If all one can do in public this summer is stay in their car, why not make a movie night out of it? That’s exactly what the City has proposed, announcing a July series of Drive-in Movie events, with Mission…
Month: July 2020
City Council passes budget MH Councilor breaks ranks with Council progressives
By John Lynds With the ongoing racial tension sweeping across the nation and calls for police reform in almost every major U.S. city there was an emotional debate last week in the City Council over Mayor Martin Walsh’s proposed budget.…
Needham Bank opens first Boston branch in Mission Hill
Needham Bank announced last week that its new Mission Hill branch on Tremont Street is now open for business. The new branch, located at 1457 Tremont St. in Mission Hill, marks the Bank’s first location in the City of Boston.…
Making it Official: SECHC officially becomes part of East Boston Neighborhood Health Center July 1
Calling it a great merger of two historic and value-aligned organizations, Manny Lopes, president of the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center (EBNHC), announced the official merger of his organization with the nearby South End Community Health Center (SECHC) on July…
Walsh names Crockett new Chief of Equity; gives update on COVID-19 safety and equity work
Mayor Martin Walsh held a press conference on Monday, where he discussed COVID-19 safety for the Fourth of July, as well as announced Karilyn Crockett as the City’s first-ever Chief of Equity. “Normally heading into the fourth of July weekend,…
Robert ‘Problak’ Gibbs and MFA partner on mural at Madison Park
Staff report The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced late last month the launch of a multipart community mural project co-led by artists-in-residence Rob “Problak” Gibbs and Rob Stull—a key initiative of the MFA’s 150th anniversary that draws inspiration from Writing the…
Going on a vacation? Pack your bags, set the GPS…and get a COVID test
Travelling this summer will be awkward at best, but a breath of fresh air on a much-needed getaway for residents who have been under long quarantines will also be necessary – awkward or not. But it won’t come without proof…
Mass. RMV announcing new online feature: Vehicles may be registered without a visit to the RMV
The Massachusetts Registry of Motors Vehicles (RMV) is announcing that in partnership with Boston Software Corporation, a new online service is now available which enables independent insurance agents to renew and reinstate passenger and commercial vehicle registrations on behalf of…
Hill Happenings
Happy 80th birthday (July 22) to Illanga Scott, the lone survivor of the G-Cleffs, a local pop soul vocal group. Also in the band were Illanga’s three brothers Teddy, Chris, Tim Scott and their next-door neighbor from Roxbury, Ray Gipson.…
Local Black media network continues to present candidates despite pandemic
Mission Hill native Ron Bell interviews both U.S. Senate candidates, re-launched Dunk the Vote 2020 US Sen. Ed Markey and US Congressman Joseph Kennedy III both made an appearance on the Boston Praise Radio & TV Boston Black News segment…