The restaurateurs responsible for Tres Gatos, Centre Street Cafe, and Casa Verde are shuffling their liquor licenses around and opening a new restaurant at 3399 Washington St. called Brass Cat Cafe. Following a hearing at City Hall on Jan. 4,…
Month: January 2017
BPDA board approves Forest Hills project
The Boston Planning and Development Agency board approved during its Jan. 12 meeting “The Residences at Forest Hills” project at 3694 Washington St. “The Residences at Forest Hills” was submitted to BPDA last year as a project notification form (PNF)…
City announces anti-displacement legislation
Mayor Martin Walsh submitted a package of legislation at the State House to address displacement of Boston residents from their homes, according to a press release. The package aims to help existing tenants remain in their homes by expanding tenants’…
Sights and Sounds, Jan. 27, 2017
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Feb. 7 for the Feb. 10 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Music/art Midway Café, all shows…
Invitacion, Jan. 27, 2017
El plazo para la sección de participación es al mediodía, martes, el 7 de febrero para la edición del 10 de febrero. Mande eventos a [email protected]. Note: marca el 617 antes de los números que salen abajo, a menos que…
Op-Ed: Facing Boston’s gender wage gap
By Mayor Martin Walsh When I first took office in 2014 I pledged to listen, learn, and lead. It quickly became clear that leading on gender equity was essential to our City’s success. Not only is it the right thing…
Letter: Honoring Jeanette P. Murphy
We were saddened to read of the passing of Jeanette P. Murphy. We met Jeanette when we bought our home close to 25 years ago. She was representing the sellers. We ended up liking her better than our own broker…
Letter: Plan JP/Rox needs more work
As a lifelong resident of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, I stand with hundreds calling for real affordable housing and racial justice. We are your history, present, and future. We are diverse: in age, race, class, gender, and lifestyle. And we…
Letter: The Donald needs to go for a run
Dear President Trump: I have some genuine advice. Human to human. If you’re an angry, miserable, obese, over-sensitive, self-loathing troll, with no real friends or interests, no joy in life, if your dad didn’t show you enough love and your…
Obituary: Jack Fahey, JP resident, dies
Jack Fahey, a 40-year resident of Jamaica Plain, died on Jan. 11 from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) at the age of 74, in the loving company of his family and friends. Jack was a lifelong left-wing activist, beginning with his…