A major facet of the Route 39 bus renovation plan might be in jeopardy as the project’s start date approaches. The Route 39 bus, which runs on Huntington and S. Huntington Avenues in Mission Hill, is slated to undergo changes…
Author: Peter Shanley
School-move plan approved
The City Council approved by a 12-1 vote on May 23 the Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) controversial school-move plan. Councilor Mike Ross, who lives in and represents Mission Hill, was the lone dissenting vote. The plan calls for several schools…
Mudanza de escuelas aprobada
El consejo de la ciudad aprobó la mudanza de escuelas de BPS con un voto 12-1 el 23 de mayo. El concejal Mike Ross, residente y representante de Mission Hill, tuvo el único voto en contrario. El plan llama por…
Art Park sketch puts houses on Parker St.
The City has presented a rough design of the city-owned land between Parker and Terrace streets that places houses where community gardens and the Art Park currently are. The sketch received mixed reviews from the public at a recent community…
9-unit condo plan questioned
Jan Steenbrugge, owner of a lot at the corner of Parker and Alleghany Streets, is seeking 13 zoning code variances from the City zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) to build a nine-unit condominium building. The plan would separate a parking…
Community Alliance has a new leader
Jessica Casey, a Canadian native who works for the state Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development, was elected the president of the Community Alliance of Mission Hill (CAMH) during a May 16 meeting. “I really am going to bring…
Local bus routes set to undergo changes
Plans to improve the Route 39 bus have been delayed yet again until the fall, while changes to the Route 66 bus will begin in 2013. The Route 39 renovation plan, which was first proposed in 2008, includes the elimination…
Local pastor writes book about church-sharing
Lorraine Cleaves Anderson, a 20-year resident of Mission Hill, is the pastor of the International Community Church in Allston, an institution that shares its space with seven other churches. Anderson is so smitten with church-sharing she has written a book…
Art Park plan stirs green space debate
The City held a contentious meeting on the proposed uses for the city-owned land between Parker and Terrace streets, with many residents voicing concern about how the project would affect the community gardens and the Art Park there. The site,…
Costs for BPS school-move plan rise
The cost to renovate the building that holds the Mission Hill K-8 School and the New Mission High School have jumped from roughly $7 million to about $12 million. The City Council has asked the Boston Finance Commission (FinComm) to…