 people attended the meeting at Mission Church. Critics of the plan to build residential…
Harvard Coop closes in LMA
LMA—The Harvard Coop bookstore, formerly located at 333 Longwood Ave., closed at the end of June when landlord Boston Children’s Hospital did not renew the lease. “We’re obviously very disappointed to not be in the area,” Coop president Jerry Murphy…
Hurricane strikes neighborhood
Hurricane Sandy hit Mission Hill and the Longwood Medical and Academic Area on Oct. 29 with high winds. Trees fell around the area, but the storm was not as bad as predicted in Boston. It devastated New Jersey and New…
Forum reaches out to low-income voters
Smart from the Start, the group that runs the Johnson Community Center at 68 Annunciation Road, held a forum last week to teach new voters about the importance of voting and what to expect at the voting booth next week.…
Fuentes Market honored at City Hall
Miguel Fuentes, the owner of Mission Hill’s Fuentes Market, was among the small-business owners honored at a Latino Heritage Month celebration organized by At-large City Councilor Felix Arroyo at City Hall on Oct. 15. Fuentes has run the local landmark…
Mission Hill changes little under new redistricting plan
The latest Boston City Council redistricting plan would have little effect on Mission Hill besides moving one precinct. The City Council is set to vote on the plan Wednesday, after the Gazette deadline. City Councilor Mike Ross, who lives in…
Wood thieves damage trees
Trees in the Mission Hill area and around the city have been damaged in recent weeks by wood thieves who hack off large knobs known as burls. A Dorchester man was arrested Oct. 3 in the Fenway on burl-stealing charges,…