Michael Coughlin Jr. A project at 80-100 Smith Street, initially tabled in November, was approved during the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) board meeting last month. According to Board Chair Priscilla Rojas and the project’s webpage on the Planning…
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Wu Announces New Road Safety Ordinance to Increase Accountability
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced Feb. 3 she has filed an ordinance with the Boston City Council to require food delivery apps such as DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub to obtain a permit to operate within the City…
Wu Announces Passage of Groundbreaking Net Zero Carbon Zoning
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced the approval of an amendment last week to the City’s zoning code by the Boston Zoning Commission to include Net Zero Carbon (NZC) Zoning. This new zoning will introduce decarbonization requirements for…
Wu Announces more than $64 million in Affordable Housing Funding Awards
Special to the Gazette Mayor Michelle Wu announced $64.2 million in new, recommended funding from the Mayor’s Office of Housing, the Community Preservation Fund, and the Neighborhood Housing Trust (NHT) to create and preserve income-restricted units of housing in eight…
MBTA Announces Planned Service Outage Scheduled to June
Special to the Times The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) announced its planned construction schedule for the first half of 2025. Thanks to the great success of the 2024 Track Improvement Program, the MBTA now has more track meeting the state…
Lighting Up the Night in Brigham Circle
CAMH updated on Proposed Dispensary at 1576 Tremont St.
By Michael Coughlin Jr. At the Community Alliance of Mission Hill’s (CAMH) meeting last month, representatives from a dispensary proposed at 1576 Tremont Street provided updates on their plans to resubmit their application after being rejected without prejudice by…
Wu, Cox Highlight Reduction in Murders, shootings in 2024
Special to the Gazette Boston Mayor Michele Wu and Police Commissioner Michael Cox, along with Isaac Yablo, a senior city advisor for public safety in the mayor’s office, held a press conference at Boston Police Dept. (BPD) headquarters this past Friday…
Hill Happenings
By Maurice ‘Mossy’ Martin The Mission Hill Veterans Post 327 celebrated a wonderful Christmas party at Victory Point Restaurant in Quincy on Dec. 7. Because our celebration occurred on “The Day Which Will Live in Infamy,” our Post…
What’s Happening on Main Streets
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a safe and warm Holiday season despite mother nature saving all the 2024 rain for the last couple of weeks of the year. If you entered the Mission Bar…