Month: November 2023
Spotted at Fall-O-Ween
Community Gets Look at Parcel 25, Phase 3 Project Change
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At a public meeting hosted by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) on October 23, the plans for Phase 3 of the Parcel 25 project located on Tremont and Station Streets were revealed. This public…
CAMH Discusses Hillside Street Project
By Michael Coughlin Jr. During its monthly meeting in October, the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) heard an initial presentation for a project at 14 Hillside Street. As part of this proposal, the building on Hillside Street would have…
City Issues Reminders Ahead of Municipal Election
Special to the Gazette The Boston Election Department is reminding voters that the Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, November 7. The election will determine At-Large and District City Councilors for the City of Boston. Due to redistricting, the…
Got Pumpkins? Compost Them in the Common on Nov. 6
Special to the Gazette Boston does Halloween right. We decorate our stoops with pumpkins and a skeleton (or three); we dress up in costumes, kids and grown-ups alike; the city closes our streets to traffic; and neighbors open doors to…
BPDA Board Approves Project at 1558 Tremont Street
By Michael Coughlin Jr. A project that would bring almost 100 units to 1558 Tremont Street was approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s (BPDA) Board of Directors during a board meeting in October. Daniel Polanco of the BPDA…
Hill Happenings
I first met George Salah eight years ago when a friend told me of a 92-year-old World War II veteran from Mission Hill. I contacted this wonderful man have since had several lunches, dinners and drinks with him. George, who…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Courtney Wright, Special to the Gazette On September 21st, New England Baptist Hospital collaborated with the Tobin and to host the second “Senior Birthday Party” since the pandemic. Residents from all over the neighborhood were in attendance to receive…
Three Named to BPL Board of Trustees
Special to the Gazette The Boston Public Library (BPL) announced that Jim Canales, Raymond Liu, and Porsha Olayiwola have been appointed by Mayor Michelle Wu to serve on the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees. The Trustees’ mission is to…