By John Lynds Last year the Boston Inspectional Service Department (ISD) Commissioner William Christopher announced that several Boston neighborhoods that would take part in the Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) pilot program. Christopher said the proposed program was ISD’s way to…
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Walsh Releases 2019 Annual Census Including Study on Childcare
Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the City of Boston Election Department today launched the City of Boston’s Annual Resident Census to record individuals age 17 and older who live in the City, with mailers going out to households across Boston.…
Mayor Walsh Announces $26 Million to Create Affordable Housing
By John Lynds Using the North End’s Knights of Columbus Hall as a backdrop, Mayor Martin Walsh announced $26 million in money to create affordable units not only at the Knights of Columbus but in Mission Hill, East Boston, Dorchester,…
Applications Are Now Available for the 2019 City of Boston Scholarship Program
Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced applications are now available for the 2019 City of Boston Scholarship Program. The City of Boston Scholarship Program is designed to support higher education, and is available to Boston residents interested in pursuing an undergraduate…
Hill Agenda
The deadline for Hill Agenda listings is noon, Tues., April 2 for the issue April 5. Email listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing…
Hill Happenings
By Maurice “Mossy” Martin Special to the Gazette March is Irish history month and with St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I thought I’d mention a little known Irish hero, Jeremiah Mee, born in March of 1889 in Glennamaddy, County…
Participación
El plazo para la sección de Participación es al mediodía, martes, 2 abril para la edición 5 abril. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Los números telefónicos empiezan con el código 617. Reuniones Junta de directores de Mission Hill Neighborhood Housing, primer…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
By Richard Rouse Special to the Gazette Since a fire closed down the Green Tea Coffee shop two years ago, Brigham Circle business advocates have been hankering for a new first-class java spot. The clean and colorful Solid Ground Café…
Op-ed Joint Statement from Organizations Serving Communities of Color on the Lack of Diversity in the State Legislature, Particularly in the Education Committee
As members and representatives of African-American, Latinx and Asian- American serving communities and organizations, we are disheartened by the abrupt removal of Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz from the Joint Committee on Education at a critical time when the State Legislature is…
Op-ed My First Few Weeks as State Representative
By Representative Nika Elugardo Many have asked me about my first few weeks as State Representative for the 15th Suffolk/Norfolk District. Exciting. Challenging. Hopeful. We had two weeks to file legislation, and two more weeks to review over 6,000 bills…