Citing her “unique set of skills,” Boston mayoral candidate Charlotte Golar Richie said she wants to bring her experience as a legislator, a former director of city’s Department of Neighborhood Development and an advocate for at-risk youths to the Mayor’s…
Author: Peter Shanley
Task Force compra Blessed Sacrament Church
HYDE SQ.— Hyde Square Task Force ha comprado el edificio del antiguo Blessed Sacrament Church de Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) y New Atlantic, según una declaración de HSTF. HSTF y JPNDC habían negociado durante varios meses sobre una…
JP History: White Stadium replaced former Olmsted building
With a $20 million plan to renovate Franklin Park’s White Stadium in the works, some people might wonder what a sports facility is doing in the middle of a park. The location where the stadium resides is next to the…
JP History: Blessed Sacrament’s 120 years in Hyde Square
The former Blessed Sacrament Church building is in the spotlight again with it soon to have its third owner in a decade. The church building has a long and storied history. The church is located on the Blessed Sacrament campus…
City: Sale of former Blessed Sacrament Church finalized
HYDE SQ.—The purchase of the former Blessed Sacrament Church building by the Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) from the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) and New Atlantic Development has been finalized, according to Boston Redevelopment Authority spokesperson Melina Schuler…
Mayoral candidate Barros wants to unite city
By Peter Shanley and John Ruch/Gazette Staff Growing up in Dudley Square in Roxbury during the 1970s and 1980s, Boston mayoral candidate John Barros said, other parts of the city seemed inaccessible to him. And though the city has…
State plans improving access to Jamaica Pond
PONDSIDE—The state Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) unveiled during a June 26 community meeting three concepts to improve access to the Jamaica Pond at the intersection of Perkins Street and Francis Parkman Drive. Attendees seemed to prefer a combination…
Goddard House property sale continues
S. HUNTINGTON—The sale process of the former Goddard House property is moving forward, but the exact status of where it stands is disputed. According to a developer, the property is under agreement to be sold to an unknown buyer. But…
City councilors can get parking tickets dismissed
Some city councilors still use a ticket-dismissing program that has proved to be controversial in the past, according to a City official. The Boston Transportation Department (BTD) program dismisses parking tickets city councilors receive while on official city business, if…
Sanctuary restaurant opens in Hyde Sq.
HYDE SQ.—Centre Street Sanctuary, a steakhouse-themed restaurant, has opened in Hyde Square, according to the restaurant’s chef, Christian Ellis. The name Sanctuary plays off the fact that the restaurant is located at 365 Centre St., on the campus of the…