BRA represenatives Tad Read and John Dalzell look on as a Forest Hills Task Force member speaks to the crowd at the Forest Hills Improvement Initiative meeting last week.
Dana Forsythe 03.JUL.08
JAMAICA PLAIN — On June 26, representatives from the Boston Redevelopment Authority met with Forest Hills residents for the eighth time to discuss the Forest Hills Improvement Initiative, an ambitious attempt to define guidelines for potential investors and developers in the area.
The MBTA had planned to issue an Invitiation to Bid on June 27, as the meeting was originally intended to be a wrap-up meeting. The BRA also held an FHII meeting to review a draft of the Transportation and Streetscape Improvement plan for the Forest Hills area that has been developed through the process on April 30. [read more]
BRIGHTON — At the June 30 meeting of the Boston College Neighbors Forum, it was clear that BC’s plan to purchase the 17-story apartment complex at 2000 Commonwealth Ave. has become a divisive issue in the neighborhood.
BC proposed the 2000 Commonwealth Ave. idea earlier in the month as part of their revised Master Plan, in an attempt to house 100 percent of its students on campus. Their plans for 2000 Commonwealth Ave. would include converting the site, which sits off-campus, to BC controlled student housing for 560 students. [read more]
Hill House hosted its first ever citywide baseball tournament on the newly renovated Teddy Ebersol’s Red Sox Fields in Downtown Boston.
Teams from Hill House, the South End, South Boston, Jamaica Plain and Charlestown came together at Teddy’s Tournament to celebrate Boston’s diverse neighborhoods and spring baseball in the city. [read more]
Police have released a video surveillance still of a suspect wanted in connection to two local robberies.
26.JUN.08
Boston police are seeking the public’s assistance in apprehending suspects wanted in a connection to convenience store robberies in Jamaica Plain and Hyde Park.
At approximately 2:22 p.m. on Wednesday, June 18, officers responded to a radio call for a panic alarm at the River Street Mini-Mart, 991 River St., Hyde Park. Upon arrival, officers spoke to the victims who stated that four masked black males entered the store. [read more]
Summer vacation may bring joy to students across the city, but time off from homework can have its consequences.
Each year, as school lets out, school officials face the all-too-common problem of kids who, away from a structured environment, will not have adequate access to healthy meals. Going without school, for many, means going hungry. [read more]
Mo Vaughn, in Newark, is a partner in a company called Omni New York LLC, which arranges housing for people with modest incomes.
Joseph Mont 26.JUN.08
Former Red Sox slugger among investors buying local housing developments
The Hit Dog is taking a swing at Boston's real estate market.
On Tuesday, Red Sox great Mo Vaughn, co-owner of Omni New York, LLC, announced that the company plans to purchase two local affordable housing developments, Forestvale Apartments in Jamaica Plain and Florence Apartments in Roslindale. Under the company's plan, both properties will continue as affordable housing for at least 40 years. [read more]
Boston area food pantries are feeling the pinch from rising food and fuel costs. Christine Otto and Wille Skrine are pictured at the Healthy Baby, Healthy Child Food Pantry in Hyde Park.
Dana Forsythe 19.JUN.08
With escalating gas prices impacting basic necessities, rising costs are being passed on to consumers.
Among those most affected are Boston area food pantries
The Hyde Park Food Pantry is among those trying to make ends meet. [read more]
Shouting protestors frequently interupted a meeting Monday to discuss Boston College's future expansion plans.
Scott Wachtler 19.JUN.08
BRIGHTON — In a contentious neighborhood meeting that had to be stopped several times due to shouting from an audience of well over 200, Boston College presented their newly revised Institutional Master Plan.
Members of the BC Task Force repeatedly asked protesters to hold their questions and comments until the end of BC’s presentation. [read more]
TheParkARTS Citywide Neighborhood Performances, presented by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department will celebrate 12 years of arts programming in city parks with outdoor concerts throughout Boston from July through September.
All shows are on Thursdays at 7 p.m. unless otherwise indicated. [ see schedule here]
