Residents of Mission Hill will head to the polls on Nov. 6 and help decide several statewide races and ballot questions. Two incumbents—Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Democrat U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren—both face challengers, but they have high approval ratings…
Author: Peter Shanley
BPDA board approves two Mission Hill area projects
The Boston Planning and Development Agency board approved two Mission Hill area projects—111 Terrace Street and a Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) new inpatient building—during its monthly meeting on Oct. 11. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) proposal for…
BPDA: No update on Burney St. dev.
There is no update on the proposed 9 Burney St. development, according to Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) spokesperson Bonnie McGilpin. The project was first filed with BPDA at the beginning of the year and has been presented to…
Q. and A. with local craftsman Shane Maxwell
Shane Maxwell is a local craftsman who oversees textile painting and dyeing for Boston Ballet and The Santa Fe Opera. He was recently named a Polly Thayer Starr Artist at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and is hosting a textile-inspired…
Sanchez reflects on tenure after losing election
After more than a decade and a half of serving the people of Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill at the State House, state Rep. Jeffrey Sanchez will be exiting that role at the end of the year after losing a…
Q. and A. with the new Parker Hill children librarian
The Parker Hill Branch Library re-opened this summer after being closed for about a year for a renovation. Along with fixes and repairs, the re-opening also brought a new children librarian—Thealyn Ploetz—into the fold. The Gazette recently conducted a question-and-answer…
CAMH members criticize Alleghany St. project
The return of the 30 Alleghany St. project proved no more agreeable to the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) than it was when the project was first proposed in 2012. Attendees reviewed that project, along with several others, at…
Entrevista con la nueva bibliotecaria de niños
La biblioteca Parker Hill reabrió en el verano después de un año de renovaciones. Incluida en las mejoras es la nueva bibliotecaria de niños—Thealyn Ploetz. The Gazette entrevistó a Ploetz sobre su nuevo puesto, el calendario juvenil, entre otras cosas.…
Beth Israel’s new building project heads to BPDA board
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) proposal for a new inpatient building at 111 Francis St. will head to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board during its monthly meeting on Oct. 11, according to BPDA spokesperson Bonnie McGilpin.…
O’Malley files hearing order to examine gas safety
City Councilor Matt O’Malley, who represents a portion of Back of the Hill, filed a hearing order on Sept. 19 with two other councilors—Ed Flynn and Ayanna Pressley—to examine the safety of the City’s gas infrastructure. The move comes after…