State Rep. Marty Walsh and At-Large City Councilor John Connolly punched their tickets into the Nov. 5 Boston mayoral final after finishing one-two in the Sept. 24 preliminary, according to the City results. About 31 percent of registered voters participated…
Month: October 2013
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City reviews 6 Art Park plans
Six very different plans for redeveloping the Art Park site are under City review. The City-owned land between Parker and Terrace Streets has long been community gardens and a resident-created sculpture garden. The City wants energy-efficient housing built on the site,…
Zakim, Nichols vie for local council seat
Walsh, Connolly los finalistas; Ross excluido
El Representante del Estado Marty Walsh y el Consejero Municipal “At-Large” John Connolly fueron los finalistas en las elecciones preliminares para alcalde el 24 de septiembre, según las resultas no oficiales de la Ciudad. Aproximadamente el 31 por ciento de…
Parklet debuts on Tremont St.
By Emily Resnevic/Gazette Staff Mission Hill’s “parklet,” a small sidewalk park with tables and chairs, debuted on Sept. 12 in front of Mike’s Donuts and Lily’s Pasta Express at 1524-1528 Tremont St. It is one of the city’s first two…
Brookline Ave. turns partly 1-way for 6 months
Brookline Avenue has been changed into a one-way street inbound between the Riverway Connector and Park Drive and will stay that way for about six months. The change, which began last week, is part of the Muddy River Restoration Project.…
BLC considers landmarking 55 Shattuck
The Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) is considering a local group’s request to declare a Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) building a historic landmark. The BLC also recently imposed a 90-day delay on demolishing the building at 55 Shattuck St. in the…
MH Road Race to be held Sat.
The Mission Hill Road Race, one of the neighborhood’s most popular annual events, will be held tomorrow, Oct. 5, 9 a.m., starting at Kevin W. Fitzgerald Park on St. Alphonsus Street. The 5K footrace fills local streets with runners and…
Two victims wounded in shooting
The Boston Police Department is investigating a shooting on Mission Hill where two women were wounded early in the morning of Sept. 14, according to bpdnews.com. Officers responded to 32 McGreevey Way for a report of shots fired at about…