The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) has sent Mayor Martin Walsh and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) a letter critiquing the draft copy of the Plan: JP/Rox planning study, including over its affordability, design guidelines, and transportation parts. The BRA…
Month: September 2016
Real Estate Today: ZBA hearing scheduled for 64 Allandale St. project, opposition remains
A Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) hearing has been scheduled for the controversial 64 Allandale St. project for Sept. 27 at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall. The City is also slated to host a community meeting for the project on…
JP Agenda, Sept. 23, 2016
El plazo para la sección de participación es al mediodía, martes, el 11 de octubre para la edición del 14 de octubre. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Note: marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones Conversación comunitaria…
Sights and Sounds, Sept. 23, 2016
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Oct. 11 for the Oct. 14 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Franklin Park’s Run Wild 5k, Sept.…
Op-Ed: Welcome back to school
By Mayor Martin Walsh On Thursday, Sept. 8, Boston Public Schools (BPS) began classes for their first day of school. I hope BPS teachers, parents, and students have had a restful summer, and are excited to start another great school…
Invitacion, Sept. 23, 2016
El plazo para la sección de participación es al mediodía, martes, el 11 de octubre para la edición del 14 de octubre. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Note: marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo. Reuniones Conversación comunitaria…
Op-Ed: Preparing Boston children to take the exam school entrance test
By Superintendent Tommy Chang As we start the 2016-2017 school year, we are setting out to increase awareness of the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE) for entrance to the city’s three examination schools, Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and…
Letter: Residents deserve long-awaited parkway improvements
It has been nearly a year since the DCR last updated our community regarding its effort towards “Improved Multi-modal Safety and Access to the Emerald Necklace Parkways in Jamaica Plain” and it is high time the department did so. After…
Letter: Allandale St. project a bad idea
The 64 Allandale St. proposal to build 20 “green” units and 47 parking spaces on a less than a two-acre lot adjacent to a Boston park has received overwhelming neighborhood opposition. That concern is not just for the extreme environmental…
JPNC’s Zoning Committee green lights another Goddard House approval
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council (JPNC) Zoning Committee ultimately approved on Aug. 24 the proposed development at the old Goddard House building on South Huntington Ave with a close 5-4 vote, despite some neighbors’ disapproval. The project had already been…