Hubway, the new bicycle rental system, appears to be a success. It would be even more successful with the public input it deserves. Hubway, a joint city-corporate program, is one of Mayor Menino’s many real-deal bicycle infrastructure improvements. It is…
Author: Gazette Staff
Editorial: Supporting Main Streets
The funding losses at Mission Hill Main Streets (MHMS) that resulted in the layoff of staffer Barry Twomey and delayed a deserved pay raise for Executive Director Richard Rouse are discouraging. Perhaps, like many of the businesses MHMS assists, the…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse Special to the Gazette I’m often asked why Main Streets sponsors the Farmer’s Market in Brigham Circle every Thursday in the summer. The obvious gain is the increase in foot traffic in the community, which…
Good Taste
New website for Gazette
The Gazette is pleased to announce that it has completely rebuilt its website at MissionHillGazette.com. The new site will contain every article and column from the print version, as well as some exclusive features. Readers are welcome to add comments…
Room to Grow
Mission Accomplished
Editorial: The BRA gets census data right
Mission Hill finally exists. That is not news to anyone who has lived in this neighborhood since Mission Church went up in the 1870s. In its diversity, energy and determination for self-improvement, Mission Hill is as real as it gets.…