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…
Month: February 2013
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…
Hill History: Museum, med school were seeds of LMA
Though the Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA) now seems like the natural center of large institutions in Boston, it was originally intended to be luxury housing like the Back Bay. Before famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted got to…
What’s Up, Feb. 8-March 7, 2013
The deadline for What’s Up listings is noon, March 5 for the March 8 issue. Email listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Northeastern University Task Force meeting, Tues.,…
Participacion, Feb. 8-March 7, 2013
La entrega para la sección de Participación es mediodía el 5 de marzo para la edición 8 de marzo. Escribir [email protected]. Note: Todos los números tiene 617, a menos que dice otro número. Reuniones Reunión de Northeastern University Task…
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Editorial: Mission Hill School choice
City Councilor Mike Ross scored a major win for Mission Hill children, present and future, in the Boston Public Schools assignment plan changes. He requested and got a guarantee that local kids always will be eligible for enrollment at the…
Editorial: Making local history
The Gazette this week debuts its first annual “Hill History” special section. In a neighborhood as storied as ours, there are thousands of history stories to tell, but we had to settle for a couple of them for starters. This…