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…
Author: Seth Daniel
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…
Conservancy Calls for Shattuck Hospital Site to Return to Open Space
Plan riles hopes of the South End for relocation of some services there The Emerald Necklace Conservancy has put a wrinkle into the Shattuck Hospital planning process, calling for the entirety of the hospital campus to be returned as open…
An Elite College Athlete, DA Rollins Gota Taste of the Law and Never Turned Back
New Suffolk County DA Rachael Rollins has quickly come to be known as an agent of change, a passionate advocate for equity in the law and a solid leader ready to stand up for a cause – but few know…
Fiscal De Distrito Era Una Deportista Universitaria
La nueva Fiscal de Distrito del condado de Suffolk, Rachael Rollins, fue una atleta de la primera división, y el campo de juego es donde obtuvo por primera vez su amor y respeto de la ley. Rollins creció en una…
Roslindale Urban Wild to Host Clean Up, Beautification May 11
Preserving wild, urban spaces has been a priority in Boston for many years now, and a series of 40-plus such properties throughout the city have been home to native plants, trees and wild animals. It’s not a park. It’s not…
State Issues RFI for Shattuck Hospital Programming, New Uses
The state has issued a Request for Information (RFI) this week regarding the Shattuck Hospital site in Jamaica Plain – a document that will look to select participants to create a new public health use on the site when the…
Sen. Chang Diaz uses the spirit of Martin Luther King Day to call for education funding reform
JP Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz took the podium at the 49th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in the South Boston Convention Center and used the shining light of Dr. King’s example to call for another local fight for justice –…