From its Jamaica Plain seeds in 1973, City Life/Vida Urbana (CLVU) is making big change grow all over the country. As a result of its housing rights organizing, CLVU has been written about in newspapers all over the country, including…
Author: Rebeca Oliveira
Reporter at the Jamaica Plain and Mission Hill Gazettes.
Seaverns Ave. condos hit market
SUMNER HILL—Two condos still under construction at a former Community Caring group home are already up for sale, according to real estate agent Stephen Lussier. “One is already under agreement,” he said. Owner Paul Donovan told the Gazette the house…
Foreclosed property garners fines
EGLESTON SQ.—A house at 25 Chilcott Place continues to accrue fines due to its lack of maintenance, stemming from unclear ownership. On the Problem Properties list since last year, the property’s issues stem from its disputed ownership. The list is…
Sights and Sounds, 3/30/12
The deadline for listings is noon, April 10 for the April 13 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Special Events First Thursdays, community art shows and walkabout,…
Agenda, 3/30/12
The deadline for JP Agenda listings is noon, April 10 for the April 13 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings City Councilor Matt O’Malley’s annual town…
Overpass replacement to be ‘Casey Parkway’
Project timeline announced The revised schedule for the newly-renamed Casey Parkway project was announced last night at the first Design Advisory Group (DAG) meeting. The “25 percent design,” or first draft, for the replacement of the Casey Overpass with the…
Overpass to be replaced by surface street network
Intersección en vez de un paso elevado
FOREST HILLS- Después de meses de tardanza y especulación, el Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) ha decidido que el paso elevado Casey será reemplazado por una nueva intersección a nivel de la calle y no por un puente. La semana…