Mayor Martin Walsh this month released a new housing plan calling for 53,000 new units to the City by 2030, which will help accommodate a population that is expected to tip 700,000 by then. The plan, which is called “Housing…
Month: October 2014
Invitacion, Oct. 24, 2014
El plazo para la lista de eventos es el 21 de octubre al mediodía para la publicación del 24 de octubre. Mande a [email protected]. Atención: Marque el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones Comité ad hoc de…
Sedgwick SLOG
On the Police Beat, Oct. 5-19, 2014
The following police incident reports are public records provided by the Community Service Office of the District E-13 Police Station, which is solely responsible for their content. All suspects are innocent unless proven guilty in court. Oct. 19: Counterfeiting, 581…
Zoo receives anonymous $1m gift
Franklin Park Zoo received an anonymous gift of $1 million to support construction of Nature’s Neighborhoods at the new George Robert White Fund Children’s Zoo on Oct. 10. This gift is the single largest individual gift given in the Zoo’s…
JP orchestra aims to soothe mental woes
A new Jamaica Plain ensemble called Me2/Orchestra aims to give people who suffer from mental illnesses a musical respite from any stigma they might endure elsewhere. “People living with mental health issues face stigma on a daily basis,” said Me2/Orchestra…
New Mural
Hair salon doubles as piano lounge
Three years after adding its chairs to Centre Street’s Soleil Salon, We Are Hair is expanding into the entertainment business with regular Thursday piano and open mic nights. Owner Richard Repetta told the Gazette that the expansion stemmed from his…
Editorial: A change of tone on housing
As the Gazette makes its twice-a-year return to Roslindale this week, we recall that neighborhood’s recent demographic history as a place where many JP artists and families relocated to escape skyrocketing housing prices and still have a great quality of…
Editorial: O’Malley makes right call on council pay
The Boston City Council voting itself a 23 percent pay raise—with a salary topping $100,000 a year—practically editorializes against itself. While people who can’t vote themselves a tax-funded raise struggle or are driven out of town, while many City agencies…