The City Election featured a somewhat slow day of voting for many areas, but any excitement absent during the day was made up for at midnight – when the final spot on the at-large ballot became contested between candidates Julia…
Author: Seth Daniel
Fire on the Common: Urban Leaf Peeping Lights up Downtown Open Spaces
An amazing array of reds, yellows and oranges have dominated the landscape over the past several weeks, so much so that many in neighborhoods surrounding the Emerald Necklace from downtown to Forest Hills have decided not to leave the city…
JP’s Turtle Swamp Wades Into Roslindale at Substation Tap Room
When JP’s Turtle Swamp Brewery opened on Washington Street near Egleston Square, it brought some much needed energy to the corridor. Now, about a mile down that same street, Turtle Swamp is bringing that same energy to Roslindale Square with…
Parks Advocates Look to Re-Assess the Shattuck Site Outcome
A meeting this week regarding plans for the Shattuck Hospital reconfiguration looks to kick-start a second look at plans cemented by the state and City for supportive housing and social services – looking to potentially inform more people in the…
Wu Takes Citywide Vote, Essaibi George Comes in Second
Councilor Michelle Wu scored an impressive victory citywide in the Preliminary Election on Tuesday, Sept. 25, over her opponents, but Councilor Annissa Essaibi George also made a strong move in finishing second ahead of the rest of the field. The…
Boston to Host National Main Streets Conference
Mayor Martin Walsh and a consortium of administration officials converged on Hyde Square Monday afternoon for the annual Mayor on Main Trolley Tour – with the mayor breaking the news that the national Main Streets conference will come to Boston…
BHA Admin. McGonagle to Retire This Month : Confident That Mildred Hailey Redevelopment Will Happen Without Him
Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Administrator Bill McGonagle announced this week he will retire – or in his terms, ‘transition’ – from his long-time post at the BHA, and he will do so with absolute confidence that the redevelopment efforts of…
Turtle Swamp Brewery Anchors Washington Street District
In what was for decades a heating oil depot, and then an alleged auto chop shop, an anchor for the Washington Street area near Egleston Square has begun to brew up on the back of great, local beer. A…
Walsh has Street Designated for Puerto Rican Veterans
When it comes to surprises, Puerto Rican Veterans Monument Square Association President Tony Molina – of Jamaica Plain – always has something up his sleeve as it relates to improving the veterans memorial on Washington Street in the South…
JP Manning School Gets Long-Sought After Sixth Grade Expansion
Last fall, Interim Supt. Laura Perille and her team came out to the community to talk about BuildBPS and new changes to education in Jamaica Plain and Roslindale – but she was met with some very disappointed parents at a…