The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is moving forward with the Site A dog park location, drawing a mixed response. DCR held a meeting during the summer to present to the community different proposals on a potential…
Month: November 2018
Curtis Hall celebrates 150 years
Food for All pitched at BAPA meeting
Food for All, a for-profit business that aims to connect people looking for cheap eats with restaurants that have surplus food, recently gave a presentation at the Jamaica Plain Business and Professional Association (BAPA) meeting at the J-Pizle Kitchen. The…
DND Chief: City has many affordable-housing units, but more needed
The City recently released a report on Boston’s income-restricted housing—commonly referred to as affordable housing—that found nearly 20 percent of housing units are marked as income-restricted. But Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) Director Sheila Dillon said that is not enough.…
Jefe de DND: Ciudad tiene más unidades asequibles, pero hay necesidad todavía
Hace poco la Cuidad publicó un informe sobre la vivienda asequible en Boston, que revela que alrededor del 20 por ciento de las unidades son exclusivamente para hogares de ingresos bajos. Pero la directora del Departamento de Desarrollo de Vecindarios…
Discussions continue between City Realty, ESNA
Discussions between the Egleston Square Neighborhood Association and City Realty continue. According to Carolyn Royce of ESNA, the neighborhood group started talks with City Realty for the purpose of starting an ongoing conversation with City Realty regarding a number of…
City Council holds hearing on pedestrian safety
By Lauren Bennett Special to the Gazette The City Council Committee on Planning, Development, and Transportation held a hearing on Nov. 13 on the City’s speed limit and pedestrian safety. Councilor Ed Flynn sponsored the hearing. “I believe pedestrian safety…
JP Agenda
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Dec. 4 for the Dec. 7 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council(JPNC) will hold…
Remembering Our Veterans
Sights and Sounds
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues. Dec. 4 for the Dec. 7 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special events Photographer Marc Goldring, a Jamaica Plain…